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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was author Daniel Goleman born?
2. Neuroscientists Thorsten Wiesel and David Hubel proved that the neurons unused in the brain will do what?
3. Following criticism from Senator Charles Grassley of the Senate Finance Committee, Nemeroff resigned as chair of the psychiatry department at what institution?
4. John Lochman is a psychologist at what university?
5. Psychologist Bruce McEven showed in studies that what weaken the immune system, increasing vulnerability to diabetes, ulcers, and the spread of cancer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do parents have the greatest influence in shaping a child’s brain, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?
2. What discovery did Robert Ader make regarding emotions? What impact did this study have?
3. What did Richard Davidson discover as a link to temperament? How is this link described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?
4. What discovery did Dr. David Spiegel make regarding emotions and the body?
5. How does family impact a child’s development of emotional intelligence?
6. What impacts do stress and anxiety have on the body, according to Bruce McEven?
7. What program of John Lochman’s is decribed in Part Five: Chapter 15, “The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy”? What were the results of the program?
8. What does the author give as reasons for the higher divorce rates today than 100 years ago in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?
9. What does the author state in regard to personal prejudice in the workplace in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”?
10. What health impacts from anger are described in Part Three: Chapter 11, “Mind and Medicine”? Who conducted studies on anger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of optimism and its impact on emotional intelligence. How does optimism affect human health? Can optimism ever be a “bad” thing? Can a person learn skills to become optimistic?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the work of Dr. Peter Sifneos and the condition of alexithymia. When was this condition identified? What characteristics do alexithymics exhibit? How are they perceived by others?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the book’s publication and the author. Where did Daniel Goleman earn his Ph.D. in brain and behavioral sciences? For what publications has Goleman written? How was the book received critically? When has the book been updated and revised and what material was added?
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