PSY-350 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is emotional intelligence? - Answers - the capacity to be aware of, control, and
express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and
empathetically.
What is the attitude of Emotional Intelligence advocates towards the idea that we should
listen to our feelings and let them be our ultimate guide in choosing our actions? -
Answers - a. You shouldn't always listen to your feelings
b. Listen to your feelings and thinking about what they are telling you and in the end let
thought and principle dictate what you do
Among the different elements that go into Emotional Intelligence, what key idea was
stressed in class? - Answers - People should have the ability to govern or control own
behavior on the basis of thought and principle, and not be ruled by emotions
How would an Emotional Intelligence theorist respond to a person who said this: "When
you are angry, it is important not to dam it up, but to let that anger out."? - Answers -
Emotional intelligence theorist would respond by saying go clear your head, calm down
and come back when you cooled off and can think with reason and principle
What are the characteristics of bulimia? - Answers - - Recurrent episodes of binge
eating
- Feelings of lack of control
- Regular purge activity
- Chronic concern with body weight and shape
According to Marshall's theory of bulimia, what are the characteristic of an ideal pattern
of parenting? - Answers - - Discovery
- appreciation
- support of who child is (within ethical & prudential limits)
According to Marshall, what are the characteristics of the typical pattern of parenting
experienced by bulimics growing up? - Answers - - A priori (without any observation)
prescriptive; disregarding of child's natural inclinations and personality
- Over controlling
- Extreme concern with child looking good in the eyes of the world (beyond normal
concern, parents want child to be #1 in every aspect of life)
- Child adopts parental values and modes of governing/controlling self
According to Marshall, what is the destructive cycle that bulimic individuals are caught
up in? - Answers - - Person as a self-governor (coerces self, disregards self, deprives
self, is hyerconcerned with looking good)
- Which leads to person rebels: binge eating
- Leads to person recoils from rebellion
, - Back to the first point and cycle continues
According to Bergner's definition, what is self-esteem? - Answers - One's summary,
appraisal, as a critic of oneself, of one's own worth or value
What are the primary consequences of a person having low self-esteem? - Answers - -
A sense of eligibility for valued forms of life participation; affects behavior
- Affects emotional state ex: depression
- Affects vulnerability to other's criticisms
- Affects ability to believe positive input
What are three patterns of self-criticism that cause persons to have low self-esteem? -
Answers - - Private self-degradation: person brands self with destructive label. Stops
there
- Perfectionism (to the extreme. if it's not a 10 its a 0 no in between)
- The "hanging judge metaphor" (overkill on the vindictiveness on judgement)
According to Bergner, what are the different steps in therapy for persons suffering from
low self-esteem? - Answers - - Get client to see what s/he is doing as critic of self
- Get client to "own" critic behaviors
- Establish what client is trying to accomplish with self- criticism (ex: self-improvement)
- Present alternative ideas and behaviors
- Practice alternative, more constructive ways to criticize self
What is a disability/dysfunction definition of psychopathology? - Answers - - refers to
behavioral disability as dysfunction or functional impairment
How does Ossorio define psychopathology? - Answers - A person is in a pathological
state when there is a significant restriction in their ability to engage in deliberate action,
and equivalently, to participate in the social practices of the community
According to Ossorio's definition, if you knew that Jill was starving herself, should you
conclude on this basis that she has a psychopathological condition (mental disorder)?
Why or why not? - Answers - - no, because there could be some underlying reason
behind her starving herself like she's purposefully starving herself as a form of protest
According to Ossorio, what is "normality"? - Answers - - Normal= not abnormal, not
pathological
- simply absence of pathology (Healthy="not sick")
According to Ossorio, what is "positive mental health?" - Answers - - Person is not in a
pathological state, but beyond this,
- is very capable of participating in life in meaningful and fulfilling ways
What is a phobia? - Answers - - A persistent and unreasonable fear of a particular
object, activity, or situation
What is emotional intelligence? - Answers - the capacity to be aware of, control, and
express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and
empathetically.
What is the attitude of Emotional Intelligence advocates towards the idea that we should
listen to our feelings and let them be our ultimate guide in choosing our actions? -
Answers - a. You shouldn't always listen to your feelings
b. Listen to your feelings and thinking about what they are telling you and in the end let
thought and principle dictate what you do
Among the different elements that go into Emotional Intelligence, what key idea was
stressed in class? - Answers - People should have the ability to govern or control own
behavior on the basis of thought and principle, and not be ruled by emotions
How would an Emotional Intelligence theorist respond to a person who said this: "When
you are angry, it is important not to dam it up, but to let that anger out."? - Answers -
Emotional intelligence theorist would respond by saying go clear your head, calm down
and come back when you cooled off and can think with reason and principle
What are the characteristics of bulimia? - Answers - - Recurrent episodes of binge
eating
- Feelings of lack of control
- Regular purge activity
- Chronic concern with body weight and shape
According to Marshall's theory of bulimia, what are the characteristic of an ideal pattern
of parenting? - Answers - - Discovery
- appreciation
- support of who child is (within ethical & prudential limits)
According to Marshall, what are the characteristics of the typical pattern of parenting
experienced by bulimics growing up? - Answers - - A priori (without any observation)
prescriptive; disregarding of child's natural inclinations and personality
- Over controlling
- Extreme concern with child looking good in the eyes of the world (beyond normal
concern, parents want child to be #1 in every aspect of life)
- Child adopts parental values and modes of governing/controlling self
According to Marshall, what is the destructive cycle that bulimic individuals are caught
up in? - Answers - - Person as a self-governor (coerces self, disregards self, deprives
self, is hyerconcerned with looking good)
- Which leads to person rebels: binge eating
- Leads to person recoils from rebellion
, - Back to the first point and cycle continues
According to Bergner's definition, what is self-esteem? - Answers - One's summary,
appraisal, as a critic of oneself, of one's own worth or value
What are the primary consequences of a person having low self-esteem? - Answers - -
A sense of eligibility for valued forms of life participation; affects behavior
- Affects emotional state ex: depression
- Affects vulnerability to other's criticisms
- Affects ability to believe positive input
What are three patterns of self-criticism that cause persons to have low self-esteem? -
Answers - - Private self-degradation: person brands self with destructive label. Stops
there
- Perfectionism (to the extreme. if it's not a 10 its a 0 no in between)
- The "hanging judge metaphor" (overkill on the vindictiveness on judgement)
According to Bergner, what are the different steps in therapy for persons suffering from
low self-esteem? - Answers - - Get client to see what s/he is doing as critic of self
- Get client to "own" critic behaviors
- Establish what client is trying to accomplish with self- criticism (ex: self-improvement)
- Present alternative ideas and behaviors
- Practice alternative, more constructive ways to criticize self
What is a disability/dysfunction definition of psychopathology? - Answers - - refers to
behavioral disability as dysfunction or functional impairment
How does Ossorio define psychopathology? - Answers - A person is in a pathological
state when there is a significant restriction in their ability to engage in deliberate action,
and equivalently, to participate in the social practices of the community
According to Ossorio's definition, if you knew that Jill was starving herself, should you
conclude on this basis that she has a psychopathological condition (mental disorder)?
Why or why not? - Answers - - no, because there could be some underlying reason
behind her starving herself like she's purposefully starving herself as a form of protest
According to Ossorio, what is "normality"? - Answers - - Normal= not abnormal, not
pathological
- simply absence of pathology (Healthy="not sick")
According to Ossorio, what is "positive mental health?" - Answers - - Person is not in a
pathological state, but beyond this,
- is very capable of participating in life in meaningful and fulfilling ways
What is a phobia? - Answers - - A persistent and unreasonable fear of a particular
object, activity, or situation
