Lesson Check: Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways

Which emotion is usually the result of acting in a way that does not agree with your values and beliefs?

• anger

• happiness

• guilt

• love

During the teen years, hormones can impact emotions

• by eliminating most extreme emotions.

• by causing rapid changes from one emotion to another.

• by making all emotions more manageable.

• by making your response to all emotions more positive.

If you offer compassion to a friend who has failed an exam, you are demonstrating

• repression

• empathy

• guilt

• hostility

Deep breathing, meditation, and muscle relaxation are all strategies that can be used

• to manage emotions.

• as defense mechanisms.

• as unhealthful responses to emotions.

• to show empathy to others.

What term describes the chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells?

• emotions

• hormone

• defense mechanisms

• resource

Which term refers to the ability to imagine or understand how someone else feels?

• emotions

• hormone

• hostility

• empathy

Juan refuses to let himself talk about or think about a recent argument with his parents. What defense mechanism is Juan using?

• Rationalization

• Suppression

• Compensation

• Projection

Answer explanation

Suppression means to consciously and intentionally push unpleasant feelings out of your mind.

A teen who pouts and stomps her foot when she disagrees with her parents is demonstrating

• projection

• compensation

• repression

• regression

Answer explanation

Regression means to return to behaviors characteristic of a younger age, rather than dealing with problems in a mature manner.

Hostility is an outward expression of which emotion?

• Love

• Anger

• Fear

• Sadness

Which of the following describes an unhealthful way to deal with emotions?

• Exaggerating an emotion to get a response from friends

• Seeking help to deal with overwhelming emotions

• Using relaxation techniques to deal with intense emotions

• Writing about emotions in a journal or diary