Question 1

Social emotions include:

Accepted Answer

Social emotions are emotions that are influenced by social interactions and relationships. Embarrassment, guilt, and pride are all emotions that can be experienced in social situations.

Question 2

Feelings are so important in the counseling process that you should:

Accepted Answer

Reflecting feelings in counseling should be done thoughtfully, considering the context and the client's needs, rather than following a rigid rule like reflecting every feeling or only those directly apparent.

Question 3

____________ clients may demonstrate a general tension and increased breathing rate, averted eyes or raised eyebrows, furrowed brow, biting the lips, crossed arms, or anxious playing with fingers.

Accepted Answer

The physical and behavioral cues described are most commonly associated with the emotion of fear, such as increased breathing rate, averted eyes, and anxious playing with fingers. Sadness may be associated with a lowered gaze or downturned mouth, while anger may be expressed through raised eyebrows and a furrowed brow. Disgust may be expressed through a wrinkled nose or averted gaze, but not necessarily crossed arms or anxious behaviors.

Question 4

When a client feels anger, the ________ energizes the limbic HPA axis, and hormones lead to a faster heartbeat, higher blood pressure, breathing changes, and muscular tension.

Accepted Answer

The amygdala is responsible for processing emotions such as anger and can activate the limbic HPA axis, leading to physiological responses like increased heart rate and blood pressure.

Question 5

____________ clients may demonstrate a mouth curved down and upper eyelids droop.A raise of the inner brows.Their body may slump or the shoulders drop, while vocal tone may be soft and speech rate slow.

Accepted Answer

Sad clients often exhibit physical signs such as a downturned mouth, drooping eyelids, slumped posture, and a soft, slow vocal tone, which are indicative of sadness.

Question 6

Assuming you have sufficient trust, you might try ___________ to help a client increase emotional expression, you might try:

Accepted Answer

Commenting on nonverbals and asking clients to repeat emotionally loaded words can encourage them to express their emotions more openly.

Question 7

Sorting out mixed feelings is best done, according to the authors, by:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sorting out mixed feelings is best done,...

Question 8

Which of the following is the emotional center of the brain?

Accepted Answer

The Limbic system is the emotional center of the brain. It is a group of structures including the amygdala and hippocampus that are involved in emotions, motivation, and memory. The right and left brain are not specific structures but rather refer to the divided processing of functions between the two hemispheres of the brain. The hippocampus is a structure within the limbic system involved in memory processing.

Question 9

____________ clients may demonstrate a wrinkled nose and upper lip raised and pursed.

Accepted Answer

The facial expression of a wrinkled nose and upper lip raised and pursed is typically associated with feelings of disgust.

Question 10

Which of the following is basic to empathic understanding?

Accepted Answer

Empathic understanding involves warmth, appropriate non-verbal cues like smiling, and showing respect and care, all of which help in building a trusting relationship.

Question 11

____________ clients may demonstrate an upright body position, frowning, and a louder or forced vocal tone; the mouth and jaws may be tense and lips tightened, fists clenched or the palms down.

Accepted Answer

Mad clients often exhibit physical signs of anger such as an upright body position, frowning, a louder or forced vocal tone, tense mouth and jaws, tightened lips, clenched fists, or palms down.

Question 12

The following primary emotions, in terms of facial expression and language, have been validated throughout the world in all cultures.These primary emotions are ________.

Accepted Answer

The primary emotions universally recognized through facial expressions are happiness (glad), sadness, anger (mad), surprise, contempt, and fear (scared).

Question 13

Your warmth may be described as the __________ that holds empathy and the possibility of positive change together.

Accepted Answer

Warmth is being compared to glue in this sentence because it holds empathy and the possibility of positive change together, just as glue holds things together physically. Neither "engine" nor "thought" make sense in this context.

Question 14

Which of the following may NOT help clients slow down and regain control of their emotions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following may NOT help...

Question 15

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the skill of reflecting feelings?

Accepted Answer

Reflecting feelings is a complex skill that often requires practice and time to master, as it involves accurately identifying and expressing another person's emotions.

Question 16

The positive, happy emotions are located primarily in the:

Accepted Answer

The TAP (Temporal Anterior Pole) is associated with processing positive and happy emotions.

Question 17

Which of the following will NOT help you practice reflection of feeling?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following will NOT help...

Question 18

Which of the following might be useful to help clients decrease emotional expression?

Accepted Answer

Deep breathing can help calm the nervous system and reduce emotional intensity, thus decreasing emotional expression.

Question 19

Which of the following would be a possible way to help clients increase emotional expression?

Accepted Answer

All options encourage clients to become more aware of and articulate their emotions, thus increasing emotional expression.

Question 20

Client: Since my mother was diagnosed with cancer, I've been really worried and concerned.She just doesn't look as well as she did before; she needs a lot more rest. Which of the following interviewer responses is reflection of feeling?

Accepted Answer

Response option B demonstrates reflection of feeling by acknowledging and validating the client's emotions of worry and concern. Option A is simply restating the client's statement, while option C contradicts it. Option D is an open-ended question that does not address the client's emotions directly.

Quiz 7: Reflecting Feelings: a Foundation of Client Experience