Question 1

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

This response reflects the client's feelings of worry and concern about their mother's health situation.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

All of these options can potentially help clients slow down and regain control of their emotions, so none of them may NOT help.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The limbic system is responsible for emotions, behavior, and long-term memory, making it the emotional center of the brain.

Question 6

Social emotions include:​

Accepted Answer

Social emotions are emotions that require the representation of the mental states of other people, and embarrassment, guilt, and pride all fall under this category.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

All the options provided are techniques that can help clients increase emotional expression by encouraging them to identify, articulate, and reflect on their emotions.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The authors suggest that sorting out mixed feelings is best done by noting ambivalent words and discovering underlying deeper feelings through questioning and reflection of feeling.

Question 9

Research suggests that positive emotions produce patterns of thought that are:​

Accepted Answer

Positive emotions have been shown to broaden and build cognitive resources, which can lead to more flexible, creative, and integrative patterns of thought.

Question 10

Choose the FALSE statement regarding positive and negative emotions.

Accepted Answer

Positive emotions do not automatically resolve or make everything OK with a client's negative issues. They can help in coping, but addressing negative issues often requires more than just focusing on positive emotions.

Question 11

When a client is depressed, you can expect less brain activity in the:​

Accepted Answer

The prefrontal cortex is associated with decision-making, problem-solving, and regulating emotions. In depression, there is often reduced activity in this area, affecting these functions.

Question 12

If a client is continually talking about negative emotions, which of the following is most helpful?​

Accepted Answer

Identifying strengths and positives helps the client to face negative emotions from a position of empowerment and resilience.

Question 13

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 recognized universally are sad, mad (angry), glad (happy), surprised, disgust, and scared (fear).

Question 14

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 fully.

Question 15

____________ 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

Scared clients often exhibit physical signs of anxiety and nervousness, such as increased breathing rate, averted eyes, and anxious behaviors like biting lips or playing with fingers.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Disgusted clients often show facial expressions such as a wrinkled nose and a raised, pursed upper lip, which are common indicators of disgust.

Question 17

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 a key part of the brain involved in processing emotions like anger and is responsible for activating the limbic HPA axis, leading to physiological responses such as increased heart rate and blood pressure.

Question 18

____________ clients may demonstrate a mouth curved down and upper drooping eyelids or 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

These physical expressions, such as a downturned mouth, drooping eyelids, slumped body, and soft, slow speech, are commonly associated with sadness.

Question 19

____________ 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, and the fists clenched or palms down.

Accepted Answer

These physical cues, such as an upright body position, frowning, loud or forced vocal tone, tense mouth and jaws, tightened lips, and clenched fists, are commonly associated with anger or being "mad."

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Quiz 7: Observing and Reflecting Feelings: the Heart of Empathic Understanding

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?

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

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

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

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

Social emotions include:

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

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

Research suggests that positive emotions produce patterns of thought that are:

Choose the FALSE statement regarding positive and negative emotions.

When a client is depressed, you can expect less brain activity in the:

If a client is continually talking about negative emotions, which of the following is most helpful?

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

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

____________ 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.

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

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.

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

____________ 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, and the fists clenched or palms down.

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

Quiz 7: Observing and Reflecting Feelings: the Heart of Empathic Understanding

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?

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

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

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

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

Social emotions include:​

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

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

Research suggests that positive emotions produce patterns of thought that are:​

Choose the FALSE statement regarding positive and negative emotions.

When a client is depressed, you can expect less brain activity in the:​

If a client is continually talking about negative emotions, which of the following is most helpful?​

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

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

____________ 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.

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

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.

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

____________ 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, and the fists clenched or palms down.

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

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?

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

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

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

Social emotions include:

Research suggests that positive emotions produce patterns of thought that are:

When a client is depressed, you can expect less brain activity in the:

If a client is continually talking about negative emotions, which of the following is most helpful?

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