Which of the Following Pieces of Evidence Best Supports the Notion

question 213

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the notion that humans have innate fundamental emotion patterns?

• A)The cognitive appraisals that produce particular emotions are very similar across cultures.
• B)A person with a damaged hippocampus can still be classically conditioned to control his/her emotions.
• C)Certain emotional expressions such as rage and terror are similar across a wide variety of cultures.
• D)Negative emotions appear to be associated with higher brain activation in the right hemisphere.

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Definitions:

Compassion Fatigue

Emotional exhaustion that occurs from caring for people experiencing pain, distress, or trauma over an extended period of time.

Empathy Fatigue

Describes a condition of feeling overwhelmed and emotionally drained due to excessive empathizing with others, often seen in caregiving professions.

Emotional Labor

The process of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job.

Therapist Resilience

The ability of a therapist to effectively cope with the challenges and stressors of their professional role.