Whether We Feel Angry or Depressed in Response to a Low

question 79

Multiple Choice

Whether we feel angry or depressed in response to a low exam grade depends on whether we attribute the poor grade to an unfair test or to our own low intelligence.This best illustrates that emotions are influenced by

• A) physical arousal.
• B) stress hormones.
• C) cognitive appraisals.
• D) genetic predispositions.

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Definitions:

Latent Content

In psychoanalytic theory, it refers to the hidden psychological meaning of dreams, as opposed to the manifest content which is the dream as remembered by the dreamer.

Melatonin Levels

The concentration of the hormone melatonin in the body, which is primarily involved in regulating sleep-wake cycles.

Night Terrors

Intense episodes of fear that occur during sleep, typically in children, characterized by partial arousal from deep sleep with inability to fully wake or remember the episode.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in processing emotions, fear responses, and memory.