Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Surface Acting

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding surface acting?

• A) Surface acting is hiding inner feelings and forgoing emotional expressions in response to display rules.
• B) A health care provider trying to genuinely feel more empathy for her patients is surface acting.
• C) Research shows surface acting is less stressful to employees than deep acting.
• D) Surface acting deals with felt emotions as opposed to deep acting which deals with displayed emotions.
• E) Surface acting is trying to modify our true inner feelings based on display rules.

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Definitions:

Rostral

In anatomy, referring to a position toward the front end of the body in quadrupeds or the bottom of the head in humans.

Caudal

At or near the rear or the tail end of an organism.

CNS

The central nervous system, composed of the brain and spinal cord, which processes and sends out neural signals.

PNS

The Peripheral Nervous System, which consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.