What Do You Call the Practice of Hiding Inner Feelings

question 108

Multiple Choice

What do you call the practice of hiding inner feelings by modifying facial expressions?

• A) surface acting
• B) deep acting
• C) emotional subterfuge
• D) affective camouflage
• E) repressed affection

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Definitions:

Emotion

Intricate mental states characterized by personal feelings, bodily reactions, and actions or expressive behaviors.

Catharsis Hypothesis

The idea that expressing or venting emotions can lead to a reduction in emotional stress or improvement in psychological well-being.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions and physiological reactions, such as sweating and trembling, occur simultaneously following a stimulating event.

Imitating

The act of copying or replicating the actions, behaviors, or appearances of someone or something else.