handout 8b–1 fact or...

Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–1

Fact or Falsehood?

T F 1. The polygraph has proved to be extremely effective in detecting lies.

T F 2. Some emotional responses involve no conscious thinking.

T F 3. Introverts are superior to extraverts at reading others’ emotions.

T F 4. Facial expressions associated with emotions such as happiness and fear are thesame the world over.

T F 5. Venting your anger seems to reduce anger and aggression in the long run.

T F 6. Kidney dialysis patients report being just as happy as healthy nonpatients.

T F 7. Compared with others, pessimists are more than twice as likely to develop heartdisease.

T F 8. Psychological states cannot have physiological effects.

T F 9. Efforts to reduce stress in AIDS patients has no effect on the course of their disease.

T F 10. Research has shown that prolonged stress can cause cancer.

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Handout 8B–2

The Need for Affect Scale

Instructions: Respond to each of the following statements using a scale from –3 (strongly disagree) to +3 (strongly agree).

1. If I reflect on my past, I see that I tend to be afraid of feeling emotions.

2. I have trouble telling the people close to me that I love them.

3. I feel that I need to experience strong emotions regularly.

4. Emotions help people get along in life.

5. I am a very emotional person.

6. I think that it is important to explore my feelings.

7. I approach situations in which I expect to experience strong emotions.

8. I find strong emotions overwhelming and therefore try to avoid them.

9. I would prefer not to experience either the lows or highs of emotion.

10. I do not know how to handle my emotions, so I avoid them.

11. Emotions are dangerous—they tend to get me into situations that I would rather avoid.

12. Acting on one’s emotions is always a mistake.

13. We should indulge our emotions.

14. Displays of emotions are embarrassing.

15. Strong emotions are generally beneficial.

16. People can function most effectively when they are not experiencing strong emotions.

17. The experience of emotions promotes human survival.

18. It is important for me to be in touch with my feelings.

19. It is important for me to know how others are feeling.

20. I like to dwell on my emotions.

21. I wish I could feel less emotion.

22. Avoiding emotional events helps me sleep better at night.

23. I am sometimes afraid of how I might act if I become too emotional.

24. I feel like I need a good cry every now and then.

25. I would love to be like “Mr. Spock,” who is totally logical and experiences little emotion.

26. I like decorating my bedroom with a lot of pictures and posters of things emotionally significant to me.

Source: Maio, G., et al. (2001). The need for affect: Individual differences in the motivation to approach or avoid emo-tions. Journal of Personality, 69, p. 591. Copyright © 2001 Blackwell Publishers. Reprinted by permission.

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Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–3

Data Collection Sheet

Which group are you in? Lip Teeth

Directions: Rate all 10 cartoons in your packet while you are holding your pencil or pen according to the instructionsfor your group. In each case, how funny do you think the cartoon is?

Notfunny Extremelyat all funny

Cartoon 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Cartoon 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Source: Schallhorn, C., & Lunde, J. (1999). The facial feedback hypothesis: Are emotions really related to the faces wemake? In L. T. Benjamin, B. F. Nodine, R. M. Ernst, & C. B. Broeker (Eds.), Activities handbook for the teaching of psy-chology, Vol. 4, p. 231. Copyright © 1999 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission.


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HANDOUT 8B–4

We would like to ask you some questions about your emotional life, in particular, how you control (that is, regulateand manage) your emotions. The questions below involve two distinct aspects of your emotional life. One is youremotional experience, or what you feel like inside. The other is your emotional expression, or how you show youremotions in the way you talk, gesture, or behave. Although some of the following questions may seem similar to oneanother, they differ in important ways. For each item, please answer using the following scale:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7strongly neutral strongly disagree agree

1. When I want to feel more positive emotion (such as joy or amusement), I change what I’m thinkingabout.

2. I keep my emotions to myself.

3. When I want to feel less negative emotion (such as sadness or anger), I change what I’m thinkingabout.

4. When I am feeling positive emotions, I am careful not to express them.

5. When I’m faced with a stressful situation, I make myself think about it in a way that helps me staycalm.

6. I control my emotions by not expressing them.

7. When I want to feel more positive emotion, I change the way I’m thinking about the situation.

8. I control my emotions by changing the way I think about the situation I’m in.

9. When I am feeling negative emotions, I make sure not to express them.

10. When I want to feel less negative emotion, I change the way I’m thinking about the situation.

Source: Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (2003). Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications foraffect, relationships, and well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 351. Copyright © 2003 by theAmerican Psychological Association. Reprinted with permission.


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HANDOUT 8B–5

Sensation-Seeking Scale

Read each statement. If it is true or mostly true, circle the “T”; if it is false or mostly false, circle the “F.” Itis important that you respond to all of the questions, even if you are uncertain of your answer.

T F 1. I often do things on impulse.

T F 2. I would like to take off on a trip with no preplanned or definite routes or timetables.

T F 3. I enjoy getting into new situations where you can’t predict how things will turn out.

T F 4. I sometimes like to do things that are a little frightening.

T F 5. I’ll try anything once.

T F 6. I would like the kind of life where one is on the move and traveling a lot, with lots of changeand excitement.

T F 7. I sometimes do “crazy” things just for fun.

T F 8. I prefer friends who are excitingly unpredictable.

T F 9. I often get carried away by new and exciting things and ideas that I never think of possiblecomplications.

T F 10. I like “wild” uninhibited parties.

Source: Marvin Zuckerman. Sensation-seeking scale. Behavioral Expressions and Biosocial Bases of Sensation Seeking.Copyright © 1984. Reprinted by permission.


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HANDOUT 8B–6

Mood Awareness Scale

Use the following scale in responding to the items below:

1 = disagree very much2 = disagree moderately3 = disagree slightly4 = agree slightly5 = agree moderately6 = agree very much

1. I have a hard time labeling my feelings.

2. I’m usually “tuned in” to my emotions.

3. I find myself thinking about my mood during the day.

4. I am sensitive to changes in my mood.

5. I have trouble explaining my feelings.

6. On my way home from school, I find myself evaluating my mood.

7. Right now I know what kind of mood I am in.

8. I often evaluate my mood.

9. I’m never really sure what I’m feeling.

10. I don’t pay much attention to my moods.

Source: PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN by Swinkels et al. Copyright 1995 by SagePublications Inc. Journals. Reproduced with permission of Sage Publications Inc. Journals in the format Other book viaCopyright Clearance Center.


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HANDOUT 8B–7

Emotional Expressivity Scale

Respond to each of the statements as they apply to you with the following scale:

1 = never true of me2 = rarely true of me3 = occasionally true of me4 = often true of me5 = generally true of me6 = always true of me

1. I think of myself as emotionally expressive.

2. People think of me as an unemotional person.

3. I keep my feelings to myself.

4. I am often considered indifferent by others.

5. People can read my emotions.

6. I display my emotions to other people.

7. I don’t like to let other people see how I’m feeling.

8. I am able to cry in front of other people.

9. Even if I am feeling very emotional, I don’t let others see my feelings.

10. Other people aren’t easily able to observe what I’m feeling.

11. I am not very emotionally expressive.

12. Even when I’m experiencing strong feelings, I don’t express them outwardly.

13. I can’t hide the way I’m feeling.

14. Other people believe me to be very emotional.

15. I don’t express my emotions to other people.

16. The way I feel is different from how others think I feel.

17. I hold my feelings in.

Source: Kring, A. M., Smith, D. A., & Neale, J. M. (1994). Individual differences in dispositional expressiveness:Development and validation of the emotional expressivity scale. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 938(table 1). Copyright © 1994 by the American Psychological Association. Adapted by permission.


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Handout 8B–8

Affective Communication Test

Respond to each of the following statements in terms of how true each is of you. Place a number in the blank beforeeach item using numbers ranging from –4 to +4. A “–4” would mean “not at all true of me” and a “+4” would mean“very true of me.”

________ 1. When I hear good dance music, I can hardly keep still.

________ 2. My laugh is soft and subdued.

________ 3. I can easily express emotion over the telephone.

________ 4. I often touch friends during conversations.

________ 5. I dislike being watched by a large group of people.

________ 6. I usually have a neutral facial expression.

________ 7. People tell me that I would make a good actor or actress.

________ 8. I like to remain unnoticed in a crowd.

________ 9. I am shy among strangers.

________10. I am able to give a seductive glance if I want to.

________11. I am terrible at pantomime as in games like charades.

________12. At small parties I am the center of attention.

________13. I show that I like someone by hugging or touching that person.

Source: Friedman, H., Prince, L., Riggio, R., & DiMatteo, M. (1980). Understanding and assessing nonverbal expres-siveness: The affective communication test. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 333–341. Copyright ©1980 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission.

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Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–9

List 1

1. What is your favorite type of pizza?

2. Of all the television shows you’ve seen lately, what is your favorite?

3. How did you celebrate your last birthday?

4. What activities do you participate in?

5. What is your favorite course thus far?

6. What do you hope to do after high school?

7. What animal do you think is the ideal pet?

8. What academic subject is your best?

List 2

1. What is your favorite dessert?

2. Of all the movies you’ve seen lately, what is your favorite?

3. How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?

4. What extracurricular activities are you involved in?

5. What is your favorite class?

6. What are your summer plans?

7. When you go to the zoo, what animals do you like to see the best?

8. What sport do you play the best?

Source: Adapted from TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY by Kathryn A. Morris. Copyright 2003 by Taylor & FrancisInforma UK Ltd. - Journals. Reproduced with permission of Taylor & Francis Informa UK Ltd. - Journals in the formatOther Book via Copyright Clearance Center.


HANDOUT 8B–10

The Affect Grid

You use the “affect grid” to describe feelings. It is inthe form of a square—a kind of map for feelings. Thecenter of the square (marked by X in the grid below)represents a neutral, average, everyday feeling. It is nei-ther positive nor negative.

The right half of the grid represents pleasant feelings.The farther to the right the more pleasant. The left halfrepresents unpleasant feelings. The farther to the left,the more unpleasant.

The vertical dimension of the map represents degree ofarousal. Arousal has to do with how wide awake, alert,or activated a person feels—independent of whether thefeeling is positive or negative. The top half is for feel-ings that are above average in arousal. The lower half isfor feelings below average. The bottom represents sleep,and the higher you go, the more awake a person feels.So, the next step up from the bottom would be halfawake/half asleep. At the top of the square is maximumarousal. If you imagine a state we might call franticexcitement (remembering that it could be either positiveor negative), then this feeling would define the top ofthe grid.

Extremely high arousal

Extreme sleepiness

If the “frantic excitement” was positive it would, ofcourse, fall on the right half of the grid. The more posi-tive, the farther to the right. If the “frantic excitement”was negative, it would fall on the left half of the grid.The more negative, the farther to the left. If the “franticexcitement” was neither positive nor negative, then itwould fall in the middle square of the top row, as shownbelow.


X

XExtremelyunpleasantfeelings

Extremelypleasantfeelings

Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–10 (continued)

Other areas of the grid can be labeled as well. Up andto the right are feelings of ecstasy, excitement, joy.Opposite these, down and to the left, are feelings ofdepression, melancholy, sadness, and gloom. Up and tothe left are feelings of stress and tension. Oppositethese, down and to the right, are feelings of calm, relax-ation, serenity.

Feelings are complex. They come in all shades anddegrees. The labels we have given are merely landmarksto help you understand the affect grid. When actuallyusing the grid, put an X anywhere in the grid to indicatethe exact shade and intensity of feeling. Please lookover the entire grid to get a feel for the meaning of thevarious areas. EXAMPLE: Suppose that you were justsurprised. Suppose further that the surprise was neitherpleasant nor unpleasant. Probably you would feel morearoused than average. You might put your mark asshown.

EXAMPLE: Suppose, instead, that you were only mild-ly surprised but that the surprise was a mildly pleasantone. You might put your mark as shown below.

Extremely high arousal

Extreme sleepiness

Please rate how you are feeling right now.


X

X

Stress Excitement

Depression

Stress Excitement

Extremelyunpleasantfeelings

Relaxation

Extremelypleasantfeelings

Depression Relaxation

Source: Russell, J. A., Weiss, A., & Mendelsohn, G. A. (1989).Affect grid: A single-item scale of pleasure and arousal.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, pp. 501–502, 494. Copyright © 1989 by the AmericanPsychological Association. Reprinted by permission.

Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–11

AIM Questionnaire

DIRECTIONS: The following questions refer to emotional reactions to typical life events. Please indicate how youreact to these events by placing a number from the following scale in the blank space preceding each item. Please baseyour answer on how you react, not on how you think others react or how you think a person should react.

almost almostnever never occasionally usually always always1 2 3 4 5 6

1. When I accomplish something difficult, I feel delighted or elated. 2. When I feel happy, it is a strong type of exuberance. 3. I enjoy being with other people very much. 4. I feel pretty bad when I tell a lie. 5. When I solve a small personal problem, I feel euphoric. 6. My emotions tend to be more intense than those of most people. 7. My happy moods are so strong that I feel like I’m in heaven. 8. I get overly enthusiastic. 9. If I complete a task I thought was impossible, I am ecstatic. 10. My heart races at the anticipation of some exciting event. 11. Sad movies deeply touch me. 12. When I’m happy it’s a feeling of being untroubled and content rather than being zestful and aroused. 13. When I talk in front of a group for the first time, my voice gets shaky and my heart races. 14. When something good happens, I am usually more jubilant than others. 15. My friends might say I’m emotional. 16. The memories I like the most are of those times when I felt content and peaceful rather than zestful

and enthusiastic. 17. The sight of someone who is hurt badly affects me strongly. 18. When I’m feeling well it’s easy for me to go from being in a good mood to being really joyful. 19. “Calm and cool” could easily describe me. 20. When I’m happy I feel like I’m bursting with joy. 21. Seeing a picture of some violent car accident in a newspaper makes me feel sick to my stomach. 22. When I’m happy, I feel very energetic. 23. When I receive an award, I become overjoyed. 24. When I succeed at something, my reaction is calm contentment. 25. When I do something wrong, I have strong feelings of shame and guilt. 26. I can remain calm even on the most trying days. 27. When things are going well, I feel “on top of the world.” 28. When I get angry, it’s easy for me to still be rational and not overreact. 29. When I know I have done something very well, I feel relaxed and content rather than excited and

elated. 30. When I do feel anxiety, it is normally very strong. 31. My negative moods are mild in intensity. 32. When I am excited over something I want to share my feeling with everyone. 33. When I feel happiness, it is a quiet type of contentment. 34. My friends would probably say I’m a tense or “high-strung” person. 35. When I’m happy, I bubble over with energy. 36. When I feel guilty, this emotion is quite strong. 37. I would characterize my happy moods as closer to contentment than to joy.



38. When someone compliments me, I get so happy I could “burst.” 39. When I am nervous, I get shaky all over. 40. When I am happy, the feeling is more like contentment and inner calm than one of exhilaration and

excitement.

Source: Randy J. Larsen, “AIM Questionnaire Daily Mood Form,” in Larsen et al., “Affect intensity as an individual dif-ference characteristic: A review.” Journal of Research in Personality, 21, 1–39. Copyright 1987. Reprinted by permissionof the author.


Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–12

The PANAS

The words listed below describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and then, in the space next to thatword, indicate the extent to which you generally feel that way, that is, how you feel on the average.

1 2 3 4 5very slightly a little moderately quite a bit extremelyor not at all

interested irritable

distressed alert

excited ashamed

upset inspired

strong nervous

guilty determined

scared attentive

hostile jittery

enthusiastic active

proud afraid

Source: Watson, D., Clark, L., & Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and nega-tive affect: The PANAS Scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 1070. Copyright © 1988 by theAmerican Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission.


Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–13

Range and Differentiation of Emotional Experience Scale

Respond to each of the following items on a scale from 1 = does not describe me very well to 5 = describes me verywell.

1. I don’t experience many different feelings in everyday life.

2. I am aware of the different nuances or subtleties of a given emotion.

3. I have experienced a wide range of emotions throughout my life.

4. Each emotion has a very distinct and unique meaning to me.

5. I usually experience a limited range of emotions.

6. I tend to draw fine distinctions between similar feelings (e.g., depressed and blue; annoyed and irritated).

7. I experience a wide range of emotions.

8. I am aware that each emotion has a completely different meaning.

9. I don’t experience a variety of feelings on an everyday basis.

10. If emotions are viewed as colors, I can notice even small variations within one kind of color (emotion).

11. Feeling good or bad—those terms are sufficient to describe most of my feelings in everyday life.

12. I am aware of the subtle differences between feelings I have.

13. I tend to experience a broad range of different feelings.

14. I am good at distinguishing subtle differences in the meaning of closely related emotion words.

Source: Kang, et al. Individual differences in emotional complexity: their psychological implication. Journal ofPersonality, 72, Table 1, page 697. Copyright © 2004 Blackwell Publishers. Reprinted by permission.


Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–14

Daily Mood Form

Name

Day #

Date

Please indicate how much of each emotion you felt today.

not at very some- moderate much very extremelyall slight what amount much much1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Happy Angry/Hostile Depressed/Blue Enjoyment/Fun Joyful Worried/Anxious Pleased Unhappy Frustrated

Source: Larsen, R. J., et al. (1987). Affect intensity as an individual difference characteristic: A review. Journal ofResearch in Personality, 21, 1–39. Reprinted by permission of the author.


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HANDOUT 8B–15

The Disgust Scale

Please circle T (true) or F (false):

T F 1. It bothers me to see someone in a restaurant eating messy food with his fingers.

T F 2. Seeing a cockroach in someone else’s house doesn’t bother me.

T F 3. It bothers me to hear someone clear a throat full of mucus.

T F 4. It would bother me to be in a science class, and to see a human hand preserved in a jar.

T F 5. I would go out of my way to avoid walking through a graveyard.

T F 6. I never let any part of my body touch the toilet seat in public restrooms.

T F 7. Even if I was hungry, I would not drink a bowl of my favorite soup if it had been stirredby a used but thoroughly washed flyswatter.

T F 8. I might be willing to try eating monkey meat, under some circumstances.

T F 9. It would bother me to see a rat run across my path in the park.

T F 10. If I see someone vomit, it makes me sick to my stomach.

T F 11. It would not upset me at all to watch a person with a glass eye take the eye out of thesocket.

T F 12. It would bother me tremendously to touch a dead body.

T F 13. I probably would not go to my favorite restaurant if I found out that the cook had a cold.

T F 14. It would bother me to sleep in a nice hotel room if I knew that a man had died of a heartattack in that room the night before.

Please rate (0, 1, or 2) how disgusting you would find the following experiences.

0 = not disgusting at all1 = slightly disgusting2 = very disgusting

If you think something is bad or unpleasant, but not disgusting, you should write “0”.

15. You see someone put ketchup on vanilla ice cream, and eat it.

16. You see maggots on a piece of meat in an outdoor garbage pail.

17. While you are walking through a tunnel under a railroad track, you smell urine.

18. You hear about a 30-year-old man who is seeking a relationship with an 80-year-old woman.

19. You see someone accidentally stick a fishing hook through his finger.

20. Your friend’s pet cat dies, and you have to pick up the dead body with your bare hands.



21. You take a sip of soda, and then realize that you drank from the glass that an acquaintance of yours had been drinking from.

22. A friend offers you a piece of chocolate shaped like dog-doo.

23. You are about to drink a glass of milk when you smell that it is spoiled.

24. You are walking barefoot on concrete, and you step on an earthworm.

25. You see a bowel movement left unflushed in a public toilet.

26. You see a man with his intestines exposed after an accident.

27. You accidentally touch the ashes of a person who has been cremated.

28. You discover that a friend of yours changes underwear only once a week.

Source: Haidt, J., McCauley, C., & Rozin, P. (1994). Individual differences in sensitivity to disgust: A scale samplingseven domains of disgust elicitors. Personality and Individual Differences, 16, 701–713. Reprinted with permission fromElsevier Science and the author.


Name Period Date

HANDOUT 8B–16

DES

Respond to the statements below using the following scale:

1 = strongly disagree2 = moderately disagree3 = neither agree nor disagree4 = moderately agree5 = strongly agree

1. I feel envy every day.

2. The bitter truth is that I generally feel inferior to others.

3. Feelings of envy constantly torment me.

4. It is so frustrating to see some people succeed so easily.

5. No matter what I do, envy always plagues me.

6. I am troubled by feelings of inadequacy.

7. It somehow doesn’t seem fair that some people seem to have all the talent.

8. Frankly, the success of my neighbors makes me resent them.

Source: PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN by Smith et al. Copyright 1999 by SagePublications Inc. Journals. Reproduced with permission of Sage Publications Inc. Journals in the format Other book viaCopyright Clearance Center.


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HANDOUT 8B–17

Fear Survey

What do you fear? For each of the following 35 items, indicate the degree to which you fear the situation. Write anumber from 1 to 5, according to this code.

1 = none2 = some3 = much4 = very much5 = terror

1. Being alone 2. Speaking before a group 3. Riding a roller coaster 4. Being in closed places 5. High places 6. Dentists 7. Being physically assaulted 8. Failing a test 9. Not being a success 10. Losing a job____ 11. Making mistakes 12. Death 13. Dark places 14. Receiving injections 15. Snakes 16. Swimming alone 17. Prospects of a surgical operation 18. Deep water 19. Blood 20. Being criticized 21. Suffocating 22. Looking foolish 23. Being a passenger in an airplane 24. Meeting someone for the first time 25. Crowded places 26. Boating 27. Being with a member of the opposite sex 28. Entering a room where other people are already seated 29. Bats 30. Large open spaces 31. Being watched while working 32. Being in an elevator 33. Feeling rejected by others 34. Feeling disapproved of 35. Being ignored

Source: Braun et al. A factor analysis of a 100-item fear survey inventory. Behavior Research and Therapy 7, 399–402.Copyright 1969. Reprinted by permission of Elsevier.


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HANDOUT 8B–18

Multidimensional Anger Inventory

Instructions: Everybody gets angry from time to time. A number of statements that people have used to describe thetimes that they get angry are included below. Read each statement and circle the number to the left of the statementthat best describes you. There are no right or wrong answers.

If the statement is completely undescriptive of you, circle 1.If the statement is mostly undescriptive of you, circle 2.If the statement is partly undescriptive and partly descriptive of you, circle 3.If the statement is mostly descriptive of you, circle 4.If the statement is completely descriptive of you, circle 5.

Please answer every item.

1 2 3 4 5 1. I tend to get angry more frequently than most people.1 2 3 4 5 2. Other people seem to get angrier than I do in similar circumstances.1 2 3 4 5 3. I harbor grudges that I don’t tell anyone about.1 2 3 4 5 4. I try to get even when I’m angry with someone.1 2 3 4 5 5. I am secretly quite critical of others.1 2 3 4 5 6. It is easy to make me angry.1 2 3 4 5 7. When I am angry with someone, I let that person know.1 2 3 4 5 8. I have met many people who are supposed to be experts who are no better than I.1 2 3 4 5 9. Something makes me angry almost every day.1 2 3 4 5 10. I often feel angrier than I think I should.1 2 3 4 5 11. I feel guilty about expressing my anger.1 2 3 4 5 12. When I am angry with someone, I take it out on whoever is around.1 2 3 4 5 13. Some of my friends have habits that annoy and bother me very much.1 2 3 4 5 14. I am surprised at how often I feel angry.1 2 3 4 5 15. Once I let people know I’m angry, I can put it out of my mind.1 2 3 4 5 16. People talk about me behind my back.1 2 3 4 5 17. At times, I feel angry for no specific reason.1 2 3 4 5 18. I can make myself angry about something in the past just by thinking about it.1 2 3 4 5 19. Even after I have expressed my anger, I have trouble forgetting about it.1 2 3 4 5 20. When I hide my anger from others, I think about it for a long time.1 2 3 4 5 21. People can bother me just by being around.1 2 3 4 5 22. When I get angry, I stay angry for hours.1 2 3 4 5 23. When I hide my anger from others, I forget about it pretty quickly.1 2 3 4 5 24. I try to talk over problems with people without letting them know I’m angry.1 2 3 4 5 25. When I get angry, I calm down faster than most people.1 2 3 4 5 26. I get so angry, I feel like I might lose control.1 2 3 4 5 27. If I let people see the way I feel, I’d be considered a hard person to get along with.1 2 3 4 5 28. I am on my guard with people who are friendlier than I expected.1 2 3 4 5 29. It’s difficult for me to let people know I’m angry.



30. I get angry when:1 2 3 4 5 a. someone lets me down.1 2 3 4 5 b. people are unfair.1 2 3 4 5 c. something blocks my plans.1 2 3 4 5 d. I am delayed.1 2 3 4 5 e. someone embarrasses me.1 2 3 4 5 f. I have to take orders from someone less capable than I.1 2 3 4 5 g. I have to work with incompetent people.1 2 3 4 5 h. I do something stupid.1 2 3 4 5 i. I am not given credit for something I have done.

Source: Siegel, J. (1986). The multidimensional anger inventory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51,199–200. Copyright © 1986 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted by permission.


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HANDOUT 8B–19

Anger Discomfort Scale

Instructions: Following are a number of statements that people may use to describe themselves. Read each statementand then, using the scale below, choose the number that best indicates how you generally feel. There are no right orwrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any one statement but give the answer that seems to describe how yougenerally feel.

1 = almost never2 = sometimes3 = often4 = almost always

1. I dislike being or feeling angry.

2. I feel guilty about being angry at others.

3. I fear that my anger will hurt other people.

4. I dislike people seeing me when I am angry.

5. I believe that it is natural and healthy to feel angry.

6. I am troubled by my anger.

7. People dislike me when I am angry.

8. I create more problems for myself when I get angry.

9. I feel that I should be angry less frequently.

10. I believe that it is acceptable for people to feel anger.

11. I feel comfortable with my angry feelings.

12. When I get angry, I also get nervous.

13. My anger scares me.

14. I am embarrassed when I get angry.

15. I fear losing control because of my anger.

Source: MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT by Sharkin et al. Copyright1991 by American Counseling Association. Reproduced with permission of American Counseling Association in the for-mat other book via Copyright Clearance Center.


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HANDOUT 8B–20

Emotions Questionnaire

PART I DIRECTIONS: Use the list below to answer the following question: In general, how happy or unhappy do youusually feel? Check the one statement below that best describes your average happiness.

Check just one item!

10. Extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!)

9. Very happy (feeling really good, elated!)

8. Pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good).

7. Mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful).

6. Slightly happy (just a bit above neutral).

5. Neutral (not particularly happy or unhappy).

4. Slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral).

3. Mildly unhappy (just a little low).

2. Pretty unhappy (somewhat “blue,” spirits down).

1. Very unhappy (depressed, spirits very low).

0. Extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down).

PART II DIRECTIONS: Consider your emotions a moment further. On the average, what percent of the time do youfeel happy? unhappy? neutral (neither happy nor unhappy)? Write down your best estimates, as well as you can, in thespaces below. Make sure the three figures add up to 100%.

ON THE AVERAGE:

The percent of time I feel happy ____________%

The percent of time I feel unhappy ____________%

The percent of time I feel neutral ____________%

TOTAL: 100 %

Source: Fordyce. A review of the research on the Happiness Measures: A sixty-second index of happiness and mentalhealth. Social Indicators Research, 20(4) 355–381. Copyright 1988. Reprinted with kind permission of Springer Scienceand Business Media


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Respond to each of the following statements using a range from 1 = very much unlike me to 5 = very much like me.

1. Regardless of what I am doing, time passes very quickly.

2. My life serves a higher purpose.

3. Life is too short to postpone the pleasures it can provide.

4. I seek out situations that challenge my skills and abilities.

5. In choosing what to do, I always take into account whether it will benefit other people.

6. Whether at work or play, I am usually ‘‘in a zone’’ and not conscious of myself.

7. I am always very absorbed in what I do.

8. I go out of my way to feel euphoric.

9. In choosing what to do, I always take into account whether I can lose myself in it.

10. I am rarely distracted by what is going on around me.

11. I have a responsibility to make the world a better place.

12. My life has a lasting meaning.

13. In choosing what to do, I always take into account whether it will be pleasurable.

14. What I do matters to society.

15. I agree with this statement: ‘‘Life is short—eat dessert first.’’

16. I love to do things that excite my senses.

17. I have spent a lot of time thinking about what life means and how I fit into its big picture.

18. For me, the good life is the pleasurable life.

Source: Peterson et al. “Orientations to Happiness and Life Satisfaction: The Full Life vs. The Empty Life.” Journal ofHappiness Studies 6, pages 31–32. Copyright 2005 .Reprinted by permission of the author.


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Adaptation Level

Income:

a. Above what annual income level would you consider a family well off? ____________

b. Below what annual income level would you consider a family to be poor? ____________

c. Roughly estimate your family’s income for the past year. ____________


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Grade Distribution 1

Assume that you have been given information about the distribution of final grades in a course you’ve just completed.The instructor has given 40% A’s, 50% B’s, and 10% C’s (D’s and F’s were not given). Knowing this, how satisfiedwould you feel if your final grade in the class (circle the percentage that expresses your feelings):

were an A?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%completely completelydissatisfied satisfied

were a B+?


were a B?


were a C+?


were a C?


Source: Singleton, R. (1978). Effects of grade inflation on satisfaction with final grade: A case of relative deprivation.Journal of Social Psychology, 105, 37–41. Reprinted with permission of the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation.Published by Heldref Publications, 1319 Eighteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802. Copyright © 1978.


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Grade Distribution 2

Assume that you have been given information about the distribution of final grades in a course you’ve just completed.The instructor has given 10% A’s, 30% B’s, 40% C’s, 15% D’s, and 5% F’s. Knowing this, how satisfied would youfeel if your final grade in the class (circle the percentage that expresses your feelings):

were an A?


were a B+?


were a B?


were a C+?


were a C?


Source: Singleton, R. (1978). Effects of grade inflation on satisfaction with final grade: A case of relative deprivation.Journal of Social Psychology, 105, 37–41. Reprinted with permission of the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation.Published by Heldref Publications, 1319 Eighteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802. Copyright © 1978.


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Stressed Out?

Indicate your degree of agreement with each statement by placing a number in the blank before it. Use the followingscale.

4 = very often3 = fairly often2 = sometimes1 = almost never0 = never

1. How often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?

2. How often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?

3. How often have you felt nervous and “stressed”?

4. How often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?

5. How often have you felt that things were going your way?

6. How often have you been able to control irritations in your life?

7. How often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?

8. How often have you felt that you were on top of things?

9. How often have you been angered because of things that were outside your control?

10. How often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?

In obtaining your total score, use the following scale to reverse the number you placed before items 4, 5, 6, and 8: 4 =0, 3 = 1, 2 = 2, 1 = 3, and 0 = 4. Then, add the numbers in front of all 10 items.

Source: Adler, J. (1999, June 14). How stress attacks you. Newsweek, pp. 58–63. Scale appears on p. 63.


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Susceptibility to Stress (SUS)

How susceptible you are to stress depends upon a mix of your health behaviors, life-style, and resources for copingwith stress. This test will help you determine your level of susceptibility and the factors that contribute to it. Fill in 1(ALMOST ALWAYS) to 5 (NEVER) according to how much of the time an item is true of you.

1. I eat at least one hot, balanced meal a day.

2. I get 7–8 hours sleep at least 4 nights a week.

3. I give and receive affection regularly.

4. I have at least one relative within 50 miles on whom I can rely.

5. I exercise to the point of perspiration at least twice a week.

6. I avoid tobacco use (cigarettes, pipe, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco).

7. I do not drink alcohol.

8. I am the appropriate weight for my height.

9. I have an income adequate to meet basic expenses.

10. I get strength from my religious beliefs.

11. I regularly attend club or social activities.

12. I have a network of friends and acquaintances.

13. I have one or more friends to confide in about personal matters.

14. I am in good health (including eyesight, hearing, teeth).

15. I am able to speak openly about my feelings when angry or worried.

16. I have regular conversations with the people I live with about domestic problems (e.g., chores, money, anddaily living issues).

17. I do something for fun at least once a week.

18. I am able to organize my time effectively.

19. I drink fewer than 3 cups of coffee (or other caffeinated beverage) per day.

20. I take quiet time for myself during the day.

21. I have an optimistic outlook on life.

Source: Susceptilibility to Stress scale from Stress audit, version 5.0-OS developed by Lyle H. Miller and Alma Dell Smith.Copyright © 1987, 1994 Biobehavioral Institute of Boston, Brookline, MA 02146. Reprinted with permission.


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Responses to Stress

Indicate how often each of the following happens to you, either when you are experiencing stress or following expo-sure to a significant stressor. Use the following scale.

0 = never1 = once or twice a year2 = every few months3 = every few weeks4 = once or more each week5 = daily

Cardiovascular symptoms Skin symptoms Heart pounding Acne Heart racing or beating erratically Dandruff Cold, sweaty hands Perspiration Headaches (throbbing pain) Excessive dryness of skin or hair Subtotal Subtotal

Respiratory symptoms Immunity symptoms Rapid, erratic, or shallow breathing Allergy flare-up Shortness of breath Catching colds Asthma attack Catching the flu Difficulty in speaking because of poor breathing Skin rash

control Subtotal Subtotal

Gastrointestinal symptoms Metabolic symptoms Upset stomach, nausea, or vomiting Increased appetite Constipation Increased craving for sweets Diarrhea Thoughts racing or difficulty sleeping Sharp abdominal pains Feelings of crawling anxiety or nervousness Subtotal Subtotal

Muscular symptoms Overall symptomatic total (add all seven Headaches (steady pain) subtotals) Back or shoulder pains Muscle tremors or hands shaking Joint pain

Subtotal

Source: Allen, R., & Hyde, D. (1980). Investigations in stress control. Reprinted by permission of Burgess InternationalGroup, Inc., Burgess Publishing, Minneapolis.


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The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM)

This questionnaire is concerned with your thoughts about various aspects of the potentially stressful situation pre-viously identified by you or your instructor. There are no right or wrong answers. Please respond according tohow you view this situation Right NOW. Please answer ALL questions. Answer each question by CIRCLING theappropriate number corresponding to the following scale.

1 = not at all2 = slightly3 = moderately4 = considerably5 = extremely

1. Is this a totally hopeless situation? 1 2 3 4 52. Does this situation create tension in me? 1 2 3 4 53. Is the outcome of this situation uncontrollable by anyone? 1 2 3 4 54. Is there someone or some agency I can turn to for help if I need it? 1 2 3 4 55. Does this situation make me feel anxious? 1 2 3 4 56. Does this situation have important consequences for me? 1 2 3 4 57. Is this going to have a positive impact on me? 1 2 3 4 58. How eager am I to tackle this problem? 1 2 3 4 59. How much will I be affected by the outcome of this situation? 1 2 3 4 510. To what extent can I become a stronger person because of this problem? 1 2 3 4 511. Will the outcome of this situation be negative? 1 2 3 4 512. Do I have the ability to do well in this situation? 1 2 3 4 513. Does this situation have serious implications for me? 1 2 3 4 514. Do I have what it takes to do well in this situation? 1 2 3 4 515. Is there help available to me for dealing with this problem? 1 2 3 4 516. Does this situation tax or exceed my coping resources? 1 2 3 4 517. Are there sufficient resources available to help me in dealing with this situation? 1 2 3 4 518. Is it beyond anyone’s power to do anything about this situation? 1 2 3 4 519. To what extent am I excited thinking about the outcome of this situation? 1 2 3 4 520. How threatening is this situation? 1 2 3 4 521. Is the problem unresolvable by anyone? 1 2 3 4 522. Will I be able to overcome the problem? 1 2 3 4 523. Is there anyone who can help me to manage this problem? 1 2 3 4 524. To what extent do I perceive this situation as stressful? 1 2 3 4 525. Do I have the skills necessary to achieve a successful outcome to this situation? 1 2 3 4 526. To what extent does this event require coping efforts on my part? 1 2 3 4 527. Does this situation have long-term consequences for me? 1 2 3 4 528. Is this going to have a negative impact on me? 1 2 3 4 5

Source: Peacock & Wong (1990). The stress appraisal measure: A Multidimensional approach to cognitive appraisal.Stress Medicine 6, pp 227–236. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons. Reprinted by permission in the format Text viaCopyright Clearance Center.


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Are You a Type D?

Read each statement and circle the appropriate number to indicate your answer. There are no right or wrong answers:your own impression is the only thing that matters.

Less LessFalse False Neutral True True

1. I make contact easily when I meet people. 4 3 2 1 0

2. I often make a fuss about unimportant things. 0 1 2 3 4

3. I often talk to strangers. 4 3 2 1 0

4. I often feel unhappy. 0 1 2 3 4

5. I am often irritated. 0 1 2 3 4

6. I often feel inhibited in social interactions. 0 1 2 3 4

7. I take a gloomy view of things. 0 1 2 3 4

8. I find it hard to start a conversation. 0 1 2 3 4

9. I am often in a bad mood. 0 1 2 3 4

10. I am a closed kind of person. 0 1 2 3 4

11. I would rather keep people at a distance. 0 1 2 3 4

12. I often find myself worrying about something. 0 1 2 3 4

13. I am often down in the dumps. 0 1 2 3 4

14. When socializing, I don’t find the right things to talk about. 0 1 2 3 4

Source: Adapted from “DS14: Standard assessment of negative affectivity, social inhibition, and Type D personality” by Johan Denollet, Ph.D. Psychosomatic Medicine, 67, 89–97.


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