Required Reading:

Elliot D. Cohen, Logic-Based Therapy and Everyday Emotions, 3-21.

Quiz:

(1) All human emotions are rooted in thought and reasoning. Is this statement true or false?

(2) (A) My roommate, Peter, ate my cake which I put in the refrigerator when I was absent. (B) He is so selfish and just a piece of pig. (C) I am so angry and hate him. In this process of emotional reasoning of anger and hatred, which component is the intentional object (O)?

(3) Following the above question, which component is the rating (R)?

(4) Which of the following statements seem to be the highest rule, or the deepest belief that commands a chain of emotional reasoning?

A, all marketing is to sell products to people who do not need them, and therefore, I hate it.
B, I prefer to be approved by all people who matter to me, and therefore, I must be approved by all of them.
C, To have been divorced is such an awful event to my life, and nothing worse can be found in the entire universe.
D, No matter who is my girlfriend, my mother must approve of her, and have a very good relationship with her.

(5) All emotions listed by Dr. Cohen on page 8 of the assigned reading are wrong. We should avoid them as much as we can. Is this statement true or false?

(6) According to Dr. Cohen on page 9-10 of the assigned reading, all cases of depression can be treated by philosophical counseling. Is this statement true or false?

(7) Please recall one most recent case in your life when you had a strong emotional reaction to an event. Can you analyze its reasoning process using the method taught in this unit? While doing so, please try to write the reasoning down in a form of syllogism, and try to get to the highest rule. Please answer this question use a couple of sentences.