Stress Management test 1

For a typical person, the average number of breath cycles per minute during a VERY relaxed state is

1-2

Experts suggest you put away this much money from your monthly income in savings.

10%

The "Buzan method" of journal writing is significant for its ability to

Access both right and left brain functions

Hans Selye listed this as the first stage of his General Adaptation Syndrome.

Alarm

________ waves are most associated with the relaxation response in the act of meditation.

Alpha

All but one of these factors is thought to negatively affect sleep hygiene.

Ambient Light

This type of stress is most commonly associated with illness and disease.

Chronic Stress

These are the requirements for diaphragmatic breathing to be most effective.

Comfortable position, concentration and visualization

The western paradigm of health is based on the philosophy of this renowned scholar.

Descartes

The primary difference between inclusive and exclusive meditation is that with inclusive meditation, you need to have:

Detached observation

By and large, healing and curing mean the same thing.

False

Clustering is a term used to describe someone who is extremely pressed for time with too much to do.

False

Diaphragmatic breathing is only effective when done lying down.

False

Experts suggest that the Internet has offered an effective means of journal writing through email and blogs.

False

Neuromarketing is a marketing concept based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming, which encourages people to buy things they THINK they really need.

False

Of the three types of procrastinator, the most serious is the straightforward procrastinator because they fool themselves into thinking they have more time.

False

The best way to eliminate writer's block is to start doodling.

False

Recent brain imaging (MRI) research revealed all of the following except:

Increased secretion of serotonin

In his efforts to study the benefits of journal writing, Ira Progoff discovered the following:

Individuals who started journal writing while on welfare were more likely to find employment and better housing faster.

"What is the sound of one hand clapping?" is known in meditation circles as a:

Koan

From split-brain research, what have we learned about stress management?

Left brain thinking is closely associated with perceptions of stress

Having a hard time saying "No" would fall in this category of time robbers

Lifestyle Behaviors

Research studies investigating the effects of meditation have found the following results.

Like exercise, meditation lowers resting heart rate and blood pressure

Jon Kabat-Zinn is renowned for using ___________________ to help patients cope with chronic pain.

Mindfulness meditation

Listening to ocean waves to meditate would be considered a:

Nadam

This phase of diaphragmatic breathing offers a slight pause before the next inhalation.

Phase IV

Experts suggest that most stressors fall in this category.

Psycho interpersonal influences

In his efforts to study the benefits of journal writing, Jamie Pennebaker found the following results:

Students reported fewer cases of disease and illness

Stressfully speaking, the anxiety from the digital divide, information overload, and cell phone proliferation can be summed up in one expression

Technostress

Although time awareness is thought to be a left brain function, effective time management is thought to involve both right and left brain functions

True

By and large, Americans tend to be thoracic breathers, yet when asleep, the body naturally returns to diaphragmatic breathing.

True

Cleaning your house is a recommended way to save money because you realize you don't need to buy as much, or buy things you already have

True

Despite the fact that most college students don't invest money into their retirement, financial advisors recommend that you tuck away some money for the future now.

True

Holmes and Rahe, creators of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, point out that a person who obtains more than 200 LCUs suggests a moderate life crisis.

True

Regarding stress and aging, those who associate their self-esteem entirely with their job tend to have more disease and illness after they retire.

True

Some adept yogis can control their breathing down to one breath per minute, and remain extremely relaxed.

True

There are many physiological cycles affected by environmental stressors. Which of the following cycles occurs in more than once in a 24-hour period?

Ultradian cycles

The tend and befriend theory proposed by Shelley Taylor, speaks best to the coping technique used by:

Women

The Yerkes-Dodson principal suggests that..

after a certain point, stress can impede on one's life/health

A tratak is a _________ mantra.

visual

Current research reveals that journal writing helps in the following way:

All of the above

This is not considered one of the "Three C's" of time management.

Creativity

This stressor would be classified as a bioecological influence.

Inadequate sunlight

Abdominal breathing is known to help relieve the symptoms of chronic pain.

True

Time juggling would be considered by time management experts as similar to multitasking.

True

Time management is actually a prime example of social orchestration, where you manipulate factors in your environment for the path of least resistance.

True

These are the three essential criteria for effective journal writing:

identify concerns, identify emotions and seek resolutions