Psy 2430 Final

According to Dr. Redford Williams, what percentage of Americans have levels of hostile anger that can produce serious health problems?

20%

According to research and best estimates, the average person today has approximately how many anger episodes per day?

20-25

When released, this substance is instrumental in returning the body to homeostasis.

Acetylcholine

Facial expressions are an example of this type of nonverbal communication

Affect displays

Current research reveals that journal writing helps in the following way(s).

All of these are correct.

Renowned psychologist Carl G. Jung believed that: people create their own reality at an unconscious level, there is a spiritual element to human nature, two unrelated events can have significant meaning, divine wisdom resides at the level of the collective unconscious

All of these are correct.

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

Alpha

The following coping technique is noted for its strength as a non-verbal coping technique.

Art therapy

This is the suggested order to reconstruct negative thoughts into positive ones.

Awareness, reappraise, adopt, evaluate

According to Sophie Burnham, author of A Book of Angels, for prayer to be most effective, it must have which of the following components?

Be constructed in the present tense and be constructed in the positive

Yoga has which of the following benefits?

Both physiological and psychological benefits.

This person is recognized for discovering the scientific link between emotions and neuropeptides.

Candace Pert

The concept of "individuation" was coined by this person.

Carl G. Jung

The order of M. Scott Peck's stages of spiritual growth is which of the following?

Chaotic antisocial, formal institutional, skeptic, and mystic communal

According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, this is the progression of the hero's journey.

Departure, initiation, and return

Jung would not agree with which of the following statements?

Dreams are a fabrication of the unconscious mind.

This conflict style is thought to be the hardest to resolve.

Ego conflict

Giving the "OK" sign to someone is labeled as this aspect of nonverbal communication.

Emblems/illustrators

This theory best explains the healing effect that music has regarding chronic pain.

Entrainment theory

This substance is released as an immediate response to stress.

Epinephrine

What substances are released in a stress response?

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

Which of the following statements is true regarding art therapy?

Every mark, color, image, and line drawn has a relevant meaning.

True or False? Journal writing offers a good immediate catharsis but offers little in the way of long-term resolutions.

False

True or False? Split-brain research has shown that humor is a left brain function.

False

Alving Toffler's classic book describing the rapid changes the human race would encounter is entitled?

Future Shock

Charles M. Johnson, founder of the Institute for Creative Development, describes the order for creativity and creative problem solving this way.

Incubation, inspiration, perspiration, administration

According to some, this factor, more than the others, seems to be the most important regarding the soothing effect of music on the body.

Instrumentation

To get ahead in the job market in the 21st Century, experts suggest this above all else.

Invent yourself and make yourself necessary

Which of the following is said to be true about diaphragmatic breathing?

It is used in conjunction with several other relaxation techniques.

Which of the following is not a benefit of diaphragmatic breathing?

None of these is correct.

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

Phase IV

Assuming there is a correct way to pray, author Sophie Burnham makes which of the following suggestions?

Pray in the present tense, with a positive frame of mind.

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

Right brain thinking styles are closely associated with relaxation, and left brain thinking is closely associated with perceptions of stress.

Which of the following is not a cognitive function associated with the left hemisphere of the brain?

Spatial orientation

Diaphragmatic breathing is also known as all of the following except:

Sutra breathing

According to Carl Jung, the unconscious mind is well versed in this method of articulating itself.

Symbolic thinking

What is the equivalent to driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08%?

Texting and driving (distracted driving)

Which of the following is not a theory of why music is thought to be relaxing?

The Mozart theory

Jung would agree with which of the following statements?

The conscious mind rejects that which it does not know.

The term "shallow effect" is related to which of the following concepts?

The dumbing down of Americans from Internet exposure

This theory suggests that music affects emotions through the human energy field.

The entrainment theory

The stress response initially involves this system.

The limbic system

Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be effective for people suffering from chronic pain.

True

True or False? According to Jung, at some level of consciousness, all minds connect at one point—the collective unconscious.

True

True or False? For humor to exist, there must be these three things: humorous stimulation, a perception of the stimulation, and an expression of humor.

True

True or False? In art therapy, much can be revealed by what is not drawn, not just what is drawn

True

True or False? Nonverbal language is believed over verbal language when the two seem to contradict each other.

True

True or False? Playing an instrument is a form of music therapy.

True

True or False? Recent studies have found that subjects who engaged in hatha yoga programs experienced decreased symptoms of depression and anxiety.

True

True or False? Singing is considered a form of music therapy.

True

True or False? The entrainment theory of music therapy suggests that the human body is like a radio transformer, in that it receives (absorbs) as well as emits oscillations

True

True or False? The long-term effects of journal writing are most noticeable when the writer reads previous entries as an impartial, outside observer.

True

True or False? The term '"neuroplasticity" means that the brain cannot only grow new brain cells, but can be rewired for better thinking functions.

True

True or False? There are many types of yoga. Hatha yoga is the path of physical balance, while Kundalini yoga, a more meditative practice, is called the path of spiritual awakening.

True

This nerve is associated with relaxation.

Vagus nerve

Journal writing, as a coping technique, is unique in that it is thought by many to be:

a means of short-term emotional catharsis and long-term insight

Humor is best described as:

a perception.

Cognitive restructuring is a term best described as:

a rethinking process about a stressor.

Art therapy has taken on a new interest with this population, including coloring books for:

adults.

The Yerkes-Dodson principle suggests that:

after a certain point, stress can impede one's performance/health.

Nature affects us in the following ways: increasing levels of dopamine, increasing levels of cortisol, decreasing cortisol levels, giving us a feeling of peace, wonder, and awe

all of the above

Research studying yoga has found which of the following: changes in gene expression, changes at the molecular level, long-lasting health benefits

all of the above

Naturalist E. O. Wilson recoined the word biophilia to mean:

an emotional affiliation with living organisms in nature.

Research by Keicolt-Glaser reveals that stress affects all the following except:

an increase in the entrainment response.

Choose the correct order for the steps of the information-processing model

conscious interpretation, reasoning, analyzing, memory

According to creative consultant Arthur VanGundy, left brain thinking falls in the domain of:

cultural roadblocks.

Which of the following is NOT a physiological effect of spending time in nature?

decrease in sleep quality

According to Candace Pert's stress and disease model:

emotions can either enhance or suppress the immune system through the synthesis and release of neuropeptides throughout the body.

According to Borysenko's stress and disease model, lupus is regarded as an:

endogenous overreaction.

According to the Borysenko stress and disease model, cancer is regarded as an:

endogenous underreaction.

According to Borysenko's stress and disease model, allergies are regarded as an:

exogenous overreaction.

According to Borysenko's stress and disease model, the common cold is regarded as an

exogenous underreaction.

Which of the following is not part of the four-step plan to reconstruct negative thoughts?

holding onto old beliefs

Research on prayer reveals that:

if you want to pray for someone, you can do it from anywhere

Meditation can best be described as:

increased concentration that leads to increased awareness.

Which of the following correctly describes the phases of ventilation?

inhalation, pause, exhalation, pause

Specific to Candace Pert's stress and disease model:

lymphocytes can produce neuropeptides

The most popular type of adult coloring books are:

mandalas.

"Future Shock" is best defined as:

rapid societal change

Cognitive restructuring is rooted in the work of Albert Ellis, who coined the term Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy (REBT) to suggest that:

self-defeating thoughts should be balanced with positive thoughts.

According to experts, the field of sociology involves the study of human behavior within all of the following except:

societies

Yoga is an ancient Sanskrit word that literally means:

union of mind, body, and spirit.

Hatha yoga literally means:

union of the sun and the moon.

Emotional literacy refers to the ability to read and respond to:

your own emotions.