Stress Management Quiz Questions 2

Sally has recently moved to a new city for an exciting new job. She is leaving behind friends, family, and her favorite places to go hiking. Although she is excited about her new job and opportunity she also feels fear and sadness about leaving behind people and places she loves. Which of the following would be a mindful approach to addressing her emotions?

Acknowledge the fear and sadness along with the excitement.

At the end of 16 weeks, participants in this study reported which of the following?

Decreased stress Decreased anxiety Decreased insomnia

_____ mode involves judging and comparing the "real" world with our ideal of how we think the world should be. _________ mode involves temporary suspending judgment in order for us to see the situation just as it is without preconceptions.

Doing, Being

Which statement best describes the purpose of this study?

Examine the effect of easily accessible yoga (such as gym yoga) on stress and psychological health.

True or False: The benefits of practicing yoga were only found after an extended period of practice.

False. Benefits of the practice were seen in the 8-week group.

The results of this study found an increase in participants' self-reported mindfulness. Curiously, the control group also experienced an increase in self-reported mindfulness. According to the reading, this phenomenon is best explained by which of the following?

Individuals interested in mindfulness began to self-educate on mindfulness practices.

Yoga has been found to reduce stress in an experimental setting. However, generalizing these results is problematic because:

Many investigations modify to adjust to clinical samples which may not be representative of the general public. Studies often have excessive time and place commitments for inclusion in the study. These studies are carried out in specialized yoga studios.

_________ occurs when we purposefully pay attention to the present moment, without judgment, to things as they really are (rather than how we feel they should be)

Mindfulness

What effect did participating in yoga have on the distress avoidance behaviors of the participant?

Participants experienced a decrease in distress avoidance behaviors.

This study chose Power yoga as the intervention. Why did the investigators choose this kind of yoga?

Power yoga is commonly found at gyms and fitness centers.

Yoga teaches stress inoculation techniques by doing which of the following:

Teaching slow, controlled breathing in difficult or disorienting poses.

Exercise in general has been found to reduce stress and increase coronary health. Yoga, however, seems to have added stress reduction benefits above and beyond that of general cardiovascular exercise. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?

Yoga increases parasympathetic activity, lowering blood pressure and heart rate.

In addition to increasing stress management, this study found that participants in the 16-week group experienced significant decreases in the measure of experimental avoidance. This finding has significant real-world application in that it suggest which of the following?

Yoga may teach people to tolerate stress rather than avoid it.

Every time Jenn thinks about her answer she gave in class she feels embarrassed all over again. She's positive that something embarrassing will happen again in class next week and feels bad every time she thinks about it. Jenn is caught in:

mental time travel

Mindfulness teaches that ______ are events of the mind rather than solid and real.

thoughts

Autopilot is a truly beneficial feature of our minds. However, the downside to allowing autopilot too much control is that:

you miss much of life's experience.