Final For Stress Management

social support consists of all of the following

The time management technique in which tasks are prioritized is known as

What is true about nonverbal body language?

All of the following are true about "I" statements EXCEPT

Expressing yourself and satisfying your own needs, feeling good about it, and not hurting others in the process is known as

The assertion theory is based upon the premise that every person has certain basic rights.

When trying to resolve a conflict, you should do all of the following except

Time management skills include which of the following?

If the items on this list never get done, it would not greatly affect your life.

Social support results in which of the following benefits?

People who never say "No" are rarely stressed.

As a first step in managing your time better, you might want to analyze how you are currently spending your time.

Getting others to do those things that need to be done, but that do not need your personal attention, is known as

All of your goals should be equally important.

Relating your feelings regarding another person's behavior is which component of DESC ?

When resolving conflicts, the more you agree, the more passive you appear.

Seeking to dominate or get your own way at the expense of others is known as

Communication by body posture often says as much as the spoken word.

Aggressive nonverbal communication would include which of the following?

The acronym DESC stands for all of the following terms, except

The purpose of the communication process is to convince someone that your point of view is correct.

Social support can help prevent stressors from occurring in the first place, but it cannot help once a stressor has been encountered.

Sacrificing your own needs or wants to meet someone else's needs or wants is know as

Paraphrasing a speaker's words and feelings is known as

Which of the following are techniques for managing anxiety?

A state of mind that includes 3 factors: committment, control, and challenge is known as

The belief that one is either the victim of circumstances or the master of circumstances, each of which is erroneous, is known as

Researchers have developed two components of Type A behavior that appear to opperate in opposite directions. These two components are;

The unrealistic fear that manifests itself in physiological arousal and is accompanied by the behavioral signs of escape or avoidance is

If a person is having a panic attack, which of the following is most likely to occur?

Hardiness has been shown to do all of the following except

Self-efficacy plays a role in

A method of coping with anxiety that consists of examining irrational beliefs is known as

Humor has been shown to

The perception that one has control over events that affect one's life is known as

Either imagining or encountering an anxiety-provoking stimulus while practicing relaxation is known as

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Type A behavior?

How highly you regard yourself is known as

Anxiety tht is either temporry in nature or specific to a particular stimulus is known as

A behavior pattern that is not excessively competitive, with no free-floating hostility and no sense of urgency, is called:

A general sense of anxiety not specific to a particular stimulus is known as

Self-efficacy is the personal belief that the self

People with Type C behavior tend to exhibit all of the following traits except

Feelings of terror that strike suddently and repeatedly with no warning are known as

Resilient traits include all of the following except

The perception that one has little control over events that affect one's life is known as

A feeling of intense and disabling self-conscieousness with an intense and persistent feeling of being watched, judged, and evaluated in a negative manner is called

An intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger is known as a or an

People with Type D behavior tend to exhibit all of the following traits except

In a study by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the most common form of CAM is

A person's view of life's meaning, direction, purpose, and connectedness to other things, other people, and the past and future is known as

Which of the following has been associated with spiritual health?

At stress reduction clincs, patients use which techniques to learn how to live in the moment and become acutely aware of feelings, thoughts, and sensations?

Prayers that seeks divine intervention either to prevent an occurance or to help overcome it as known as

Research investigations in which neither the research subject nor the data collectors are aware of who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group are known as

An organized entity in which people have common beliefs and engage in common practices relevant to spirituality is known as

Attempts to change a situation (similar to problem-focused coping) are known as

An attempt to control oneself or one's emotional reactions is known as

Turning over an entire situation to a source beyond the self is

Research has hypothesized that volunteering is associated with with of the following?

Spirituality can function as

A condition in which people are living a "life story" that is inconsistent with their beliefs and values is called

Forgiveness has been shown to have all of the following health benefits, except

Forgiving others has been found to be associated with which of the following?

Freely giving of your talent and/or time without the expectation of a tangible incentive is

A good time to meditate is

Mantra is defined as

The abiiity to switch off irrelevant brain networks and maintain an internal focus is

Meditation has been demonstrated to have positive effects on blood pressure, heart rate and eating disorders

Herbert Benson's relaxation response is also known as secular meditation

When meditating, you should set your alarm to alert you when 20 minutes has passed

When meditating, try hard to get your muscles to relax

One of the key processes of meditation is learning to separate mind and body.

Which of the following should be avoided before meditating?

The primary purpose of meditation is to

When practicing meditation, it's a good idea to try meditating in a noisy environment to see if you really know how to relax "under pressure."

Relaxation techniques for cognitive issues include

Another name for trophotropic response is

Guidelines for relaxation techniques found in your textbook are based on

Meditation has been demonstrated to have positive effects on blood pressure, heart rate and eating disorders

Visualization of relaxing images starts by

A process by which one muscle group is relaxed, then another muscle group is relaxed, is called

The sensation of heaviness experienced during autogenics is caused by

Autogenic training uses the bodily sensations of heaviness and warmth to relax and then expand this relaxed state to the mind through the use of

Which of the following is not one of the six initial stages of autogenics?

Other names for__________ are Jacobsonian relaxation and neuromuscular relaxation.

The contraction phase of progresive relaxation is designed to help people better recognize when they are

Autogenics has been shown to benefit to benefit the following types of people, except

A relaxation technique that involves imagining one's limbs to be heavy, warm, and tingling is called

A (an) _________ in alpha brain waves, a sign of mental relaxation, occurs as a result of autogenics

The generalized warmth experienced during autogenics is a function of the dilation of

The term autogenic means

There are _________ basic body positions to perform autogenics

Signs and symptoms of tension in the body include

Using as many senses as you can during imagery will

A process by which one muscle group is relaxed, then another muscle group is relaxed, is called

A relaxation technique that involves manipulating points in the body that are muscularly tense is called.

A six-step relaxtion technique that results in relaxation in seconds is called

A relaxation technique that searches for relaxed body parts and transports that sensation to less relaxed areas is called

Pressing down on points of the body where knots or bands of muscle tension frequently occur is called

________ is focusing your attention on the present moment.

Deep breathing that expands the belly rather than the chest is called

Body postures used during the practice of yoga are called

Which of the following is an example of a biofeedback instrument?

The three phases of biofeedback include all of the following

A massage technique that massages a "reflex zone" in the foot in which damage to body parts is throught to be manifested is called

The use of plant material added to massage oil thought to have pharmacological qualities that improve health is called

Biofeedback that measures temperature is called

The most relaxing and healthy type of breathing is

The use of electronic instruments or other techniques to monitor and change subconscious activities, many of which are regulated by the autonomic nervous system, is called

Electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback measures

____________ offers you a way to maximize your success in a behavior change program by allowing you to fit the change into your particular circumstances

Someone who is unaware of the problem or the need to change is in which phase of Stages of Change?

All the activities in which people engage are called

Core properties of effective goal setting include

Rewarding yourslf with concert tickets for staying on your exercise routine for two weeks is known as

One's opinion of how effective the recommended health behavior is in reducing the risk or seriousness of a condition, disease, or illness is called

Someone who continues the changed behavior over time is in which phase of the Stages of Change?

Reasons that interfere with someone engaging in behaviors that he or she wishes to engage in are called

A barrier to your success in reducing your weight would be

Variables associated with Goal Setting Theory include:

"I can take charge of my own health" is a statement made by someone exhibiting

If you begin a new exercise program by exercising for 20 minutes one day each week and gradually increase the number of days you exercise, then increase the duration each session, you are adopting a process known as

"Because I broke my goal of not smoking a cigarette today, I won't watch TV tonight" is an example of

Cues to action include