Stress Management Exam 1 2025
Questions and Answers
By and large, Americans tend to be thoracic breathers, yet when asleep, the body naturally returns
to diaphragmatic breathing. - ANSWER✔✔-True
According to Dr. Herbert Benson, these four components are needed to achieve the Relaxation
Response - ANSWER✔✔-Quietness, a mental device, a passive attitude, and a comfortable position
_____ seems to promote an altered state of consciousness, which in turn, activates ____ brain
functions to achieve a balance in cognitive thinking styles. - ANSWER✔✔-Meditation, right
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be effective for people suffering from chronic pain. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Mental imagery is an important tool in the practice of systematic desensitization. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
In his stress theory, Richard Lazarus says that "daily hassles" cause stress. Which is a cause of hassles
according to Lazarus? - ANSWER✔✔-Unmet expectations
According to research by Holmes and Rahe, the point values assigned to stressful events are called? -
ANSWER✔✔-Life-change units
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, By and large, healing and curing mean the same thing. - ANSWER✔✔-False
It is not the situation that one finds oneself in that is stressful, but the perception (interpretation) of
the situation that determines one's level of stress. - ANSWER✔✔-True
The Western paradigm of health is based on the philosophy of this renowned scholar. -
ANSWER✔✔-Descartes
The word health really means "to be whole." - ANSWER✔✔-True
The dualism of mind and body, which has so strongly influenced Western medicine, was conceived
and advocated by Rene Descartes and by association, advocated by Isaac Newton. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Factors that negatively affect sleep hygiene - ANSWER✔✔-Menopause, cell phone use, alcohol
consumption
Inadequate sunlight is an example of which type of influence? - ANSWER✔✔-Bioecological
influence
Experts agree that physiological stress can best be defined as: - ANSWER✔✔-Rate of wear and tear
on the body
It is suggested that attitudes and behaviors about race and gender begin in: - ANSWER✔✔-Grade
School
_________ is known as the feel-good neurotransmitter. - ANSWER✔✔-Melatonin
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Questions and Answers
By and large, Americans tend to be thoracic breathers, yet when asleep, the body naturally returns
to diaphragmatic breathing. - ANSWER✔✔-True
According to Dr. Herbert Benson, these four components are needed to achieve the Relaxation
Response - ANSWER✔✔-Quietness, a mental device, a passive attitude, and a comfortable position
_____ seems to promote an altered state of consciousness, which in turn, activates ____ brain
functions to achieve a balance in cognitive thinking styles. - ANSWER✔✔-Meditation, right
Mindfulness meditation has been shown to be effective for people suffering from chronic pain. -
ANSWER✔✔-True
Mental imagery is an important tool in the practice of systematic desensitization. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
In his stress theory, Richard Lazarus says that "daily hassles" cause stress. Which is a cause of hassles
according to Lazarus? - ANSWER✔✔-Unmet expectations
According to research by Holmes and Rahe, the point values assigned to stressful events are called? -
ANSWER✔✔-Life-change units
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, By and large, healing and curing mean the same thing. - ANSWER✔✔-False
It is not the situation that one finds oneself in that is stressful, but the perception (interpretation) of
the situation that determines one's level of stress. - ANSWER✔✔-True
The Western paradigm of health is based on the philosophy of this renowned scholar. -
ANSWER✔✔-Descartes
The word health really means "to be whole." - ANSWER✔✔-True
The dualism of mind and body, which has so strongly influenced Western medicine, was conceived
and advocated by Rene Descartes and by association, advocated by Isaac Newton. - ANSWER✔✔-
True
Factors that negatively affect sleep hygiene - ANSWER✔✔-Menopause, cell phone use, alcohol
consumption
Inadequate sunlight is an example of which type of influence? - ANSWER✔✔-Bioecological
influence
Experts agree that physiological stress can best be defined as: - ANSWER✔✔-Rate of wear and tear
on the body
It is suggested that attitudes and behaviors about race and gender begin in: - ANSWER✔✔-Grade
School
_________ is known as the feel-good neurotransmitter. - ANSWER✔✔-Melatonin
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