Stress Management Exam 4 2025
Questions and Answers
"__________ ___________ __________ is one of the most commonly used forms of relaxation
therapy in Western society today." - ANSWER✔✔-Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
"Many muscles in the body remain in a chronically contracted state because they are continuously
receiving the message from the nervous system that they should be contracting in preparation for
the ______________________ ______________" - ANSWER✔✔-fight-or-flight response
"___________ ____________ ____________ involves consciously tensing and relaxing muscle
groups progressively throughout the body. This reduces muscle tension" - ANSWER✔✔-
Progressive muscle relaxation
"Adverse physical, mental, and emotional conditions associated with chronic stress have been found
to be reduced or eliminated with regular practice of _____" - ANSWER✔✔-PMR
"______________ ___________ ____________ is a less active method of progressing through the
various parts of the body using a technique called the body scan." - ANSWER✔✔-Passive
progressive relaxation
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, "The ________ _________ focuses on detached observation and awareness of the body." -
ANSWER✔✔-body scan
"_________________ is a flow of thoughts that encompasses sensory qualities from one or more
of the senses. It is the thought process that invokes the senses." - ANSWER✔✔-Imagery
"__________________ relates more specifically to using the imagination to picture or see a place or
thing." - ANSWER✔✔-Visualization
"___________ _____________ works in a manner similar to hypnosis to connect directly with the
subconscious mind in such a way that the body responds directly to what you are imagining." -
ANSWER✔✔-Guided imagery
"Relaxation guided imagery is a technique that can activate the ______________
________________" - ANSWER✔✔-relaxation response
"The most important component of _______________ is the process of bringing the mind to focus
on a single object, word, or idea to the exclusion of all others, and to dwell on it for a period of
time." - ANSWER✔✔-meditation
"Herbert Benson's research found four key factors that result in the ________ ____________: a
mental device, a passive attitude, a quiet environment, and a comfortable position." - ANSWER✔✔-
relaxation response
"A ____________ is a repeated word, a sound, or a phrase used as a point of focus during
meditation." - ANSWER✔✔-mantra
"Regular meditation has extensive ____________ benefits" - ANSWER✔✔-physiological
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Questions and Answers
"__________ ___________ __________ is one of the most commonly used forms of relaxation
therapy in Western society today." - ANSWER✔✔-Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
"Many muscles in the body remain in a chronically contracted state because they are continuously
receiving the message from the nervous system that they should be contracting in preparation for
the ______________________ ______________" - ANSWER✔✔-fight-or-flight response
"___________ ____________ ____________ involves consciously tensing and relaxing muscle
groups progressively throughout the body. This reduces muscle tension" - ANSWER✔✔-
Progressive muscle relaxation
"Adverse physical, mental, and emotional conditions associated with chronic stress have been found
to be reduced or eliminated with regular practice of _____" - ANSWER✔✔-PMR
"______________ ___________ ____________ is a less active method of progressing through the
various parts of the body using a technique called the body scan." - ANSWER✔✔-Passive
progressive relaxation
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, "The ________ _________ focuses on detached observation and awareness of the body." -
ANSWER✔✔-body scan
"_________________ is a flow of thoughts that encompasses sensory qualities from one or more
of the senses. It is the thought process that invokes the senses." - ANSWER✔✔-Imagery
"__________________ relates more specifically to using the imagination to picture or see a place or
thing." - ANSWER✔✔-Visualization
"___________ _____________ works in a manner similar to hypnosis to connect directly with the
subconscious mind in such a way that the body responds directly to what you are imagining." -
ANSWER✔✔-Guided imagery
"Relaxation guided imagery is a technique that can activate the ______________
________________" - ANSWER✔✔-relaxation response
"The most important component of _______________ is the process of bringing the mind to focus
on a single object, word, or idea to the exclusion of all others, and to dwell on it for a period of
time." - ANSWER✔✔-meditation
"Herbert Benson's research found four key factors that result in the ________ ____________: a
mental device, a passive attitude, a quiet environment, and a comfortable position." - ANSWER✔✔-
relaxation response
"A ____________ is a repeated word, a sound, or a phrase used as a point of focus during
meditation." - ANSWER✔✔-mantra
"Regular meditation has extensive ____________ benefits" - ANSWER✔✔-physiological
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