Relaxation Therapy: Theory and Practice

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1. H. Benson (1975, 1983), based in his observation of the relaxation effects, argued that all the relaxation techniques produce a single "relaxation response," characterized by ______ sympathetic arousal.
  a. increased
  b. dininished
  c. no
  d. unrelated
2. Schwartz, Davidson, and Goleman (1978), suggests that the majority of the relaxation procedures have _____ specific effects.
  a. highly
  b. no
  c. many
  d. few
3. Imagine air as ______: Open your imagination and focus on your breathing. As your breathing becomes calm and regular, imagine that the air comes to you as a cloud--it fills you and goes out.
  a. ocean
  b. wind
  c. flower
  d. cloud
4. Go ahead, do it again, smile with sparkling eyes, deep breath, let it out and feel your jaw go slack, shoulders sag, forehead ______. 4S = Smile, Slack, Sag, _____.
  a. steady
  b. smooth

  c. sorrowful
  d. simple
5. Relaxation techniques are highly efficient and produce ___ benefits in the treatment of clinical anxiety.
  a. long term
  b. short term
  c. some
  d. few
6. Different multi-component (________ techniques) treatments for the treatment of generalized anxiety have shown significant improvements of anxiety.
  a. cognative
  b. relaxation
  c. exposure
  d. all 3
7. Recent studies have found that the use of relaxation _____ in smoking cessation programs to be effective.
  a. breathing
  b. movement
  c. imagery
  d. mindset
8. Relaxation treatments have been shown to produce _____ improvement in asthma
  a. significant
  b. no
  c. little
  d. some
9. Circle Breathing includes a
  a. sigh of relief
  b. shout of relief
  c. word of relief
  d. all 3
10. It’s difficult to remain as stressed after
  a. moving
  b. deep breathing
  c. smiling
  d. meditating
11. In exercise one: Next, go through each of your major muscle groups, tensing (squeezing) them for ____ seconds and then relaxing.
  a. 2
  b. 5
  c. 8
  d. 10
12. Deep breathing: Exhale slowly, and tell all your muscles to relax. Say as you exhale, "I feel tension and energy flowing out of my body". Repeat the above exercise _____ times and you'll become more relaxed.
  a. 3-4
  b. 5-6
  c. 7-8
  d. 9-10