Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Hormones are made and released from the
	A: liver
	B: pancreas
	C: heart
	D: lungs

2: Negative thoughts and feelings can contribute to
	A: cancer
	B: Alzheimer's disease
	C: stroke
	D: psychosomatic illnesses

3: A method of using the mind to alter bodily functions is
	A: biofeedback
	B: meditation
	C: homeostasis
	D: hormones

4: Healing that results from a person's belief in something is called
	A: somatization
	B: homeostasis
	C: placebo effect
	D: hypnotherapy

5: The use of hypnosis in medical practice is
	A: prohibited by law
	B: not effective in healing any disease
	C: as effective as acupuncture
	D: sometimes used to cure sickness.

6: Deliberately tensing and relaxing certain parts of the body is used to
	A: increase muscle strength
	B: decrease mental stress
	C: increase sports performance
	D: decrease heart rate

7: Quieting thoughts in the mind by focusing on an internal sound or image is called
	A: hypnosis
	B: relaxation response
	C: daydreaming
	D: meditation

8: A powerful way to manage stress is by
	A: drinking herbal teas
	B: placebo effects
	C: visualization exercises
	D: laughing regularly

9: Many of the body's biological processes that operate without conscious control are because of the
	A: endocrine glands
	B: hormones
	C: neuropeptides
	D: autonomic nervous system

10: Emotional stress usually is increased by
	A: meditation
	B: hypnotherapy
	C: yoga
	D: none of the above

11: The immune system can be influenced by the mind.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The autonomic nervous system regulates many psychological processes.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Drugs must be proved effective by double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: The practice of meditation combines physical movements and mental exercises.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: A mandala is a phrase or sound repeated over and over in the mind.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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