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Practice Quiz for Chapter 25

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:  The autogenic technique is:
A: Where one contracts and relaxes muscle groups from head to toe.
B: Where one relaxes automatically by taking slow, deep abdominal breaths.
C: Where one uses mental imagery to calm the body and mind.
D: Where one relaxes the body by making the body parts heavy and warm.

2:  The word autogenic means:
A: Self-regulation.
B: Warmth and heaviness.
C: Circulatory control.
D: The genesis of relaxation.

3:  According to Schultz and Luthe, autogenic discharge is best described as:
A: A message given under hypnosis.
B: An emotional catharsis.
C: Bleeding from open wounds.
D: Excessive warmth.

4:  In the indirect method of autogenic training, the suggested order of relaxation is as follows:
A: Legs and feet, arms and hands, heart and lungs, head.
B: Arms and hands, legs and feet, heart, lungs, stomach and forehead.
C: Arms and hands, head, legs and feet, heart and lungs.
D: Legs and feet, stomach, heart and lungs, arms and hands, forehead.

5:  The following benefits have been observed through autogenic training:
A: Decreased resting heart rate.
B: Decreased resting blood pressure.
C: Decreased insomnia.
D: Decreased Raynaud's symptoms.
E: A & B.

6:  Unlike progressive muscular relaxation, in autogenic training, there is no conscious effort to relax one's muscles.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

7:  The originators of autogenic training, Shultze and Luthe, believed that there was a strong unconscious factor involved with this technique.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

8:  It is quite common to incorporate the aspects of mental imagery and diaphragmatic breathing with autogenic training.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

9:  The originators of autogenic training, Shultze and Luthe, believed that when doing this technique, among other aspects, the person should focus on internal physiological processes.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

10:  Autogenic Training is the most commonly recommended relaxation technique for people suffering with chronic pain.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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