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Practice Quiz for Chapter 26

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 advantage of biofeedback to other techniques is that:
A: It is done with a licensed professional.
B: It magnifies the body's conditioned response to the stress response.
C: It combines the use of several techniques for a more pronounced effect.
D: It focuses on more than one physiological parameter at a time.

2:  Research has shown that biofeedback has a positive effect on which of the following conditions?
A: Hypertension
B: Headaches
C: Cancer
D: Bruxism (TMJ)
E: A, B, and D

3:  This type of biofeedback is often used by endurance athletes:
A: Galvanic skin conductance.
B: Heart rate telemetry.
C: EMG.
D: EEG.

4:  The following is now known about biofeedback as an effective relaxation technique:
A: Biofeedback is considered more effective than all other forms of relaxation techniques.
B: People can actually be taught to control their physiological functions.
C: Researchers still have no clue why biofeedback works.
D: A and B.
E: B and C.

5:  Which of the following biofeedback techniques is considered the most beneficial with regards to the treatment of Raynaud's Phenomenon:
A: Electroencephalographic biofeedback (EEG).
B: Galvanic Skin Response biofeedback.
C: Thermal biofeedback.
D: Electromyography biofeedback (EMG).

6:  This relaxation technique was engineered specifically for people with chronic pain:
A: Progressive Muscular Relaxation
B: Autogenic Training
C: Clinical Biofeedback
D: Visualization

7:  Despite the fact that biofeedback proves effective to reduce the symptoms of stress, experts still cannot explain exactly how it works.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

8:  Unlike other techniques that have an overall relaxation effect, biofeedback is specific to the symptoms of the person who exhibits them.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

9:  Binary biofeedback is specific in its means to demonstrate the amount of change in the level of feedback a person can generate.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

10:  Electrodermal biofeedback is the type of equipment used in polygraph tests.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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