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Chapter15



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Negative events in one’s life can be stressful, but positive ones aren’t.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 2. 

It is estimated that 20% of visits to the doctor are for stress related complaints.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 3. 

The body’s reaction to any emergency (a ‘stressor’) is known as the ‘fight or flight’ response.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 4. 

Depression can be both caused and worsened by stress.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 5. 

Over-eating or under-eating can be responses to stress.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 6. 

Exercise is nature’s anti-depressant.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 7. 

The reason positive thinking and visualization are such powerful techniques is because the mind can distinguish between things we visualize and reality itself.
a.
True
b.
False
 

 8. 

What is yoga?
a.
a complete system of mental and physical training
c.
a set of body postures to improve mobility
b.
a form of gentle exercise consisting of body postures and breathing techniques
 

 9. 

Moving house, time pressures, noise, a new job or disappointment describes what type of stress?
a.
chemical stress
c.
environmental stress
b.
emotional stress
 

 10. 

Death of a loved one, marriage, pregnancy, divorce and relationship problems describes what type of stress?
a.
chemical stress
c.
environmental stress
b.
emotional stress
 



 
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