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The unconscious mind

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believed to control as much as 80-90% of one's behavior

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"Unconscious resistance

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self-sabotaging effect that undermines the conscious mind's best efforts to make positive things happen

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Cognitive restructuring

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term best described as a rethinking process about a stressor.

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Cognitive restructuring is rooted in the work of

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Albert Ellis, who coined the term Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy (REBT) to suggest that self-defeating thoughts should be balanced with positive thoughts.

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__________ in the form of positive affirmations helps to balance negative self-talk.

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Reframing

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The four stages of cognitive restructuring are

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awareness, reappraisal, adoption, and evaluation

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Before a behavior can be changed,

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a person has to admit that indeed the behavior is undesirable.

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According to the Stages of Change Model, having a relapse with a negative behavior

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is actually part of one's progress.

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Classical conditioning was a

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theory of behavior that was tested by training dogs with a ringing bell.

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Modeling conditioning is a

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behavioral theory that is based on the admiration of mentors

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Values are

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the most difficult to influence with regard to stress.

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The suggested order to make positive behavioral changes through the "behavioral modification model" are

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denial, awareness, desire, cognitive restructuring, substitution, evaluate (know order)

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The long-term effects of journal writing are most noticeable

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when the writer reads previous entries as an impartial, outside observer

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Experts suggest that the Internet

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does not offer an effective means of journal writing through email and blogs.

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The primary purpose of journal writing to help control stress

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is to help identify and resolve the causes of stress through self-awareness

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Journal writing, as a coping technique, is unique in that it is thought by many to be

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a means of short-term emotional catharsis and long-term insight.

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There are three essential criterial for effective journal writing:

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identify concern, identify emotions, and seek resolutions

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What makes the proprioceptive writing method of journal writing different is that .

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it is done by synthesizing emotions and imagination

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In art therapy, much can be revealed by

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what is not drawn, not just what is drawn

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Women tend to draw faces

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while doodling more than men.

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Interpretations are considered

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the most difficult aspect of art therapy

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The use of the color yellow in art therapy is a

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symbolic message from the unconscious mind regarding energy (usually a positive message)

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According to those who study doodles as an art form,

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aggression is often expressed by dark, heavy, or jagged lines

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Regarding art therapy,

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every mark, color, image, and line drawn has a relevant meaning

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A consensus among art therapist suggests that the color purple

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typically indicates a greater sense of spirituality

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*A consensus among art therapist suggests that the color orange

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typically indicates a change (big or small).

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A consensus among art therapists suggests that the color red

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typically indicates, emotional peaks, anger and love.

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Crayons, clay, pastels and colored pencils are all mediums thought to be the best to

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elicit feelings and emotions for non-verbal self-expression.

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Men, more so than women, tend

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to draw geometric shapes when they doodle

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Art therapy is among the coping techniques that is know to

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offer promising relief to war veterans with PTSD.

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Laughter was not always looked upon with favor,

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at one time in history, laughter was thought to be the work of the devil.

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For humor to exist, there must be these three things,

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humorous stimulation, a perception of the stimulation and an expression of humor (laughing, smiling).

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The healing aspect of the laughter response is thought to

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promote the release of various chemical messengers, which in turn strengthen the integrity of the immune system.

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Humor is best described as a

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perception

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Black humor is thought to be

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morbid humor.

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Sarcasm is considered to be the

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lowest form of humor.

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The theory that most likely explains the use of irony as a form of humor is the

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incongruity theory.

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The theory that would most likely explain the popularity of sexual jokes

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Is the release/relief theory.

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Self-parody is thought to be best suited to

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reduce stress-related anger and help maintain a sense of psychic balance.

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Sarcasm is thought to be the

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least suited to reduce stress, and help maintain a sense of psychic balance.

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Conventional sense of humor

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describes a sense of humor that is shared with several people

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Making mistakes

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is encouraged in the creative process

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The creative process

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can be best described as a non-linear process

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Creativity can be a great coping technique for stress,

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but the irony is that fear (stress) can block the creative process

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Maslow's term for the first stage of the creative process in which ideas are conceived is called

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primary creativity

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There are four roles of creativity, they

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include: the explorer, the artist, the judge and the warrior.

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Negative feedback (fear) falls in the domain of an

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emotional roadblock

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The first step in the creative solving process is the

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description of the problem.

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Nonverbal language is believed over

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verbal language when the two seem to contradict each other

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Of the five suggested styles of conflict management,

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dialogue is thought to be the best because all parties are allowed to contribute.

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People tend to "encode" their messages, perhaps out of fear,

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resulting in misinterpretations in the decoding process with others who try to interpret the message.

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The five conflict management styles include

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withdrawal, dialogue, persuasion, surrender and hostile aggression.

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The primary factor that explains why people are not good listeners is that people

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usually prepare their next thought while pretending to listen.

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The ego conflict is the conflict style that is thought to be the

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hardest to resolve.

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Time management is actually a prime example of

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social orchestration, where you manipulate factors in your environment for the path of least resistance.

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Time juggling would be considered by time management experts as

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similar to multitasking

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Despite the fact that most college students don't invest money into their retirement,

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financial advisors recommend that you tuck away some money for the future now.

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Experts suggest you put away

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10% of money from your monthly income in savings

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The stress of "poverty consciousness" is best described

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as the fear of not enough money.

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Tips for "financial freedom" include:

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making a budget and following it, place your credit cards in a glass of water and place the glass in the freezer, consolidate your debt

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The foundation of sound time management skills includes:

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prioritize, adequately schedule, and execute personal daily stressors to satisfaction

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The "three C's" of time management include:

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clocks, calendars, and completion dates

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In time management, the Pareto principle had to do with

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prioritizing responsibilities.

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The "three P's" of time management include

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: punctuality, planning and priorities

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A time-management technique for which things are prioritized by order of importance is

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ABC rank-order method

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Someone who multitasks, overbooks and double-books oneself and bargains for time,

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often dropping responsibilities in the process is a time juggler.

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Information-seeking as a coping technique

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can be as potentially dangerous as it can be helpful.

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The transfer effect of self-esteem and creativity are thought to be two factors

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why hobbies are considered an effective coping technique.

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More and more people today are relying on

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virtual support groups to the potential exclusion of face-to-face friendships

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The coping technique that helps neutralize the fear of the unknown is

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information seeking

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Social orchestration is really a

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coping mechanism to learn to create viable options for one's social environment

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Dreams are thought to be an

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effective coping technique because they offer insight into helping solve personal issues

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Forgiveness is considered an

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effective coping technique because it helps to reduce stress by: relinquishes control of anger, releases toxic thoughts and subsides feelings of victimization

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The buffer theory

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is a theory that suggests that people invited to a support group act to buffer the participants from stress to lessen the impact

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The direct-effect theory

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is a theory suggesting that social contact serves to provide uplifting aspects to the individual, and thus pleasure to the ego.

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The cognitive-dissonance theory

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is a theory suggesting that the collective energy of one's support group supersedes any individual's negative experience to stress.

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The compensation theory

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is a theory suggesting that support groups compensate for various emotional losses one experiences during stress.

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