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What % of the unconscious mind is believed to control a persons behavior?

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80-90%

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a self-sabotaging effect that undermines the conscious minds best effort to make positive things happen

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Unconscious Resistance

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_____ is a term best described as a rethinking process about a stressor

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Cognitive Restructuring

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

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Reframing,

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What are the 4 stages of Cognitive Restructuring?

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Awareness Reappraisal Adoption Evaluation

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Before a behavior can be changed, a person __________

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has to admit that the behavior is undesirable.

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According to the ____________, having a relapse with_______

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Stages of Change Model, negative behavior is actually part of one's progress

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

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Classical Conditioning

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Modeling Conditioning is---

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a behavior theory that is based on the admiration of mentors.

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_____are thought to be the most difficult to influence with regards to ____

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Values, Stress

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

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are denial, awareness, desire, cognitive restructuring, substitution, evaluate

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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 does not

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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 is to-

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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 a means

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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?

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that 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 while doodling more than men.

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TRUE

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Interpretations are considered the most difficult aspect of art therapy.

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TRUE

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The use of the color _______ in art therapy is a symbolic message from the unconscious mind regarding energy (usually a positive message)

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yellow

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According to those who study doodles as an art form, __________ is often expressed by dark, heavy, or jagged lines.

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aggression

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Regarding art therapy, every mark, color, image, and line drawn has a relevant meaning.

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TRUE

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A consensus among art therapist suggests that the color ______ typically indicates a greater sense of spirituality.

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purple

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A consensus among art therapist suggests that the color ______ typically indicates a change (big or small).

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Orange

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A consensus among art therapists suggests that the color ____ typically indicates, emotional peaks, anger and love.

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Red

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Crayons, clay, pastels and colored pencils are all mediums thought to be the best to elicit feelings and emotions for---

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non-verbal self-expression.

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Men, more so than women, tend to draw geometric shapes when they doodle.

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TRUE

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________ is among the coping techniques that is know to offer promising relief to war veterans with PTSD.

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Art Therapy

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_____ was not always looked upon with favor, at one time in history, laughter was thought to be the work of the devil.

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Laughter

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

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-humorous stimulation -perception of the stimulation -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 -----

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a perception

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Black humor is thought to be morbid humor.

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True

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_____ is considered to be the lowest form of humor

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Sarcasm

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

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irony incongruity theory

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

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release/relief theory.

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------ is thought to be best suited to reduce stress-related anger and help maintain a sense of psychic balance.

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Self Parody

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---- is thought to be the least suited to reduce stress, help maintain a sense of psychic balance

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Sarcasm

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Conventional Sense

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_______ of humor describes a sense of humor that is shared with several people.

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cognitive restructuring

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----- is rooted in the work of 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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Making mistakes is ______ in the creative process.

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encouraged

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The creative process can be best described as a ________

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non-linear process.

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Creativity can be a great coping technique for stress, but the irony is that----

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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 include:

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the explorer the artist the judge 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 --

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the description of the problem

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_______language is believed over _______ language when the two seem to contradict each other

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Nonverbal Verbal

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Of the five suggested styles of conflict management, ______ is thought to be the best because-------

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-dialogue -all parties are allowed to contribute.

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people tend to_________ their messages, perhaps out of fear, resulting in ________ in the _________ process with others who try to interpret the message.

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encode misinterpretations decoding

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The five conflict management styles include-

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Withdrawal Dialogue Persuasion Surrender Hostile aggression.

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

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people usually prepare their next thought while pretending to listen.

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The _____ conflict is the conflict style that is thought to be the hardest to resolve.

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ego

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Time management is actually a prime example of ------, where you manipulate factors in your environment for the path of least resistance.

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social orchestration

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----- would be considered by time management experts as similar to multitasking

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Time Juggling

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Despite the fact that most college students don't invest money into their retirement, financial advisors recommend that you tuck away some money for the future now.

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True

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Experts suggest you put away __% of money from your monthly income in savings

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10

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The stress of ----- is best described as the fear of not enough money.

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"poverty consciousness"

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Tips for "____________" include: 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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"financial freedom"

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The foundation of sound time management skills include:

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-Prioritize -Adequately schedule -Execute personal daily stressors to satisfaction.

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

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clocks, calendars, completion dates.

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In time management, the _______ had to do with prioritizing responsibilities.

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Pareto principle

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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, often dropping responsibilities in the process is a

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time juggler

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Information-seeking as a coping technique can be as potentially dangerous as it can be helpful.

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True

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The ______ effect of ______ &____ are thought to be two factors why hobbies are considered an effective coping technique.

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transfer self-esteem and creativity

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More and more people today are relying on virtual support groups to the potential exclusion of face-to-face friendships.

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True

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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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------- is really a coping mechanism to learn to create viable options for one's social environment.

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Social orchestration

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-----are thought to be an effective coping technique because they offer insight into helping solve personal issues.

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Dreams

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Forgiveness is considered an effective coping technique because it helps to reduce stress by:

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-relinquishes control of anger -releases toxic thoughts - subsides feelings of victimization.

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The ------ is a theory that suggests that people invited to a support group act to_______ the participants from stress to lessen the impact.

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buffer theory buffer

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The -------- 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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direct-effect theory

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The ------ 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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cognitive-dissonance theory

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

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-compensation theory -compensate

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