Is autogenic training as effective as progressive muscle relaxation for reducing anxiety?
What will be an ideal response?
A recent meta-analytic review found that both progressive muscle relaxation and meditation are more effective than autogenic training for anxiety reduction. So it may not be the best deep relaxation method for anxiety reduction, but is a viable alternative if the practitioner does not respond well to progressive muscle relaxation or meditation training.
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All but which of the following people are using compensation to successfully respond to challenges of aging?
a. Arsenio, who uses a cane to get around b. Bobbie, who responds to hearing loss by using a hearing aid c. Craig, who writes notes to remember things he has to do each day d. DeeDee, who gives herself extra time when she has to learn something new e. Eduardo, who maintains an optimistic mindset and seeks out new challenges
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Social-cognitive research suggests that those who cheat on a test are more likely than are others to cheat on a test in the future. 2. Walter Mischel argued that personality traits do a poor job in predicting individuals' behaviours. 3. George Kelly believed that differences in personality arise largely from differences in the perception of locus of control. 4. If you believe you control your future, you have an internal locus of control. 5. People with an external locus of control tend to be less anxious than are people with an internal locus of control.
In view of current research, which of the following is the best summary statement concerning the cause of schizophrenia?
a. Inherited potential and environmental stress combine to bring about disruptive changes in brain chemistry. b. Schizophrenics are really adapting to an impossible environment created by double-bind communication. c. A by-product of adrenaline called adrenochrome accumulates in the schizophrenic's brain. d. Extremely traumatic experiences early in childhood cause the first split in personality to form two different integrated identities in the person with schizophrenia.
Suppose you look at a given figure and decide that, depending on how you look at it, it can be perceived as either an old woman or a young lady. Such a figure would be said to be ________
a) mixed b) confused c) reversible d) inconsistent