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1. The body's stress-response system is designed in such a way that the stress response is controlled and equal to the perceived or real threat that we experience.
A. True
B. False
| | 2. The physiologic response to stress ("Fight or Flight") can occur in response to any stimulation, internal or external, current or in memory, depending on the person.
A. True
B. False
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3. Similar stressful types of experiences will lead to the same degree of stress response in many different people.
A. True
B. False
| | 4. In order to regulate the stress response, Dr. Ott suggests that we first try to prevent stress triggers and then reduce the effect of stress if a trigger has already occurred. Which of the following thought patterns is an example of preventing a stress trigger?
A. Identify the "rules" that I hold for how the world should be and enforce those rules on the people who are offenders of my rules.
B. Identify the "rules" that I hold for how the world should be and assess that some problems or "broken rules" are only solvable at a cost that is too high to make the effort worthwhile.
C. Change my thinking and agree with the "rules" of others so that I do not feel stressed when things do not go the way I might like.
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5. Techniques which are known to help regulate the physical stress response include Reduced Sensory Stimulation, Muscle Release, Normal Breathing, and Passive Self-Observation. Which of the following suggestions would NOT promote these techniques?
A. Placing yourself in a quiet and darkened environment.
B. Tightening or tensing of each muscle group, followed by muscle release or relaxation.
C. Let your body breath by itself, in a natural breathing pattern
| | 6. Learning to regulate and reduce the body's stress response is a SKILL and it can be improved by repeated practice, just as one can learn to ride a bicycle or roller-skate. The suggested timeline for practicing a stress regulation technique includes:
A. Week 1: Two 15-minute sessions a day, increasing this to three 15-minute sessions a day in the second week and four 15-minute sessions a day in the third week.
B. Week 1: Use a stress regulation technique ten times for three minutes at a time in the first week and progress to 15-second mini-sessions once an hour after that.
C. Week 1: Begin with two 15-minute sessions per day in the first week and gradually spread out the 30 minutes of a stress regulation technique to ten 3-minute sessions in the forth week and to 15-second mini-sessions every hour for the rest of your life.
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