Deck 4: The Mind: The Psychology of Stress

Question 1

Suggesting that every cell has consciousness is called what?

A) Cell Recall
B) Cell Memory
C) Cell Anatomy
D) Cell consciousness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A healthy ego generates:

A) high self-esteem.
B) denial.
C) displacement.
D) low self-esteem.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Hearing the phrase "he made me do it" suggests which defense mechanism is at work?

A) Projection
B) Displacement
C) Denial
D) Rationalization

Answer 3

B

Question 4

To make a mountain out of a molehill is referred to as what?

A) Humor
B) Repression
C) Cognitive distortion
D) Rationalization

Question 5

Thoughts and behaviors that act to decrease pain and even increase pleasure are called:

A) cognitive distortions.
B) defense distortions.
C) defense mechanisms.
D) cognitive mechanisms.

Question 6

The conscious mind receives nearly all the attention of the:

A) Ego
B) unconscious mind.
C) brain
D) Id
E) small mind

Question 7

The unconscious mind works:

A) All waking hours
B) 12 hours a day.
C) 18 hours a day.
D) 24 hours a day
E) All sleeping hours

Question 8

Carl Jung was of the opinion that:

A) suffering occurs when there is no meaning in life.
B) we need to learn the language of the unconscious mind.
C) grieving is a natural part of stress and should be encouraged.
D) defense mechanisms are unconscious and therefore cannot be changed.

Question 9

The word psyche means:

A) mind
B) Protector
C) Soul
D) Brain

Question 10

Behind every episode of anger awaits the feeling(s) of:

A) happiness.
B) confusion.
C) remorse and grief.
D) happiness and confusion.

Question 11

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the correct order of the grieving stages is:

A) denial, anger, bargaining, withdrawal, acceptance.
B) anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
C) depression, anger, denial, bargaining, acceptance.
D) bargaining, anger, withdrawal, denial, acceptance.

Question 12

The term collective unconscious was coined by which individual?

A) Vicktor Frankl
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Abraham Maslow
D) Carl Jung
E) Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Question 13

Energy psychology is:

A) a field of study that acknowledges the human energy field.
B) a combination of traditional and esoteric psychology.
C) a field of study that honors the mind-body-spirit dynamics.
D) All of these

Question 14

Which of these personality types is not considered to be stress-resistant?

A) Hardy personality
B) Type D personality
C) Survivor personality
D) Calculated risk taker personality

Question 15

Someone with latent anger issues that manifest to explosive is considered to be what type of personality?

A) Codependent
B) Type C
C) Type D
D) Type Z
E) Type A

Question 16

Which personality is not considered to be "stress prone?"

A) Type Z Personality
B) Codependent personality
C) Survivor personality
D) Helpless-hopeless personality
E) Type D personality

Question 17

What stress-resistant personality is considered to be that of true heroes?

A) Survivor personality
B) Hardy personality
C) Hero Personality
D) Calculated risk-taker personality

Question 18

Making a mountain out of a molehill is an example of cognitive distortion.

Question 19

Freud stated that defense mechanisms serve the purpose of decreasing pain and increasing pleasure.

Question 20

Stress can be defined as the conflict between the conscious and unconscious mind.

Question 21

In Eastern philosophy, the term the shadow represents what in the West is known as the ego.

Question 22

Type D is a stress-resistant personality known for the trait of determination.

Question 23

Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks are considered the epitome of the hardy personality.

Question 24

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences and give an example to support each definition.
A. Calculated risk taker
B. Codependent personality
C. Cognitive distortion
D. Defense mechanisms
E. Denial