4.8 QUIZ: Hypnosis, Biofeedback, & Meditation

True/False: Hypnosis puts people in a trance-like state of altered consciousness, similar to stage IV sleep

• True

• False

True/False: One use of biofeedback is to learn to relax the muscle responsible for most tension headaches

• True

• False

Multiple Choice: A type of altered consciousness in which people become highly suggestible is called

• A. meditation

• B. relaxation

• C. hypnosis

• D. biofeedback

Multiple Choice: The controversy regarding whether and how meditation works has focused on similar effects that can sometimes be achieved simply by

• A. hallucinating

• B. exercising

• C. relaxing

• D. being hypnotized

Multiple Choice: Someone suffering tension headaches might achieve relief through

• A. biofeedback

• B. increased blood pressure

• C. stimulants

• D. hallucinations

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is true of hypnosis?

• A. it is similar to deep sleep

• B. the subject cannot be convinced to do things against his or her will

• C. the subject becomes less responsive to internal stress

• D. it cannot be used to reduce pain

Multiple Choice: Ernest Hilgard has suggested that during hypnosis the various parts of consciousness may separate. This is known as the

• A. posthypnotic theory

• B. neodissociation theory

• C. neohypnosis theory

• D. dissociation theory

Multiple Choice: What is the best way to describe the relationship between hypnotist and participant?

• A. hypnotist has total control

• B. one of mutual distrust

• C. one of mutual participation

• D. participant gives up control

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a common use of hypnosis?

• A. to aid memory

• B. to help people forget

• C. to manage pain

• D. to help people learn

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT something that can commonly be controlled with biofeedback?

• A. a single muscle

• B. heart rate

• C. brain waves

• D. sleep

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