Meditation MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Not the same as analyzing something

Purpose of meditation

Christian contemplative

Shamatha

Different mode of knowing

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Different mode of knowing

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A lot of native cultures do it; dance that generates a certain energy

Direct transmission

Meditation and attention

Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes

Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes

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Increased gray matter in the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula - as well as the hippocampus (learning and memory) - the cingulate cortex (emotional regulation) - and the temporo-parietal junction (empathy); it is associated with reducti

Meditation

Shamatha

Research-proven effects of meditation

Passage meditation

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Research-proven effects of meditation

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Tend to be happier - more optimistic

Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes

Left-frontal dominant people

Psychological effects of meditation

Dissolution of boundaries between self and others

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Left-frontal dominant people

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Biofeedback can be used to control all of the following except __________.

Heart rate

Muscle growth

Brain waves

Skin temperature

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Muscle growth

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1. Meditation - like psychotherapy tends to release unconscious material 2. Reported adverse effects range from depression - anxiety - and dissociation to psychosis 3. There may be other psychological risks as well - such as increase in passivity

Potential meditation-related problems

What is effect of meditation on longevity

Research-proven effects of meditation

Psychological effects of meditation

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Potential meditation-related problems

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Ey in terms of whether meditation is working or not. People who are satisfied are because their relationships are expanding. They are able to connect with other people.

Dissolution of boundaries between self and others

Passage meditation

Tai chi/qi gong

Transcendental Meditation (TM)

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Dissolution of boundaries between self and others

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Buddhist meditation involving focus on the breath for long periods of time (before vapissana)

Meditations involving manipulation of energy

Shamatha

Meditation procedure

Opening-up ( open presence) meditation

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Shamatha

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Buddhist insight meditation (only do after you have done years of practice meditation)

Mantra

Meditation

Vipassana

Meditations involving manipulation of energy

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Vipassana

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Meditation accesses deeper levels of awareness and transforms how you perceive the emotions naturally.

Vipassana

Distinction between meditation and introspection

Physical effects of meditation

Unconditional positive regard

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Distinction between meditation and introspection

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