Basic Meditation MCQ

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

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Correct Answer: Muscle growth

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2. Improvement in concentration - Enhanced ability to detect light flashes of short duration - Meditators show a pattern of greater initial arousal in response to aversive stimuli but faster recovery - Has been implemented in stress reduction and chro

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Correct Answer: Meditation and attention

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

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Correct Answer: Distinction between meditation and introspection

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4. Tend to be happier - more optimistic

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Correct Answer: Left-frontal dominant people

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5. 1. Relief of depression and anxiety and prevention of relapse 2. Reduction of recidivism rates of prisoners 3. Improves attention

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Correct Answer: Psychological effects of meditation

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6. Focused repetition of memorized passages from world scripture and the writings of great mystics; reading something like a script from the bible

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Correct Answer: Passage meditation

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

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Correct Answer: Vipassana

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8. Heat energy to burn off incureties

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Correct Answer: Gtum-mo

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9. Who show increased neural synchrony and high levels of gamma wave activity (even when not meditating)?

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Correct Answer: Long-term meditators (15-40 yrs)

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10. 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

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Correct Answer: Potential meditation-related problems

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11. You can only learn this from your teacher. It is advanced meditation technique. Manipulation of breath and energy

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Correct Answer: Kundalini meditation

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12. In meditation - the body can be experienced as patterns of energy that cannot be described neurophysiologically. Can't describe what's happening using Western physiologically

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Correct Answer: Limitations of neurophysiological research on meditation

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13. To get what you're aiming for. If you aim to zone out because life is too crazy it will work. Meditation should be about connecting with your real self.

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Correct Answer: Intention

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14. Concentration increases...

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Correct Answer: When frontal lobe activity increases

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15. Expanding awareness to a number of different physical or mental events that can theoretically be performed during any behavior - being with your experience ina fully participatory way.

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Correct Answer: Opening-up ( open presence) meditation

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16. Physical yoga

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Correct Answer: Hatha yoga

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17. Different mode of knowing - sense of natural perfection - dissolution of boundaries - sense of timelessness - spontaneous action

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Correct Answer: Characteristics of meditative state

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

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Correct Answer: Shamatha

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19. 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.

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Correct Answer: Dissolution of boundaries between self and others

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20. Center all of your attention and desire on Him and make this the sole concern of your mind and heart; Focus on God and the center of your heart and make it soul object of attention and desire.

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Correct Answer: Christian contemplative

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

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Correct Answer: Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes

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22. Take any position you want (sit - stand - lie down) - your back should be straight. Don't cross your arms or legs - try to be straight as possible. Take a few slow deep breaths and bring your eyes downward. If intention wanders (which it will) - just

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Correct Answer: Meditation procedure

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23. Not the same as analyzing something

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Correct Answer: Different mode of knowing

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24. 1. Produces 'a wakeful - hypometabolic state of parasympathetic activity' and can thus be used to treat stress-related disorders - Large number of studies have indicated that meditation can reduce hypertension - insomnia - anxiety - asthma - and depr

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Correct Answer: Physical effects of meditation

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25. Processes space and time; may be related to sense of dissolution of boundaries between self and non-self

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Correct Answer: Decreased activity in orientation association areas of parietal lobe

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26. 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

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Correct Answer: Research-proven effects of meditation

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27. Meditation that focuses on movements

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Correct Answer: Tai chi/qi gong

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28. Never work with a meditation teacher if you have any doubts about his or her integrity!

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Correct Answer: Direct transmission

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29. Things are naturally perfect as they are you don't need to change anything

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Correct Answer: Sense of natural perfection

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30. Kundalini meditation - Tai chi/qi gong - Hatha yoga - Chakra meditations - Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes

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Correct Answer: Meditations involving manipulation of energy

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31. Allah - Allaha - kyrie eleison - adonai

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Correct Answer: Mantra

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