A person in a car accident is likely to be impacted in what ways?

Physically, Psychologically and socially

Severe psychological suffering as phenomenon emerges through the intra-action between the person suffering and the health care professional

Truth

A phenomenon emerges from the intra-action between observer and what is observed

true

Detailed biospheric knowledge enabling cultures to survive is contained in

The ethosphere

Allie Lights depression will look just the same to everybody who interacts with her.

False

When we look through an individualistic lens we experience our biospheric and ethnospheric connections

false

Severe psychological suffering is mono-casual and always has one clearly identifiable cause

False

According to Einstein "the one issue of true religion" is

Freeing oneself from the delusion of separateness

Which of the following is NOT part of the storytelling aspect of humans

Brain

Which of the following is NOT part of the communal aspect of humans?

Motivation

Subjective processes are not important for well-being and healing, it is solely the biological processes that matter

False

In the standard view of science mind and matter are always enmeshed

False

Psychology can be reduced to biology as the true cause of psychological experience

False

Overcoming the delusion of separateness means remembering intimate connections with the world

True

Severe psychological suffering can be described as complex intra-active wave pattern that can be impacted in multiple ways.

true

When we look through an individualistic lens we experience our biospheric and ethnospheric connections

flase

Phenomenon emerge through intra-actions

true

Subjective processes are not important for well-being and healing, it is solely the biological processes that matter.

false

Our process of knowing creates phenomena (facts), according to quantum theory (Barad)

True

The term biosphere refers to

the web of life

intra active psychology looks at individuals as disentangled entities

false

Which of the following is NOT a part of somatic aspect of humans?

Consciousness

Integrative psychology draws on all disciplines relevant for pscyological understanding of our world.

True

The terms "culture" and "civilization" are often used pejoratively when referring to the lack of culture and civilization among indigenous people

true

Psychological phenomena emerge through interactions of two distinct and quite separate entities

false

Story and memory are intimately connected-

true

Each ethnosphere is an inevitable response to a particular biosphere and thus lacking in imagination

true

Detailed biospheric knowledge enabling cultures to survive is contained in

the ethnosphere

Ethnosphere refers to

cultural fabric that envelopes part

cultural web of life

Einstein famously talked about optical illusion to describe the consciousness of modern humans.

false

Severe psychological suffering can be described as a complex intra-active wave pattern that can be impacted in multiple ways.

true

Quantum theory suggests that what we know, how we know, and the ethics of knowing are entangled.

True

Integrative psychology draws on all disciplines relevant for a psychological understanding of our world

true

The complement of the material neuropsychological processes and imagery, reflection, and self reflection constitute a phenomenon

true

The right hemisphere has which of the following primary qualities and functions

ustained attention and vigilance without preconceptionsit is in service of establishing connections, exploring, and relating or connecting and sharing in another’s fate. It sees itself and things as part of a web of interconnections, it sees everything as embedded. It is interested in creating and tends toward flow. The right hemisphere opens us to possibility, to new experience and new events. It sees things as a whole or holistically. It is interested in experiencing and making us present. It appreciates uniqueness and is interested in the particular. It tries to understand and make meaning. The right hemisphere some centuries ago used to be the master hemisphere of the brain.

The firing of neurons is gradual and continuous

false

which of the following are now also considered brains by scientists

heart and gut

cells are the basic building blocks of living organisms without memory capacity

false

stem cells can be reprogrammed through

electromagnetic fields

Neurons primarily transmit impulses to our sensory receptors

false

The autonomic nervous system consists of the

sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

the endocrine system and the nervous system function in the same way

false

the adrenal glands are mainly responsible for the relaxation response

false

which of the following is true

Each hemisphere has quality different ways of proecessing

We can draw a reasonable resemblance of a tree when only our left hemisphere is activated

false

the reptilian brain is the basis for

instinctual responses

the paleomammalian brain is the basis for

emotional states

which of the triune brain structures can be called our "emotional brain"

paleomammalian brain

the neomammalian brain is the basis for

cognitive process

dopamine is key for

pleasure and reinforcement

serotonin Is key for

sleep and appetitie

white matter makes up a very small portion of the brain

false

the paleomammalian brain is the basis for

emotional state

the reptilian brain does NOT deal with which of the following

cognitive insight

the choice of research methods is arbitrary

true

the reptilian brain is the basis for

instinctual responses

the endocrine system and nervous system function in the same way

false

which of the following is true?

both hemispheres are involved in everything we do.

each hemisphere has a qualitatively different way of processing.

the reptilian brain deals with

automatic functions

a cell is basically just like a computer

false

The assumption that all psychological process, whether abnormal or normal, can be explained by neurological firings is called

reductionist / materialistic explanation

the default network is responsible for

internal, private processing.

The left hemisphere has which of the following primary qualities and functions?

narrow, focused attention, manipulation of the world, sees things in isolation, it represents the world.

the world of the left hemisphere has internal reality that truthfully corresponds to reality

false

life has evolved in __ dimesntions

four

an axon can be as long as three feet

true

neutrons primary transmit impulses to our sensory receptors

false

the best explanation for the self and its processes will finally only be found in neurobiology

false

eating yogurt with a probiotic does not make a difference the stress response of women

false

our genetic information is always active and expressed

false

at the very origin or life codes developed that made life and evolution possible

true

our neurological processes and our processes of awareness are complementary

true

acetycholrine is key for

functioning of the autonomic system

cells seem to have the capacity for processing that is similar to conscious experience or necessary for conscious experience

true

infatuation is associated with the release of ____ and loving someone in an ongoing relationship is associated with the release of ____

dopamine, seratonin

the body / mind problems concerns the question of

how neuro events can be psychological events

the release of serotonin leads to experiences of

sleep

the phenomena of psychopathology are constituted through neurological processes

false

A good way to describe intra-action in phenomena is as waves of different processes diffracting or intra-acting

true

which brain plays a signficant role in determining what we believe to be true

pallomammalian brain

white appears to be more important for

inerconnectivity and glial cells

the right hemisphere is critical in affect management

true

William James intuited early in the history of psychology that all consciousness can be reduced to neuropsychological proceeses

false

abdominal acupuncture can improve cognitive function

true

norepinephrine is key for

blood pressure and release of glucose

the phenomena pf psychopathology are constituted by complementary material and discursive (language, culture) processes.

true

sound vibration can trigger our natural ability for self healing.

true

neurological processes are foundational (in the sense of ultimate explanations) in explaining severe psychological suffering

false

DNA leads a double life: it is material ( a chemical structure) and it is a code

true

affect management strategies are genetically determined

false

which hemisphere is involved in emotion

both

the difference in the hemispheres is best described as -

different qualities in processing information

when we lose the function of our right hemisphere our attention broadesn

flase

which part of the brain helps us with empathy

frontal lobe

the right hemisphere is important for

context and meaning

information and meaning are the same thing

false

our two hemispheres create two different versions of the world.

true

the model created by the left hemisphere is self consistent and has perfection

true

the right hemisphere has a strong voice and can easily speak on its own behalf

false

McGilchrist argues against reason

false

Finding meaning in life is important for balance and contentment

true

which of the following is an example of everyday suffering

final exam

dreams can be disturbing because their meaning is not always obvious

true

storytelling can be helpful in promoting psychological healitng

true

the biomedical model of sever psychological suffering

serves a neurological event

symptoms usually only have diagnostic meaning, but they do not have any cultural meaning

false

Erich Fromm asks the questions whether

a society gives a satisfactory answer to the problem of human existance

the statistical model of "abnormality" creates

arbitrary boundaries between normal versus abnormal.

different models of severe psychological suffering lead to different interventions

true

the humanistic and positive psychology models focus on the modification of behavior

false

according to FROMM, neurosis is the natural result of a sane person living in an insane society

true

research with psychedelic substances as a treatment option have resumed because of

desperate for new drugs

dreams can be disturbing but their meaning is not always obvious

true

the psychologist who provide empirical evidence for the positive effect of empathy was

carl rogers

ethnicity is NOT a factor that can impact psychological well being

false

according to GOTZCHE, prescription drugs are

3rd cause of death

some cultures have unique diagnoses for severe psychological suffering the has no direct equivelent to the US culture

true

Watters documents that the American psych is in the process of

globalization

Erich Fromm asks the questions whether

a society gives a satisfactory answer to the process of human existance

Empathy, emotional warmth, an congrunence are the necessary and sufficient ingredients for positive change in psychotherapy according to

carl rogers

meaninglessness is generally easy for us humans to experenice

false

pyschological well being is influenced by a multiplicity of facotrs

true

the experience of the soul having left the body, resulting insomnia, despondency and diarrhea is

susto

insanity is a

legal term

approaches to severe psychological suffering

vary in different cultures

the statistical model of "abnormality" creates

arbitrary boundaries between normal and abnormal

IN European Middle Ages maddess was seen as caused by

evil spirits

sever suffering check all that apply

every day is taken up by efforts to cope with life, a person cannot live their talents as intended, a person is a danger to others, a person is a danger to themself, behavior is unusual in the culture

the biomedical model of severe psychological suffering

sees it as a neurological event

Erich fromm Claims that

questioning ones sanity and self doubt is a natural consequence of living in modern western society

what I experience as a symptom of severe suffering will be experienced in the same way by someone else

false

the biological markers and causes of mental illness have been identified by research

false

what society thinks about a particular symptom matters to the experience of severe psycologocial suffering

true

Prozac has failed to live up to its original promise in the treatment of depression

true

different models of severe psychological suffering lead to different interventions

true

descriptions of psychological suffering reflect cultural assumptions

true

descriptions of psychological suffering are value free

false

dine sand paintings are best described as

images of balance and beauty

it has been shown that expression of psychological suffering can be exported. The implication that

culture can play a critical role in psychological suffering and diagnosis

the majority of psychological research is based

western education, industrialization, rich, democratic, generalization and normative

psychology has made generalizations about all of humanity based on

small subset of human populations

the WEIRDer you are, the more you see the interconnections in the world

flase

Jeanne achterberg research on distant intention questions which sense of self

individualistic

the number of diagnostic categories in the diagnostistic and statistical manual

have gone up

the cultural lens of a researcher is not important for his or her research

flase

20th century American psychology developed a focus on

self contained individualism

individualism goes and in glove with the standard view of science that emerged during the historical enlightenment period

true

an inclusive lens contributed to creating a WEIRD world

false

Ancient indigenous philosophies and current quantum theoretical philosphies are not compatible

false

descriptions of psychological suffering reflect cultural assumptions

true

the DMS successfully addresses experiences of stress and trauma throughout the manual

false

the social context of traumatic experience does not matter

false

people who have grown up within an individualistic worldview never have to wonder how people within sociocetnric societies see the world. individualism makes it easy to see their perspective

false

the has been shown that the expression of psychological suffering can be exported. the implication that

cultural can play a critical role in the psych suffering an diagnosis

which of the following is true

diagnostic and stats manual is a categorical system

culture specific labels are entirely consistent with the diagnostic categories of the DSM

false

WEIRD samples from the basis of the much psychological research

true

indigensim understands the self in terms of

place, community, ancestors, and spirits or gods

if research is based on a limited set of populations, the the results may contribute to shaping humanity based the results from this limited set of populations

true

the DSM is biased towards the biomedical model of explaining severe psychological suffering

true

the majority of psychological research is based on

small subset of human population. western education ect.

ancient indigenous philosophies and current quantum theoretical philosophies are not compatible

false

in dine navajo culture healing or relief from suffering means

restore balance

a first break whether in the form of depression or other ways, means that person is fated to experience future breaksq

false

the word healing refers to

holistic orientation

healing is determined by a singular factor that psychiatrist and clinical psychologist are able to identify

false

our spiritual and religious beliefs may matter for our healing from severe psychological suffering

true

intention and motivation are a negligible factor in healing

false

symbols can be powerful in healing stem from cultural stories or from our personal unconscious and personal mythology

true

symbols have the potential capacity to impact our neuropsycology

true

which one of the following is most critical for relief from suffering

right hemisphere

ideally an intervention to relieve psychological suffering pulls on

variety of approaches

insanity is a technical psychological term used by clinical psychologist

false

balance and harmony is central to the Lakota understanding of mental health

correct

the focus in Lakota culture is on

ones entire being

the basic unit for interventions is

the community

which of the following statements applies to Lakota cutlure

relationships make the brain

consulting the hand trembler, a Dine diagnostician, is an attempt to

make meaning of suffering

according to Susan larger, the images on the alter can be considered

life symbols binding psyche and culture together

the dine medicine man creates a life symbolic universe to mediate the power of supernaturals deiteies

correct

the fact that life symbols and chants hav been handed down from generation to generation ___ their symbolic power through ongoing cultural practice

increase

the Dine Navajo understanding of illness or imbalance in the chanteys includes

offending a diety

the creation of the sand-painting can be considered what stage in the structure of symbolic healing

presentation

the patient sitting down in the center of the sand painting can be seen as which part of the symbolic healing

identification

the singer, (medicine man or hataali) working on the patient is part of which stage in the structure of symbolic healing

transformation

the symbolic healing approaches of the Dine have been shown by research to be almost inevitably effective for Dine patients

false

shifts in states of attention help us to access realms where symbols can be manipulated and acquire new meaning

true

healing and curing mean the same thing according to the textbook

false

in a dine healing ceremony, the patient may literally sit in the place of balance on a a sandpainting

true

the emotional brain is central factor in the process of psychological change

true

the central concept of among culture is

harmony

the overall goal of a Navajo person can be dsescribed as

balance

the self indigenous people is anchored in cultural rituals and stories

true

Fried claimed that we needed which two for happiness and contentment

intimacy and creativity

which of the following are most critical for relief from suffering

paleo-mammalian brain and right hemisphere

the biomedical model of relieving severe psychological suffering is

reductionistic and materialsitc

personal symbols are part of pour personal mythology, they infuse our stories and how we see ourselves

true

our neurobiological process can be manipulated through symbolic and ritual processes

true

our spiritual and religious beliefs may matter for our healing from severe psychological suffering

true

in indvidualistic societies symbols are primarily charged by way of

personal history

the symbolic healing approach of the dine have been shown to be entirely ineffective

false

the language of our pale0-mammalian brain is primarily based on

image

stress becomes harmful when

the level of challenge is larger than what one can handle

a car accident will likely causeq

stress

the amygdala is central in fear and stress

true

the hippocampus is our alarm system for stress

false

the hippocampus ___ the meaning of incoming information

evaluates

stress is produced along two different roads

true

the slow road processing fear responses have the capacity to

down-regulate

long term stress leads to high levels of

glucocorticoids

truma may result in which of the following

crisis of identity

the central criterion distinguishing between PTSD and Acute stress disorder is

length

stress becomes harmful when

the level of challenge is larger than an individual can handle

an accident likely will cause

stress

trauma may result in

crisis of identity

central criterion distinguishing between ptsd and acute stress is

length

the thalamus distribues

incoming sensory infromation

stress in life is entirely avoidable if we do it right

false

the amygdala is one of the most interconnected structures in the brain

true

chronic stress may lead to depression

true

in prolonged stress the general adaption syndrome GAS is what sequence

alarm resistance exhaustion

the hippocampus is our alarm system for stress

false

post traumatic stress injury could be considered a more appropriate term because it

avoids stigmatism

biosphere and ethnosphere do not have any impact on stress response

false

research shows that the level of stress in US has

increased

stress challenges our equilibrium and integration

true

stressful vents are mediated by

neurobiology stress chapter

the highroad takes no chances and is concerned with survival

true

insufficient sleep increases activity in amygdala

true

type 2 diabetes is not related to chronic stress

false

long term stress leads to a high level of glucocoo

sleep deprivation strengthens the connections between prefrontal cortex and amygdala

false

chronic stress weakens the immune system

chronic stress may

shrink hippocampus

during chronic stress emotional and cognitive assessment my trigger self.

true

amygdala activates the

sympathetic nS

poverty is related to chronic stress

true

slow road processeing fear responses have the capacity to

down regulate

when a zebra encounters a lion it is

situational stress

when a person with PTSD has flashback what side of the brain is more activity

right side

the slow road has a capacity to provide a corrective danger identified for th fast road

true

eustress means that we are encountering a challenge we cannot master

false

processing on the fast road, once triggered, cannot be modified

false

what is central to the diagnosis of PTSd

actual or threatened death

about one in __ US vets returning from Iraq and afghan has PTSD or depression or both

5

stress is processed along one road that is fast and begins with the amygdala

false

what does not trigger a stress response

orgasma nd falling in love

attachment means the same as temperament or style of reactivity

false

secure attachment is experienced by the majority of children in the US

true

the quality of attachment is important for cognitive-emotional development and the expression of genes

true

ACES are common only in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods

false

the term neurodiverity helps us to appreciate differences in brain functioning as potiential giftg

true

the term neurodiversity defines the neurotypical as normal

false

which are of symptoms is indicative of autism spectrum disorder

deficites in social communication and interaction.

Which area of symptoms is indicative of autism spectrum disorder?

Repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities

Which of the following is indicative of ADHD (attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder)?

lack of follow through with instructions

The increase in the frequency of ADHD diagnoses raises questions about social factors, such as school settings.

true

ACEs are common only in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

false

The book and documentary The Horseboy demonstrate that shamanism should be the treatment of choice for autism spectrum disorder.

false

When a person has markedly odd nonverbal communication, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level 2

The increase in the frequency of ADHD diagnoses raises questions about social factors, such as school settings.

true

The quality of attachment is important for cognitive-emotional development and the expression of genes.

true

Excessive talking is indicative of autism spectrum disorder

false

Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist who has been diagnosed with asperger’s syndrome, regards her diagnosis as a

superpower

Some evidence suggests that ADHD (attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder) is over-diagnosed and over-medicated.

true

Attachment means the same as temperament or style of reactivity.

false

The integrative model of autism spectrum disorder brings together

• Neurobiological factors – environmental deprivations – toxic levels of stress – traumatic wear and tear

Which of the following is NOT indicative of autism spectrum disorder?

broad interests

Children who have suffered ACEs likely

• have difficulty shutting off their stress response (esp. the production of glucocorticoids)

When a person responds only to very direct social approaches, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level3

When a person attempts to make friends, but these attempts are odd and typically unsuccessful, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level 1

From the perspective of a person on the autism spectrum the processes of the “normal brain” look (check all that apply)

easily distractable, obsessivly social, incapable of sufficient attention to detail

The quality of childhood attachment impacts epigenetic processes.

true

Research evidence for isolated factors leads to competing theories that are inadequate to explain autism spectrum disorder.

true

When a person has only a few words of intelligible speech and rarely initiates interaction, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level3

Children who have suffered ACEs likely

• have difficulty shutting off their stress response (esp. the production of glucocorticoids)

ACEs are common only in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

false

Which of the following is NOT indicative of autism spectrum disorder?

broad interests

Attachment means the same as temperament or style of reactivity.

flase

Excessive talking is indicative of autism spectrum disorder

false

Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist who has been diagnosed with asperger’s syndrome, regards her diagnosis as a

superpower

When a person responds only to very direct social approaches, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level3

Secure attachment is experienced by the majority of children in the U.S.

true

Children who got sick shortly after receiving the MRR (measles, mumps, & rubella) vaccinations suffered from

mitochondrial disease

The increase in the frequency of ADHD diagnoses raises questions about social factors, such as school settings.

true

Some evidence suggests that ADHD (attention deficit & hyperactivity disorder) is over-diagnosed and over-medicated.

true

When a person attempts to make friends, but these attempts are odd and typically unsuccessful, then the severity of autism spectrum disorder is:

level1

The original research documenting the role of vaccinations as cause of autism spectrum disorder has been replicated again and again.

false

The quality of attachment is important for cognitive-emotional development and the expression of genes.

true