Exam 12: Meditation and Psychotherapy Roger Walsh

_________ are inclusive disciplines that, in addition to meditation, can encompass ethics, lifestyle, body postures, diet, breath control, study, and intellectual analysis.

In which stage of contemplative practice do transpersonal experiences emerge?

Which of the following is the capacity for maintaining calm, tolerance, serenity, and mental equilibrium in the face of provocative stimuli?

Our "deep nature" is thought to be which of the following?

Which type of meditation aims to cultivate clear sensitive awareness and use it to explore the nature of mind and experience?

Researchers consistently find that most therapeutic benefits come from so-called nonspecific factors. Which of the following is NOT a nonspecific factor?

Which of the following is an empirically supported eight-week group program that offers mindfulness meditation and yoga posture training, individual and group support, education, and daily practices?

The ability to know one is dreaming while still asleep is known as which of the following?

Contemplative therapies regard the notion of identity differently than Western traditions. Discuss the three aspects of deep identity or True Nature.

_____________________ is a multimodal approach that addresses multiple psychological and somatic dimensions, as well as prepersonal, personal, and transpersonal levels.

At which stage do people increasingly question their own assumptions and recognize that all beliefs and values are largely personal and cultural constructions?

From a contemplative perspective, which of the following can be described as enlightened self-interest?

Contemplative traditions claim to be able to enhance ethical motivation and behavior through which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of a higher state of consciousness?

_________________ actually reduces efficiency and creativity, while at the same time inflicting anxiety and agitation.

Advanced meditators have demonstrated unique abilities, including all of the following EXCEPT

_____________ is happiness at the happiness of others, which is a superb antidote to jealousy.

Vipassana or insight meditation is a Buddhist practice also known as which of the following?

___________________ assumes that all values and beliefs are equally valid and evaluating or ranking them amounts to judgmental cultural imperialism.

Which practice begins by directing attention to a repetitive inner sound that settles the mind into a clear, peaceful state?