Pure Psychology
Is anxiety the same thing as depression
no <3
True/False: Yoga was proven to help reduce symptoms of anxiety
True
What type of feces was in the cage the mice were being placed into?
Rat feces
What animal was used in this experiment?
Rats
What is cronic stress?
A sense of feeling pressured and overwhelmed over a long period of time
Which of these steps was NOT included in the study?
a) creating a facebook post
b) filling in a questionnaire
c) commenting on someone’s post
d) using facebook for ten minutes
c) commenting on someone's post
Which of these questionnaires was NOT used in the study?
a) the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8)
b) the Myers-Briggs Personality Test (16 Personalities)
c) the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Syndrome Questionnaire (GAD-7)
d) the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
b) the Myers-Briggs Personality Test (16 Personalities)
Which of the following is not one of the glutamate receptors which lowered anxiety levels?
a) LY354740
b) LY566332
c) DCPG
d) LYXW
d) LYXW
What were the different effects of stimulations of the CAU and IC?
a) CAU decreased only learned anxiety, IC decreased both types
b) CAU decreased both types of anxiety, IC decreased only learned
c) CAU decreased only learned anxiety, IC decreased neither
d) CAU decreased neither type, IC decreased only learned anxiety
b) CAU decreased both types of anxiety, IC decreased only learned
Which benefit to anxiety involves the fight or flight response?
a) Motivation
b) Leadership
c) Warning System
d) Relationships
c) Warning System
Which of these is true about the SA individuals studied and their usage of social media?
a) SA individuals tend to limit their self-protective strategies online
b) SA individuals have a less passive personality when using social media
c) SA individuals reported greater ease with online communication
d) SA individuals found that negative beliefs were less prominent on social media
e) SA individuals are less threatened by the online social world
c) SA individuals reported greater ease with online communication
How many sessions of Yoga of Immortals intervention sessions did the experiment group have over what time period?
a) 8 session over 8 weeks
b) 40 sessions over 10 weeks
c) 112 sessions over 8 weeks
d) 116 sessions over 8 weeks
c) 112 sessions over 8 weeks
Which of the following is a flaw of the study?
a) Failed to consider how long the hypothermic effects last
b) Failed to control lighting
c) Failed to randomized mice
d) None of the above
a) Failed to consider how long the hypothermic effects last
What were the different currents used in this experiment?
a) 100 and 200
b) 200 and 300
c) 300 and 400
d) 400 and 500
b) 200 and 300
Which of these describes Eustress?
a) Being happy
b) Constant and prolonged stress
c) A constant state of euphoria
d) Positive stressors that elicit a promotion in our well being
d) Positive stressors that elicit a promotion in our well being
What was the goal of the study? What were the results?
The goal of this study was to analyze the behavior of individuals with high and low SA when using social media, particularly Facebook. The study showed that individuals with higher levels of social anxiety reported more difficulty when performing tasks.
What was the goal of the study accomplished?
The goal of the study was to determine if an app that led people through 112 sessions of yoga over the course of 8 weeks would cause a reduction of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. The study was measured by 3 surveys that the individuals took 4 times each before, during and after the study. The study conclusion showed that Yoga of Immortals did in fact reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
What were the stress factors used in this study? Name at least 3.
lighting, handling, new cage, rat feces
What does EPM stand for, and what purpose did it serve in these experiments?
Elevated Plus Maze. It tested innate anxiety by observing the percentages at which rats entered the different arms and the amount of time they spent in each
Give one example of how anxiety can benefit one’s relationships.
People with anxiety tend to be more empathetic and understanding of the problems others face because they are more concerned with their interactions with others.
What was the origin of anxiety?
Anxiety is part of a mechanism developed in higher animals to handle adverse situations.
How were the results of the study different for those with a diagnosis of anxiety, depression, or insomnia than those that were not?
The results of the study for those with a diagnosis of anxiety and depression showed that these people had significantly higher improvements in the PHQ-8 which measures symptoms of depression, and the ISI, which measures symptoms of insomnia.
Which brain regions stated does anxiety produce a hyperglutamatergic state in? There are 3.
Answer: hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus
How did the experimenters minimize complications in the surgery?
The surgeons handled the rats beforehand to make sure that no unintended anxiety was induced, used a local anesthetic at the site of the surgery, and gave the rats pain management drugs after completion of the surgery.
Explain how anxiety can be both beneficial and detrimental to motivation using chronic stress and eustress.
When someone has chronic stress, the constant state of psychological or emotional distress can prevent them from wanting to complete the task at hand and look for an escape instead. However, when someone can leverage Eustress, they look to find a way to overcome the challenge and become motivated to accomplish the task.