Symptoms of Stress
True or False: Stress is a hormonal response from the body
True
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PMR involves ____ and then relaxing the body’s muscle groups in a systematic and progressive fashion.
tensing/contracting
PMR can reduce pain caused by what type of headache?
Tension
Choose One of Each:
You should start PMR with the lower/upper extremities and work your way up/down the body.
Lower; Up
I can fly but have no wings. I cry but have no eyes. What am I?
A cloud
True or False Women appear more prone to stress than men
Women are more likely to experience more physical signs of stressed compared to their male counterparts.
This doesn’t mean that men don’t experience stress. Instead, men are more likely to try to escape from the stress and not exhibit any signs.
When was PMR created?
Early 1900's
PMR can help you control muscle tension associated with what emotion?
Anger
Should you contract muscle groups on both sides of the body at the same time?
Yes
Sam is outside a shop. She can’t read the signs, but she knows she needs to go in to make a purchase. What store is she at?
The eyeglasses store
True or False Stress can make you feel hot
True
This is caused by a rise in blood pressure. You may get hot in situations where you’re nervous too, such as when you have to give a presentation.
Who created PMR?
(may state name or profession)
Edmund Jacobson/physician
Who finds PMR more effective than meditation and mental imagery?
Cigarette Smokers
Contraction should be held for how many seconds?
5-10
You don’t know me yet, but you always miss me when I’m gone. What am I?
Time
What are 2 negative effects of muscle tension?
Stomach cramps, lower back pain, tension headache, joint dysfunction or stiffness, damage to the connective tissue in the jaw, neck, shoulders, and back
PMR can help restore the body's state of what?
Physical Health
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PMR helps you to control the extent of neuromuscular electrical conduction and reach a state of complete _____ _____.
muscle relaxation
PMR is part of what DBT acronym?
TIPP
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter "E"
What is the #1 symptom of stress?
Muscle Tension
Who added PMR into their structured therapy approach?
Marsha Linehan , the creator of DBT
What module of DBT does PMR fall under?
Distress Tolerance
What do the letters in the TIPP acronym stand for?
Temperature
Intense Exercise
Paced Breathing
Progressive Muscle relaxation
A bus driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes the cops, but they don’t stop him. Why?
He was walking