What Some People Call "Being in the Zone" or "In

question 71

Multiple Choice

What some people call "being in the zone" or "in the groove" is what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discovered when people engage in mental and physical challenges that absorb them. He called this:

• A) bliss.
• B) nirvana.
• C) euphoria.
• D) flow.

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Definitions:

Phobias

Persistent, excessive, and irrational fears of specific objects, situations, or activities that lead to a compelling desire to avoid the feared stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Biopsychosocial Model

A comprehensive approach to health and disease that considers biological, psychological, and social factors.

Diathesis-Stress Model

A psychological theory that explains behavior as both a result of genetic and biological predispositions and life stressors.