The Concept of Using Storytelling and Metaphor to Create Helpful

question 28

Multiple Choice

The concept of using storytelling and metaphor to create helpful or healing imagery-based suggestions has a long and deep tradition in the world's major religions, in indigenous traditions such as those practiced by Native Americans, and in traditional Chinese medicine among others. Even though this method has been practiced for several millennia, psychologists were generally slow to adopt it until the late 1960s when Joseph Wolpe incorporated ____ into his systematic desensitization method.

• A) guided imagery
• B) autogenic training
• C) progressive muscle relaxation
• D) exposure imagery

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

This part of the brain, positioned under the thalamus, serves to regulate the autonomic nervous system and the actions of the pituitary, playing a significant role in the control of body temperature, the sensations of thirst and hunger, and the overall maintenance of the body’s equilibrium.

Amygdala

Involved in memory, decision-making, and emotional reactions, the amygdala is critical in how we assess and respond to environmental threats and rewards.

Medulla

The medulla is a section of the brainstem involved in autonomic functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure control.

Hunger-Dampening

The process or effect of reducing or suppressing the sensation of hunger.