30 Questions
Which personality construct is characterized by a persistent striving for unrealistic personal standards and an excessive concern over mistakes?
Maladaptive perfectionism
What can hinder the relaxation process according to the text?
Maladaptive perfectionism
What is a potential risk associated with extended autonomic activity?
Accumulation of anxiety-depressive conditions
What is one of the benefits associated with increased HRV?
Enhanced attention-regulation
What can result in difficulties in reaching restful and relaxed states post-stress?
Reduced HRV
Which practice is associated with various forms of meditation according to the text?
Mindfulness meditation
What was the primary reason for excluding participants with a history of anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder?
These conditions are known to involve autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
What was the rationale for excluding participants with a history of cardiovascular disease?
Cardiovascular disease is associated with autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
What was the primary reason for excluding participants with prior experience in mindfulness meditation?
Prior experience with mindfulness meditation would make it difficult to assess the effects of the intervention.
What was the estimated sample size required to provide acceptable power to detect a medium effect size in heart rate variability changes during mindfulness meditation?
40 participants
What is the purpose of the Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI) used in this study?
To assess the frequency of automatic thoughts with perfectionistic themes that highlight the discrepancy between one's current and ideal self.
What was the primary focus of the research study described in the text?
The impact of mindfulness meditation on autonomic nervous system function.
Which of the following is NOT a key dimension of perfectionism across anxiety disorders?
Clinical depression
According to the research cited, which of the following is true about anxiety disorders?
They are associated with reduced heart rate variability.
The text discusses a study that explored the therapeutic relationship between $\text{perfectionism}$ and $\text{psychological distress}$. What approach did the researchers use to understand this relationship?
Modeling approach
What did Chang and Sanna (2001) find regarding perfectionism and depressive symptoms?
Negative attributional style moderates the link between perfectionism and depressive symptoms.
According to Chida and Steptoe (2010), what is the relationship between cardiovascular responses to mental stress and subsequent cardiovascular risk status?
Greater cardiovascular responses to mental stress are associated with poor subsequent cardiovascular risk status.
Which of the following has been found to moderate the relationship between $\text{anxiety sensitivity}$ and $\text{perceived stress}$?
Experiential avoidance
The text discusses a randomized controlled trial that examined the effectiveness of a web-based $\text{cognitive-behavioral therapy}$ intervention for what psychological construct?
Multidimensional perfectionism
Based on the systematic review by Chiesa et al. (2011), what can be concluded about the effects of mindfulness training on cognitive abilities?
Mindfulness training improves cognitive abilities.
What was found regarding the relationship between $\text{multidimensional perfectionism}$, $\text{depression}$, and $\text{satisfaction with life}$?
Multidimensional perfectionism was positively associated with depression and negatively associated with satisfaction with life.
What did Delgado et al. (2010) investigate in their study?
The effects of mindfulness training on chronic worry and physiological responses.
Which of the following stress-regulation practices is NOT discussed in the text?
Experiential avoidance
What did Delgado-pastor et al. (2013) investigate in their study?
The effects of mindfulness (Vipassana) meditation on P3b event-related potential and heart rate variability.
What is a coping strategy taught to distressed individuals in therapeutic paradigms like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and acceptance and commitment therapy?
Regulating attention towards distressing cognitions and emotions
What did the study by Healy (2010) find in relation to attention regulation and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) during stress?
Students with low attentional control displayed lower resting HRV and higher anxiety levels
Why did Perfectionists not show a substantial increase in HRV during mindfulness meditation compared to Controls?
Attentional difficulties after cognitive stress may have affected Perfectionists
Why is the lack of HRV increase in Perfectionists during mindfulness meditation considered a maladaptive response?
Perfectionists may be avoiding somatic, stress-related sensations
What is one reason suggested in the text for the response of Perfectionists to mindfulness meditation?
Perfectionists attend to perfectionist cognitions instead of somatic sensations
What did the study by Grossman et al. (2004) suggest about Perfectionists' response during mindfulness meditation compared to Controls?
The lack of HRV increase in Perfectionists was indicative of a maladaptive response
Learn about the exclusion criteria commonly used in studies involving anxiety, depression, and cardiovascular diseases. Understand why individuals with a history of mindfulness meditation practice are often excluded from such studies.
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