One thing that both Eastern and Western religions share is that they promote
a. a belief in reincarnation.
b. the regulation of negative or destructive emotions.
c. the cultivation of strong positive emotions.
d. the practice of elaborate public rituals.
Q. 2Sylvia and Joanne are both members of a support group for new widows. Sylvia has been deeply religious for most of her adult life.
She prays daily and attends weekly services. Joanne is not religious, but she has engaged in daily mindful meditation practice for many years. Both women seem equally devastated by the unexpected deaths of their husbands. What can you predict about how they will recover from their losses?
a. Sylvia will recover more happiness more quickly than Joanne will.
b. Joanne will recover more happiness more quickly than Sylvia will.
c. Sylvia and Joanne are both likely to benefit from their daily contemplative practices.
d. Religiosity has no bearing on recovery from loss.
Q. 3Spiritual transcendence may be
a. characteristic only of women.
b. characteristic only of Eastern faith traditions.
c. the dark side of religion.
d. a sixth personality trait.
Q. 4Spirituality and religiosity
a. are the same thing.
b. are concerned with the search for the sacred.
c. both involve an affiliation with a covenant faith community.
d. both create a social identity.
Q. 5In Ryan and Deci's self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they described include
a. autonomy.
b. adequate shelter.
c. freedom from fear.
d. generativity.
Q. 6Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of fulfillment or self-realization.
The latter are indicators of what is sometimes called
a. allostatic load.
b. spirituality.
c. eudaemonic well-being.
d. Hedonic well-being.
Q. 7Which of the following has not been proposed as a reason why people seek meaning in their lives?
a. Establishing meaning helps people feel like they have control.
b. Establishing meaning helps people define their values, morals, and ethics.
c. Establishing meaning helps people feel self-worth.
d. Establishing meaning helps people feel like they are better than other people.
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