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Advanced Body-Based Interventions: Embodiment Practices in Psychotherapy

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1.  According to Pollato and Ferenzi, embodiment explains how the _______________ and ________________ influence the experience of the individual, including emotion, cognition, and behavior.
  1. state of the body; its mental representation
  2. mental representation of the body; physical experience of the body
  3. mind; body
  4. mind-body connection; its mental representation
2.  Interoception can be described as:
  1. Awareness of one’s body in space
  2. Awareness of the body’s internal signals and processes
  3. Attunement of another’s body in space
  4. Attunement another’s internal signals and processes
3.  Interoception helps us become aware of our:
  1. Heart rate
  2. Breath patterns
  3. Hunger
  4. All of the above
4.  Clinicians can build their own interception with:
  1. Movement
  2. Breath practices
  3. Expressive techniques
  4. All of the above
5.  The right hemisphere (of the brain) processes include:
  1. Abstract thinking
  2. Creativity and Social and Emotional learning
  3. Art abilities
  4. None of the above
6.  The left hemisphere (of the brain) processes include:
  1. Thinking and reasoning and conscious knowledge
  2. Social learning
  3. Social skills
  4. Social norms
7.  Embodiment practices can be helpful in managing symptoms of:
  1. Depression
  2. Anxiety
  3. PTSD
  4. All of the above
8.  When introducing embodiment practices into sessions, a clinician should first __________ the client.
  1. ground
  2. notice
  3. prepare
  4. attend to
9.  A “paradigm shift” is indicated in psychotherapy (and is taking place in many schools of thought) that takes into account the dominance of nonverbal, __________________, implicit processes over verbal, linguistic, and explicit processes.
  1. body-based
  2. spirit-based
  3. mental-based
  4. sight-based
10.  Embodiment practice concludes with:
  1. Grounding
  2. Resting
  3. Moving
  4. Reflecting

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