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Intermediate Body-Based Interventions: Deepening Connection and Promoting Regulation

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1.  Which of the following describes types of body-based interventions?
  1. Movement
  2. Visualizations
  3. Breathe Work
  4. All of the above
2.  What are the three organizing principles of Poylvagal Theory?
  1. Movement, Breathwork, and Visualizations
  2. Autonomic Hierarchy, Neuroception, and Co-regulation
  3. Neuroception, Interoception, and Regulation
  4. Autonomic, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic
3.  What are the three states of the autonomic hierarchy?
  1. Autonomic, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic
  2. Vagal, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic
  3. Dorsal Vagal, Sympathetic, and Ventral Vagal
  4. Fight, Flight, and Freeze
4.  Activation of the sympathetic nervous system can lead to:
  1. Anger
  2. Panic
  3. Increased blood pressure
  4. Decreased heart rate
5.  Ventral Vagal : Social Engagement as Dorsal Vagal : ______________
  1. Mobilization
  2. Immobilization
  3. Flight
  4. Fawn
6.  Which of the following is FALSE about neuroception?
  1. It takes place in the primitive parts of our brain
  2. It describes how neural circuits distinguish whether situations or people are safe, dangerous, or life threatening
  3. It can only stimulate prosocial behaviors and not defensive behaviors
  4. It can stimulate both prosocial and defensive behaviors
7.  What internal bodily sensations might we sense using interception?
  1. Heart Rate
  2. Vision patterns
  3. Itching
  4. All of the above
8.  Coregulation does not include includes:
  1. The bidirectional linkage of emotions between different partners
  2. Being able to read your client’s mind
  3. A client’s experience of being heard, met, felt, and understood
  4. A clinician’s ability to be fully present with and attuned to clients
9.  How can clinicians prepare to practice presence before a session?
  1. Attune to one's self
  2. Set an intention
  3. Ground in the present moment
  4. All of the above
10.  Which of the following are NOT markers of social engagement?
  1. Appealing tone and rhythm of voice
  2. Indirect eye contact
  3. Open and forward leaning body-posture
  4. All of the above

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