Collaborative Quiz
1. Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a
fatal type of arthritis called:
2. Laughing one hundred times a day is
equivalent to what?
3. What field of science is dedicated
to the study of the connections between emotions and the immune/nervous
systems?
4. What was one of the drugs Norman Cousins
was originally taking before he began his self-treatment?
5. What does the brain release to ease
pain naturally after laughter?
6. True or False: Laughter works your
abdominal muscles.
7. The increase of catecholamines in your
body allows you to_______________.
8. The “Ripple Effect” describes:
9. What acts as the activator of the immune
system?
10. True or False Positive
emotions suppress the immune response.
11.Laughter increases the number of ______________,
thus strengthening the immune system.
12. Laughter __________ blood pressure.
13. Which of the following is NOT true
about the results of Cousin’s self-imposed treatment?
14. Cortisal Stress Hormones:
15. In additions to high doses of vitamin
C, Cousins exposed himself to:
16. Who wondered: “If negative emotions
can produce negative body changes, can positive emotions produce positive
body changes?”
17. Laughing regularly can strengthen
which body systems?
18. What is the name of Patch Adams’ hospital-to-be?
19. Humor replaces feelings of ____________
and ___________ with feelings of __________ and __________.
20. Patch Adams attended _______ as an
undergraduate.
21. Laughter can replace caffeine because
it:
22. Who wrote Anatomy of an Illness?
23. Dr. Lee Burk conducted a study showing
that:
24. How long has Patch Adams been working
on his hospital plans?
25. Laughter inhibits infections and can
actually prevent you from getting sick.
26. Laughter does not help relieve stress.
27. Humor forms a universal connection
between people by:
28. Laughter can be used to ___________
emotions.
29. Norman Cousins’ self conducted research
was important because it:
30. Laughter has been known to cure ________________
as well as have positive effects on ______________.
You did it! Now tally how many you got
right!
Scores:
0-5 wrong- Laughter pro! Excellent! Thanks
for paying attention!
6-12 wrong- Pretty good! It was a tough
quiz!
13-20 wrong- Get some more sleep!
21-27 wrong- Ouch! That's not too good!
28-30 wrong- We suggest you read your
brochure a couple million times!
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