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QUIZ

1 Name five types of spiritual emergencies.

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2 Meditation is always a good treatment for spiritual emergencies. 

True
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3 Medication is always contraindicated in spiritual emergencies. 

True
False 

4 Kundalini is a psychedelic drug that causes hallucinations.

True
False  

5 Spiritual emergency is a term developed by C. G. Jung.

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False 

6 Spiritual emergencies are included in the new diagnostic category of Religious or Spiritual Problem in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition. 

True
False 

7 Assagioli first proposed that spiritual practices can be associated with psychological disturbance. 

True
False 

8 Spiritual crises described as a type of mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition.

True
False 

9 Spiritual emergence is less disruptive than spiritual emergency and therefore does not require any therapy. 

True
False 

10 Which of the following types of spiritual emergency is occurring more frequently due to advances in medical technology.

UFO abduction
Kundalini
NDE
Psychic Experiences

11 ____________ viewed religious experiences as illusions that prevent people from coming to terms with how things really are.

Freud
Jung
Frank
Winnicott

12 According to Ken Wilber, psychosis is a transpersonal experience. 

True
False 

CASE-BASED SEARCH EXERCISES

Read the paragraph and answer the questions below:
Mabel is a 21 year old female who has been meditating intensively for the past 6 months — 6-8 hours a day and doing yoga as well. She went on a 10-day water fast with the intention of reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Five days into the fast, she became convinced that she has been selected to be the mother of the next Dali Lama. She is hardly sleeping and is very grandiose. She is not a risk to herself or others. Her uncle, a physician, has told her and her parents that she's in a manic episode and should be put on lithium. A psychologist they consulted by phone in another state said it sounded like a type of spiritual emergency known as a kundalini awakening which is associated with intensive meditative and spiritual practices. He suggested it should resolve on its own with proper support and guidance.

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13 Find an online article on spiritual emergency

14 Find a site with information on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

15 Find a site with online support (Search for kundalini)

16 Find a site with diagnostic criteria for spiritual emergency

17 Find a site where Mabel could post an account of her experiences and interact with others who have had similar experiences.

EVALUATION FORM

18 Did the course expand your knowledge and skills?

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19 Are you confident that you know diagnostic criteria for distinguishing a spiritual crisis from a mental disorder?

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20 Are you confident that you know some treatment approaches for spiritual emergencies?

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21 Are you confident that you can find clinical resources on spiritual emergencies on the Internet?

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22 Was material relevant to your professional activities?

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23 Were the course lessons written and organized clearly?

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24 Was the course appropriately challenging?

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25 Was the online course confusing and difficult to complete?

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26 Was the instructor responsive to your questions via email or phone?

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27 Would you take another course from this instructor?

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28 How would you rate the overall value of this course?

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29 Difficulties or suggestions for change (optional):

30 Suggestions for Future Topics (optional):

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