Kosha, Kriya, Yoga: Required Reading Google Form
Please answer the following questions about the required reading for Koshas: YOGA AND PSYCHOTHERAPY–THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS by Swami Rama. All questions are fill-in-the-blank.This google form was designed to make sure you gleaned some of the most important points of the text.

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE TAKING THE QUIZ: Upon successful completion of both course and form, we will email you a PDF of your certificate of completion for the Koshas PYMT. We have included many correct answer options, but do suggest to keep your answers as simple as possible (for example, do not use all caps, diacritic accents or symbols such as slashes, dashes, parentheses, etc.). IF YOUR ANSWER IS CLOSE BUT MARKED INCORRECT DUE TO YOUR ANSWER'S FORMAT, NO WORRIES! WE WILL MARK IT AS CORRECT.
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Chapter 1 Not just a system of postures, yoga is a complete system of therapy which includes work on developing ______________ and control of the physical body, emotions, mind and interpersonal relations. *
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Chapter 1 In yogic philosophy, the physical body is seen as only one level of existence. There are others, ranging through the gross physical and mental, and to the higher states of consciousness and soul. These levels, or sheaths, are referred to as the __________. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 2 As the body is brought under control, attention inevitably turns toward the ________. *
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Chapter 2 The energy of moving the body and gross physical processes are found in yoga to be “noisier” and can drown out sensations of subtler energy shifts that could be taking place. For this reason, in order to study _______ and its movements within you, you must first assume a quiet, relaxed and steady position. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 3 The system of yoga which has the most elaborate conceptualization of psychological processes is called ______ yoga. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 3 Yoga sees the workings of the normal conscious mind as involving three main functions (manas, ahankara and ________) which are collectively called the “internal instrument” and function as a whole. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 3 The storehouse of impressions/memory bank which is the foundation in which the rest of the mind operates is called _______. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 4 Through meditation, the mind can be trained to be more detached and observant. Sensory input is thus reduced; this allows for repressed memories––past impressions bubbling up from chitta––to be acknowledged and integrated into the sense of I-ness, or _____________. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 5 When ahankara expands and a more detached and objective ________ develops, there is less entanglement in attachments. Less drama. This is reflected by a decrease in anxiety. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 5 Beta waves on the EEG correspond to normal waking consciousness. Alpha waves indicate a more relaxed state and are slower than beta waves. Theta waves are even slower, an almost dreamlike state during which one is immersed in a world of images. Delta waves occur during the deepest stages of sleep and indicate the least amount of central nervous system activity. ________ waves begin to appear as meditation becomes deeper, but the Delta waves of dreamless sleep represent the highest consciousness. *
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Chapter 5 Practicing yoga nidra can lead to ________, the state beyond waking, dreaming and sleeping, during which the central nervous system is in a state of even less arousal than during delta sleep. It is considered to be the most highly evolved state of consciousness. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 6 The last of the kleshas (obstacles to growth), ___________, refers to the basic fear of dying and reflects a hidden yet pervasive limitations in one’s freedom to open himself fully to change. *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 7 The lower chakras relate to the outermost ________ which represent lower levels of consciousness. The higher chakras relate to the innermost ones and represent  higher levels of consciousness. All chakras contain different proportions of matter (prakriti) and consciousness (purusha). *
Use the sanskrit term for the answer.
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Chapter 7 _________________ is the name of the humanist psychologist who developed a hierarchy of motivation needs which move from basic needs for food, shelter, sex and sleep, to safety and security, to love and a sense of belonging, finally to the needs for meaningfulness, truth, goodness, simplicity, integration etc. This structure strikingly corresponds to that of the yogic view of the chakras. *
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