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Ghosts, Poltergeists, and Paranormal Events
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Poltergeists
1. Poltergeist is a German term that means...
frightening phenomenon
noisy spirit
2. The article suggests that poltergeist activity is both mysterious and somewhat ordinary.
True
False
3. We can say that those who have multiple experiences with poltergeists are [ ... ] with poltergeist activities.
beseiged
bothered
4. Four words that have negative prefixes are used to describe poltergeists. These words in the order they occur in the text are...
5. Reports of paranormal activities have occurred since ancient times.
True
False
6. Both and research have provided information on poltergeist activities.
7. The word andecdotal refers to information gotten by oral accounts of events.
True
False
8. Psycho-kinesis refers to a situation in which the mind unintentionally causes an event.
True
False
9. According to the article, scientists do not acknowledge poltergeist activity occurrences.
True
False
10. Research suggests that most poltergeist activity is brought on by relatively young females who are emotionally unbalanced.
True
False
11. The emotional and mental conditions associated with such individuals include anger, anxiety, paranoia, and schizophrenia.
True
False
12. Psychological counseling cannot help the poltergeist occurrences diminish or disappear over time.
True
False
13. There have been cases of poltergeist activity that cannot be explained psychologically.
True
False
14. Most poltergeist occurrences are related to hauntings.
True
False
15. Hauntings are associated with...
a living person's mental trauma
deceased persons or spirits