Exam 5: D: States of Consciousness

Everyone experiences some altered state of consciousness every day.

The reduction in the body's response to a drug which may accompany drug use is called __________.

While meditating,Bradley tries to achieve a total non-judgmental awareness of the world.Bradley is using __________ meditation.

A dreamer wakes within the dream and feels capable of normal thought and action during the state known as __________ dreaming.

From 1886 until 1906,Coca-Cola contained small amounts of cocaine,which were later replaced with caffeine.

Describe Sigmund Freud's four dream processes and give an example of each.

Current research shows that the EEG patterns recorded during hypnosis are deep sleep patterns consisting of delta waves.

Humans as well as other animals,such as dogs,cats,and rats,all experience microsleeps.

One thing that cocaine,"highway hypnosis," high fever,and meditation all have in common is that they produce __________ of consciousness.

Abby seems to fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.She has even suffered one of these sleep attacks while standing.She appears to be suffering from the sleep disturbance called __________.

Several men are chanting rhythmically while sitting in darkness inside a small chamber heated by coals,and they will periodically throw the door open and allow cooling night breezes to rush in.These men are taking part in a ritual of the Sioux Indians known as the __________ ceremony.

Dream actions of flying,floating,or falling are more frequent than the dream actions of running,sitting,or talking.

Concerning the need for sleep,(a)describe the average range and the differences in short and long sleepers' total hours of sleep per night,(b)explain why adolescents need more sleep and why they tend to show hypersomnia,and (c)describe how aging affects the sleep patterns of adults.

Most dreams reflect ordinary waking concerns because the brain areas that are active when we are awake remain active during dreaming,according to the __________ dream theory.

Concentrative meditation is more difficult to attain than mindfulness meditation.

The tendency to dream more than usual after a period of REM sleep deprivation is called __________.

Your college roommate is experiencing insomnia.Explain some changes she could make in her life as well as some techniques she could use to get a "good night's sleep."

Each of us will spend approximately 25 years of our life asleep.

About an hour and a half after Ned's parents put Ned to bed,they find him in a total state of panic,sitting up in bed screaming,and drenched in sweat.They change his pajamas and put him back to bed.The next morning they ask him about what happened.Ned remembers very little about the night before.Ned was exhibiting the sleep disturbance known as a(n)night __________.

By using small isolation tanks in which a participant floats in shallow body-temperature water containing hundreds of pounds of Epsom salts,psychologists have explored the possible benefits of __________.