Exam 5: B: Variations in Consciousness

Which term refers to sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease central nervous system activation and behavioural activity

Which therapeutic intervention has been demonstrated to be just as effective as medication for treating insomnia

Celia just flew home from a trip and she crossed three time zones.How long should it take her to readjust her biological clock

Which of the following best reflects the term "insomnia"

What is the paradox concerning REM sleep

What has been shown to be effective methods of controlling pain

A morphine addict experiences a state of euphoria after a dose of morphine,and a postsurgical patient experiences a reduction in pain after the same dosage.What does this difference illustrate

Charlie experiences vivid dreams during REM sleep and he often acts them out in his sleep.For example,he once woke up to find that he had ripped apart his pillow after dreaming about digging for buried treasure with his bare hands.Which of the following disorders fits this example

While serving as a subject in a laboratory sleep study for several nights,Steve was awakened whenever he entered slow-wave sleep.When first allowed an uninterrupted night's sleep,what would Steve do

Which term refers to the chemicals in the brain through which psychoactive drugs work and have their effect on behaviour,cognition,and emotion

Which unifying theme in psychology is reflected by the observations that many approaches to meditation are rooted in Eastern religions,and that some societies use hallucinogens in religious practices

Which statement best describes siesta cultures

During which stage of sleep does the brain wave pattern resemble that observed when the individual is awake and alert

Which statement best describes the typical last dream period of the night

Which sleep stages seem to be important for consolidation of memory

Your roommate recently took a recreational drug and is very energetic and alert and has an "I can conquer the world" euphoria.What did he most likely take

Which category of psychoactive drugs has the greatest risk for developing physical and psychological dependence

If a person has damage to the suprachiasmatic nucleus,which process would likely be altered

Which theory of dreaming suggests that the cortex constructs dreams in order to make sense out of neural impulses from subcortical areas of the brain

Which of the following is an accurate definition of hypnosis