Exam 5: Variations in Consciousness

Iris has been asleep for less than an hour.Her parents are surprised when she walks into the living room,and they tell her to go back to sleep.The next day Iris does not remember getting up after she went to bed.From this description it appears that Iris experienced

Which of the following drugs is NOT a narcotic?

Hannah used to experience insomnia once or twice a week.A month ago she starting taking Seconal to help her sleep,but now she finds she cannot get to sleep unless she takes a Seconal tablet.This would suggest that Hannah has

Alexander is hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG)in a sleep lab.As the researcher watches the printout from the EEG,theta waves appear.Based on this information,the researcher can conclude that Alexander

During sleep people generally cycle through a series of four stages that include stages of slow-wave and REM sleep.

Research suggests that about ____ of people are exceptionally good hypnotic subjects.

Alice decided that her dream of flying reflects her desire to escape from an unfulfilling marriage.What would a contemporary dream theorist say to Alice?

A conscious attempt to focus one's attention and bring mental processes under voluntary control is called ____________________.

According to Freud,a sexually frustrated person would probably have highly erotic dreams because,according to him,the principal purpose of a dream is

The midday napping practices of "siesta cultures" are adaptive because the siesta allows individuals

A person typically has ____ sleep cycles during the course of a night's sleep.

Haley has severe glaucoma and she finds that the symptoms of her glaucoma can be relieved by using a non-prescription drug.In addition to relieving the symptoms of glaucoma,the drug relaxes her and induces a mild feeling of euphoria.It is most likely that Haley is treating her glaucoma using

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.This difference in effect most clearly reflects the influence of ____ on drug effects.

Philippe is being monitored in a sleep lab.Which of the following instruments would MOST likely be used to measure his eye movements?

According to the cognitive view dreams are simply the by-product of bursts of activity emanating from subcortical areas in the brain.

The health-impairing behaviors that can develop from recreational drug use are considered to be indirect effects.

A hypnotist is putting on a demonstration,and your friend Benjamin is thinking about volunteering.However,he is a little nervous because he is afraid he might do things while he is hypnotized that he would normally not do.Based on research into the effects of hypnosis,you should tell Benjamin

Pain-relieving drugs thar are derived from opium are called ____________________.

Doctors and nurses try to "watch what they say" when performing surgery because

Briefly discuss which drugs carry the greatest risk of tolerance,physical dependence,and psychological dependence.