Exam 5: Consciousness

Following a car accident,Missy has only minimal consciousness.Sometimes her eyes may open,and she spends part of her time seemingly awake (i.e.,not sleeping),but there are no clear signs of consciousness.Medical professionals would most accurately describe her condition as a

Sleep may help animals stay safe and conserve energy for when it is needed most.This is known as the _____.

Affecting approximately 10% of the U.S.population,_____ is the most widely recognized sleeping problem.

The active ingredient in marijuana is

Amphetamines are

People in Stage 4 sleep

Your textbook recommends which of the following to improve sleep?

Hypnosis increases the overall accuracy of memory.

Kennedy is visiting a friend's new apartment when she suddenly gets the eerie feeling that she has been there before.Assuming Kennedy has never actually been to the apartment before,she appears to be experiencing

Cory is in therapy due to trauma he experienced as a child.His Freudian-trained therapist regularly asks him about his dreams.The therapist is interested in his dreams

According to Freud,the visible,or directly observable,content of a dream is its __________ content.

Vanya's legs bother him while he tries to sleep,and he feels the need to constantly move them into different positions.Sometimes it even causes him to wake up in the middle of the night.Vanya would be most likely to be diagnosed with

Which of the following is the most likely order of sleep stages during the first 90 minutes of a night of rest?

Elsa has just had major abdominal surgery and is in great pain.She asks her doctor if there is a medication that will relieve the pain from her injury.Which of the following is her doctor most likely to prescribe?

People who have _____________________ believe they don't get enough sleep,although this does not appear to really be the case.

The hormone melatonin reaches peak levels in the body during the

According to the dissociation theory of hypnosis,a part of our consciousness called the ___________________ remains separate during hypnosis and silently watches.

Kendra stays up all night partying with her friends.Based on sleep deprivation research,what is she likely to experience the next day?

Because barbiturates can fatally suppress breathing and heart rate at high doses,____________________ are generally considered a safer alternative drug.

Relatively few people use prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes.