Deck 5: B: Consciousness

Question 1

One major danger of barbiturates is ________________.

A)overstimulation
B)hyperactivity
C)drug interaction
D)sleepwalking

Answer 1

drug interaction

Question 2

Interpretation of the ________ content of a dream is expected to reveal the ________ content.

A)latent;manifest
B)manifest;latent
C)manifest;sublimated
D)metaphorical;denotative

Answer 2

manifest;latent

Question 3

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ______.

A)hyperconsciousness
B)unconscious states
C)relaxed wakefulness
D)altered states of consciousness

Answer 3

altered states of consciousness

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true concerning cocaine use in the United States?

A)During the Civil War,many Confederate soldiers bought cocaine from Union soldiers.
B)At one time,cocaine was an ingredient in Coca-Cola.
C)Cocaine was used by early Greek philosophers.
D)One of the powerful addictive ingredients in cocaine is heroin.

Question 5

Heroin addiction has been treated with _____________.

A)morphine
B)LSD
C)methadone
D)amphetamines

Question 6

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid,seemingly mentally ill,from lack of this one stage of sleep.

A)Freud
B)Dement
C)Jung
D)James

Question 7

Upon just waking up,you report a vivid visual event.What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?

A)hypnotic illusion
B)positive hallucination
C)hypnagogic hallucination
D)hypnopompic image

Question 8

Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

A)GABA
B)acetylcholine
C)endorphins
D)adrenalin

Question 9

Melatonin is a _______________.

A)hormone
B)sleeping pill
C)depressant
D)stimulant

Question 10

Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness.He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground.Your friend is probably suffering from ____________.

A)narcolepsy
B)parasomnia
C)REM rebound
D)sleep apnea