Consciousness

Question 1

The awareness of internal and external stimuli

Answer 1

Consciousness

Question 2

device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over time by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp

Answer 2

electroencephalograph (EEG)

Question 3

periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning

Answer 3

biological rhythms

Question 4

24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species

Answer 4

circadian rhythm

Question 5

records muscular activity and tension

Answer 5

electromyograph

Question 6

records eye movements

Answer 6

electrooculograph

Question 7

records contractions of the heart

Answer 7

electrocardiograph

Question 8

stage 1 of sleep

Answer 8

light sleep, lasts 10-12 minutes

Question 9

stage 2 of sleep

Answer 9

light sleep that lasts 10-25 minutes

Question 10

stage 3 of sleep

Answer 10

deep sleep; characterized by delta waves

Question 11

a deep stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements, high-frequency brain waves, and dreaming

Answer 11

REM

Question 12

chronic problems in getting adequate sleep that results in daytime fatigue and impaired functioning

Answer 12

insomnia

Question 13

a disease marked by sudden and irresistible onsets of sleep during normal waking periods

Answer 13

narcolepsy

Question 14

involves frequent, reflexive gasping for air that awakens a person and disrupts sleep

Answer 14

sleep apnea

Question 15

sleepwalking

Answer 15

somnambulism

Question 16

marked by potentially troublesome dream enactments during REM periods

Answer 16

REM sleep behavior disorder

Question 17

a systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility

Answer 17

hypnosis

Question 18

a splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness

Answer 18

dissociation

Question 19

family of practices that train attention to heighten awareness and bring mental processes under greater voluntary control

Answer 19

meditation

Question 20

chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or behavioral functioning

Answer 20

psychoactive drugs

Question 21

drugs derived from opium that are capable of relieving pain

Answer 21

narcotics

Question 22

sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease central nervous system activation and behavioral activity

Answer 22

sedatives

Question 23

drugs that tend to increase nervous system activation and behavioral activity

Answer 23

stimulants

Question 24

diverse group of drugs that have powerful effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked notably by distortions in sensory and perceptual experience

Answer 24

hallucinogens

Question 25

a progressive decrease in a person’s responsiveness to a drug as a result of continued use

Answer 25

tolerance

Question 26

when a person must continue to take a drug to avoid withdrawal illness

Answer 26

physical dependence

Question 27

when a person must continue to take a drug to satisfy intense mental and emotional craving

Answer 27

psychological dependence