Consciousness

Question 1

What is the dissociation theory of hypnosis

Answer 1

Hypnosis causes one’s conscious awareness to be separated from other aspects of consciousness

Question 2

What does the consolidation theory of sleep say?

Answer 2

The key sleep stage for learning to take place are the slow wave and REM stage;
Neural connections are strengthened during sleep

Question 3

According to research what are the benefits of meditation

Answer 3

increase in attention,

preservation of gray matter as people age, reduction in stress, blood pressure, and blood lipids or cholesterol

Question 4

what are predictors of addiction

Answer 4

Attraction to novelty and risk taking;
responsiveness to high dopamine;
poor relationship with one's parents;
role models themselves addicted;
Having biological parents who are or have been addicted

Question 5

What are the different types of altered consciousness

Answer 5

Religious ecstasy
concentrative meditation
mindfulness meditation
hypnosis
flow activity
escapist activity

Question 6

Describe the Hobson and McCarley’s activation synthesis theory of dream

Answer 6

dreams are caused by random neuron firing which the brain attempt to interpret. then the revised version says that the limbic system is responsible for the emotional content and the deactivation of the frontal cortex is responsible for the illogical aspect of dreams

Question 7

What is the percentage of people who use drug who become addicted

Answer 7

5 to 10 percent

Question 8

What are REM disorder and somnambulism

Answer 8

In REM behavior disorder, the normal paralysis that accompanies sleep is disabled, and people act out their dreams. Most often seen in elderly males and is associated with neurological deficit.
Somnambulism—another word for sleepwalking—occurs within the first hour or two of falling asleep, often in children; those affected may walk around glassy-eyed and disconnected while asleep., occurring during slow wave sleep

Question 9

Which areas of the brain are activated during REM sleep?

Answer 9

visual association areas
motor cortex
brain stem
amygdala

Not the prefrontal cortex (that is why dream seem illogical)

Question 10

What drug has a stronger effect on regular users than on first time users, suppresses nausea in chemotherapy patient, produces perceptual and cognitive distortion

Answer 10

Marijuana

Question 11

some biological structure and processes regulating sleep

Answer 11

circadian rhythm,
pineal gland
melatonin
hypothalamus

Question 12

what does 2-3 days sleep deprivation cause

Answer 12

Sleep deprivation negatively affects learning, mood, the ability to complete boring or mundane tasks, and the immune system.