PSY101 L05 Key Terms Ch 5

Question 1

The effect of hypnosis is partially the influence of the hypnotist and the abilities, beliefs, and expectations of the subject.

Answer 1

Sociocognitive explanation of hypnosis

Question 2

Behavior exhibited when subjects thought they consumed liquor.

Answer 2

“Think-drink” effect

Question 3

Label given to the physical and emotional symptoms associated with preceding menstruation.

Answer 3

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Question 4

Dreams reflect the ongoing conscious preoccupations of waking life.

Answer 4

Problem-focused approach

Question 5

Consciousness-altering drugs that produce hallucinations, change thought processes, or disrupt the normal perception of time and space.

Answer 5

Psychedelic drugs

Question 6

Sleep periods characterized by eye movement, loss of muscle tone, and vivid dreams.

Answer 6

Rapid eye movement (REM)

Question 7

Drugs that speed up activity in the central nervous system.

Answer 7

Stimulants

Question 8

The theory that dreaming results from the cortical synthesis and interpretation of neural signals triggered by activity in the lower part of the brain.

Answer 8

Activation-synthesis theory of dreams

Question 9

Physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone addicted to a drug stops taking it.

Answer 9

Withdrawal

Question 10

A procedure in which the practitioner suggests changes in a subject’s sensations, perceptions, thoughts, feelings, or behavior.

Answer 10

Hypnosis

Question 11

Drugs that slow activity in the central nervous system.

Answer 11

Depressants

Question 12

A drug capable of influencing perception, mood, cognition, or behavior.

Answer 12

Psychoactive drug

Question 13

Awareness of ourselves and the environment

Answer 13

Consciousness

Question 14

A split in consciousness in which one part of the mind operates independently of others.

Answer 14

Dissociation

Question 15

A periodic, more or less regular fluctuation in a biological system; it may or may not have psychological implications.

Answer 15

Biological rhythm

Question 16

Drugs derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and commonly produce euphoria.

Answer 16

Opiates

Question 17

A controversial disorder in which a person experiences depression during the winter and an improvement of mood in the spring.

Answer 17

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Question 18

Dreams reflect current concerns without problem solving.

Answer 18

Cognitive approach to dreams

Question 19

A biological rhythm with a period (from peak to peak or trough to trough) of about 24 hours; from the Latin circa, “about,” and dies, “a day.”

Answer 19

Circadian [sur-CAY-dee-un] rhythm

Question 20

Increased resistance to a drug’s effects that accompanies continued use.

Answer 20

Tolerance

Question 21

Periods of sleep with fewer eye movements.

Answer 21

Non-REM (NREM) sleep

Question 22

A condition of the mind which is different from our normal waking consciousness.

Answer 22

Altered states of consciousness