Quiz 4

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of a healthy sleep hygiene?

Select one:

a. Stress management
b. Sleep-inducing drugs
c. Consistent sleep schedule
d. Exercise

Answer 1

b. Sleep-inducing drugs

Question 2

According to recent research on sleep and its purpose, sleep can be called:

Select one:

a. The body’s greatest mysterious state of consciousness
b. An important biological process that involves the brain only
c. An adaptive mechanisms that separates us from animals
d. The body’s natural biological dishwasher

Answer 2

d. The body’s natural biological dishwasher

Question 3

The professor talked about mTBI injuries in class and went over some of the symptoms of concussions and a few risk factors. Which of the following is the most common category of concussion symptoms?
Select one:
a. Psychological/Emotional symptoms
b. Physiological symptoms
c. Cognitive symptoms
d. All these options

Answer 3

d. All these options

Question 4

Drugs that increase behavioural and mental activity, increase heart rate and blood pressure, disrupt sleep and cause people to become restless, among other symptoms, are called:

Select one:

a. Opiates
b. Hallucinogens
c. Depressants
d. Stimulants

Answer 4

d. Stimulants

Question 5

“Consciousness can be divided into different levels, and most of the content of those levels is not immediately accessible to us”. Which theorist most is more likely credit with the above statement?

Select one:

a. Descartes
b. William James
c. B.F. Skinner
d. Freud

Answer 5

d. Freud

Question 6

Which specific type of drug was initially marketed as non-addictive, was used as a respiration depressor and was sold in a variety of formats (i.e., tablets, elixirs, syrups)?

Select one:

a. Morphine
b. Heroin
c. Cocaine
d. Amphetamines

Answer 6

b. Heroin

Question 7

Dwight is trying to fall asleep after a long day at the office. He’s tired and motivated to get a good night’s sleep, but as soon as he puts his head on the pillow, his mind is racing in all directions and soon after he worries that he might not be able to sleep after all. He remembers that this has happened in the past as well. What can best describe Dwight’s experience:

Select one:

a. He likely suffers from Sleep Terrors
b. He likely suffers from Insomnia
c. He suffers from Sleep Apnea
d. He is about to have a Narcolepsy attack

Answer 7

b. He likely suffers from Insomnia

Question 8

When the professor asked you to become aware of your breathing and heart rate, your attention focused on those processes that are said to be:

Select one:

a. Nonconscious processes
b. Controlled processes
c. Preconscious processes
d. Unconscious processes

Answer 8

a. Nonconscious processes

Question 9

According to the study that Professor Ruci mentioned in class, when 54 comatose patients were asked to imagine pictures, or actions that correspond to different brain activation regions, 5 of them showed responsiveness in those regions. This means that the condition of those 5 patients can be called:

Select one:

a. Coma induced sleep paralysis
b. Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome
c. Minimally conscious state
d. Medically induced hypnosis

Answer 9

c. Minimally conscious state