Unit 5

Question 1

Hypnosis

Answer 1

A social interaction in which one person responds to another person’s suggestions

Question 2

Posthypnotic suggestion

Answer 2

Made during hypnosis to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized

Question 3

Dissociation

Answer 3

A split in consciousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others

Question 4

Circadian rhythm

Answer 4

The biological clock

Question 5

Consciousness

Answer 5

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 6

REM sleep

Answer 6

Rapid eye movement sleep

Question 7

Alpha waves

Answer 7

The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

Question 8

Sleep

Answer 8

Periodic natural loss of consciousness

Question 9

Hallucinations

Answer 9

False sensory experiences such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

Question 10

Delta waves

Answer 10

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

Question 11

NREM sleep

Answer 11

Non rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep

Question 12

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Answer 12

A pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm

Question 13

Insomnia

Answer 13

Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

Question 14

Narcolepsy

Answer 14

A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks

Question 15

Sleep apnea

Answer 15

Temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

Question 16

Night terrors

Answer 16

High arousal and an appearance of being terrified are seldom remembered

Question 17

Dream

Answer 17

Sequence of images emotions and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind

Question 18

Manifest content

Answer 18

The remembered storyline of a dream

Question 19

Latent content

Answer 19

The underlying meaning of a dream

Question 20

REM rebound

Answer 20

The tendency for REM sleep to undreamed following REM sleep deprivation