Unit 5

Question 1

Its our awareness of ourselves and our environment -

Answer 1

Consciousness

Question 2

Those who emphasize that mood fluctuations may be indicative of seasonal affective disorder are highlighting the importance of -

Answer 2

Biological rhythms

Question 3

How is hypothalamus involved in sleep?

Answer 3

In response to decreasing light the hypothalamus’ suprachiastmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading u to sleep

Question 4

It is a sleep hormone released by the pineal gland into the bloodstream -

Answer 4

Melatonin

Question 5

Circadian rhythm refers to…..

Answer 5

A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24hr cycle

Question 6

When light strikes the retina, it signals the superchiasmatic nucleus to alter …… production by the pineal gland

Answer 6

Melatonin

Question 7

Sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus are called ….

Answer 7

Hallucinations

Question 8

Alpha waves are associated with …

Answer 8

Relaxed but awake state

Question 9

The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during stage 2 sleep are called ….

Answer 9

Sleep spindles

Question 10

The hypnagogic sensations of falling or floating are most likely to occur during which sleep stage -

Answer 10

Stage 1

Question 11

What is an accurate nights sleep

Answer 11

As sleep progresses, stage 3 & 4 diminish while R.E.M. Sleep increases

Question 12

Sleeptalking may occur in which stage

Answer 12

Any stage of sleep

Question 13

The large, slow brainwaves associated w deep sleep are called …

Answer 13

Delta waves

Question 14

Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as …… sleep is to ……. sleep

Answer 14

R.E.M.

Stage 4

Question 15

The brainwaves associated with R.E.M. Sleep are most similar to those of …

Answer 15

Stage 1 sleep

Question 16

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with..

Answer 16

R.E.M. Sleep

Question 17

Genital arousal is most likely to be associated with…

Answer 17

R.E.M. Sleep

Question 18

After sleeping for about an hour, john enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to …

Answer 18

Have very relaxed muscles

Question 19

Why is R.E.M. Sleep called paradoxical sleep?

Answer 19

Because our nervous system is highly active, while voluntary muscles hardly move

Question 20

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every ..

Answer 20

90mins

Question 21

Difference in sleep schedules suggest that …

Answer 21

Genetics make a difference in how much sleep we need and get

Question 22

Sleep deprivation has been shown to …

Answer 22

Diminish immunity to disease

Question 23

Traffic accidents rates have been found to ……. after spring changes to daylight savings time and to ……. after the fall changes back to standard time

Answer 23

Increase

Decrease

Question 24

Compared to when they were 20yrs old, 60yr olds spend less time in …

Answer 24

Deep sleep

Question 25

Deep sleep plays an import role in ...

Answer 25

Physical growth

Question 26

The pituitary gland releases growth hormone during

Answer 26

Slow-wave sleep

Question 27

Slow-wave sleep promotes ...

Answer 27

Effective memory

Question 28

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. She is most likely suffering from ...

Answer 28

Insomnia

Question 29

The lack of the neurotransmitter orexin has been linked to ...

Answer 29

Narcolepsy

Question 30

The best advice for a person concerned about insomnia is

Answer 30

relax and drink a glass of milk before bedtime

Question 31

sleep apnea disorder involving

Answer 31

the cessation of breathing during sleep

Question 32

nightmares are to ..... as night terrors are to ...

Answer 32

REM sleep | stage 4 sleep

Question 33

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream it's… content

Answer 33

manifest

Question 34

according to Freud the latent content of a dream refers to…

Answer 34

it's underlying but censored meaning

Question 35

some researchers suggest that the brain activity associated with REM sleep provides the sleeping brain with periodic stimulation. This finding supports which of the following dream theories

Answer 35

psychological

Question 36

which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation

Answer 36

activation synthesis theory

Question 37

One theory suggests that the brain activity associated with… is helpful for developing and preserving neural pathways in the brain

Answer 37

dreaming

Question 38

The activation synthesis theory best helps explain why..

Answer 38

people often experience sudden visual images during REM sleep

Question 39

dreams are often involved and sudden emotional reactions and surprising changes in scene. this best serves to support the theory that dreams…

Answer 39

are triggered by random burst of neural activity

Question 40

The emotional tone of our dreams is especially likely to be influenced by the activation of the… during REM sleep

Answer 40

limbic system

Question 41

Tim has been repeatedly disturb during from sleep. Tonight, when allowed to sleep undisturbed, tim will likely experience…

Answer 41

increase in rem sleep

Question 42

hyposis involves a state of…

Answer 42

heightened openness to suggestion

Question 43

people are particularly responsive to her hypnosis if they…

Answer 43

strongly expect that they can be hypnotized

Question 44

research indicates that during hypnosis are ...

Answer 44

often a combination of fact and fiction

Question 45

research has indicated that hypnosis ....

Answer 45

enable some people to undergo surgery was only a local anesthsia

Question 46

The claim that hypnotic phenomena are regulated by normal conscious processes is associated with the theory that hypnosis reflects the power of ...

Answer 46

social influence

Question 47

The divided consciousness theory of hip hynosis states that hit hynosis involves....

Answer 47

dissociation

Question 48

it refers to a state of divided conscienceness

Answer 48

dissociation

Question 49

when subjected to a painful medical procedure without the benefit of an anesthetic, I hypnotize person is most likely to…

Answer 49

show physcological activation of the sensory cortex

Question 50

evidence that people in a postthnoptic state have no difficulty remembering everything they had learned while under hynosis would most clearly serve to challenge..

Answer 50

dissociation theory

Question 51

understanding hypnosis in terms of focus attention, distinctive brain activity, in the presence of an authoritative presence in a legitimate context, requires an integrated… approach

Answer 51

biopsychosocial

Question 52

Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ... drugs

Answer 52

psychoactive

Question 53

alcohol, marijuana, cocaine in a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called ...

Answer 53

psychoactive drugs

Question 54

in large doses, it is a depressant; in small doses, it is a depressant

Answer 54

alcohol

Question 55

alcohol is considered a…

Answer 55

depressant

Question 56

which drugs are most likely to be described as tranquilizers

Answer 56

barbiturates

Question 57

morphine and heroin are

Answer 57

opiates

Question 58

what is most likely to occur when the brain is repeatedly flooded with artificial opiates

Answer 58

The brain stops producing endorphins

Question 59

when cocaine is injected or smoked, it produces a rush of euphoria that last 15 to 30 minutes. But the stimulant drug… Can trigger eight hours or so of heightened energy and euphoria

Answer 59

methamphetamine

Question 60

what is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance

Answer 60

caffeine

Question 61

this boosts alertness and diminishes appetite

Answer 61

nicotine

Question 62

The release of stored serotonin in the eventual damage of serotonin producing neurons is most closely associated with the long term use of ..

Answer 62

ecstasy

Question 63

it's an amphetamine derivative that acts as a mild hallucinogen

Answer 63

ecstasy

Question 64

which of the following is the psychedelic drug

Answer 64

LSD

Question 65

THC, the active ingredient in .... is classified as a ...

Answer 65

marijuana | hallucinogen