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UNIT 5 - HYPNOSIS AND DRUGS Flashcards

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1
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A state of consciousness in which a person is especially susceptible to suggestion.

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Hypnosis

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Which of the following is not included in the steps in inducing hypnosis?

A. Subject is told by hypnotist to use imagination.
B. Subject is told by hypnotist to sleep
C. Subject is told by hypnotist to relax and feel tired
D. Subject is told by hypnotist to focus on commands

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B. Subject is told by hypnotist to sleep

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Stage of hypnosis wherein the client goes into a state of relaxation

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Light Trance

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Stage of hypnosis wherein the client experiences a heightened and deeper state of relaxation and becomes more suggestible to commands.

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Medium trance

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Stage of hypnosis wherein the client is in a state of relaxation wherein they are totally immersed into accepting suggestions

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Deep trance

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View of hypnosis in which hypnosis is defined as a process that produces a state of dissociation; one part of the mind is aware while the other is not.

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Hypnosis as dissociation

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Theory of hypnosis that assumes that people who are hypnotized are not in an altered state, but are merely playing the role expected of them in the situation.

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Social-cognitive theory of hypnosis

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True or False: Hypnosis can create amnesia for whatever happens during the hypnotic session, at least for a brief time

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True

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True or False: Hypnosis can relieve pain by allowing a person to remove conscious attention from the pain

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True

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True or False: Hypnosis can’t alter sensory perceptions

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False

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True or False: Hypnosis can help people relax in situations that normally would cause them stress, such as flying on an airplane

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True

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True or False: Hypnosis can’t give people superhuman strength

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True

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True or False: Hypnosis can enhance memory

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False

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True or False: Hypnosis can’t regress people back to childhood

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True

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True or False: Hypnosis can’t regress people to some past life.

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True

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True or False: Some people go to the extent of using psychoactive drugs to alter thinking, perception, memory, and a combination of those abilities

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True

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True or False: Sleep, daydreaming, meditation, and/or hypnosis are some ways to achieve an altered state of consciousness.

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True

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Chemical substances that alter thinking, perception, and memory.

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Psychoactive drugs

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Dependence that occurs when a person’s body becomes unable to function normally without a particular drug.

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Physical dependence

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The decrease in the response to a drug over repeated use, leading to the need for higher doses of the drug to achieve the same effect

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Drug tolerance

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Occurs as the body becomes conditioned to the level of the drug.

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Drug tolerance

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Drug dependence wherein the drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well-being, which is a very powerful factor in continued drug use.

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Psychological dependence

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Drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system.

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Stimulants

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Stimulants that are synthesized in laboratories rather than being found in nature

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Amphetamines

25
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A natural drug derived from the leaves of the coca plant that produces a feeling of euphoria, energy, power, and pleasure, and was once used in many drinks and medications.

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Cocaine

26
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The stimulant found in tobacco

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Nicotine

27
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A mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, and several other plant-based substances

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Caffeine

28
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Drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system.

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Depressants

29
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Medication that is primarily used to manage psychosis; depressant drugs that have a sedative effect

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Major tranquilizers

30
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Drugs that lower anxiety and reduce stress

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Minor tranquilizers

31
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The most commonly used and abused depressant; depresses a person’s natural inhibition.

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Alcohol

32
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A drug that affects mood or behavior and suppresses the sensation of pain by stimulating the nervous system’s natural receptor sites for endorphins

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Narcotics

33
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Synthetic drugs that mimic the pain-reducing effects of opiates and their addictive properties.

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Opioids

34
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A narcotic drug derived from opium that is used to treat severe pain but is highly addictive.

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Morphine

35
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A highly addictive drug that is often used as a narcotic producing euphoria; also known as diamorphine

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Heroin

36
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 1-2 drinks?

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0.05%

37
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 3-5 drinks?

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0.10%

38
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 6-7 drinks?

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0.15%

39
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 8-10 drinks?

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0.20%

40
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 10-14 drinks?

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0.20% and 0.25%; 0.30%, 0.35%

41
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What is the blood alcohol level of a person who had an average of 14-20 drinks?

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0.40%

42
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.05%?

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Poor judgment, coordination, and alertness; Impaired driving

43
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.10%?

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Slow reaction time; Muscle control, vision, and speech impaired; Crash risk greatly increased

44
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.15%?

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Major increase in reaction time

45
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.20%?

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Loss of balance, fine motor skills, legally blind, and unable to drive for up to 10 hours

46
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.25%?

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Staggering and severe motor disturbances

47
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.30%?

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Not aware of surroundings

48
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.35%?

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Surgical anesthesia; lethal dosage for a small percentage of people

49
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What are the noticeable behaviors of someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.40%?

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Lethal dosage for about 50% of people; Severe circulatory/respiratory depression; Alcoholic poisoning/ overdose

50
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Drugs that cause false sensory messages, altering the perception of reality.

A

Hallucinogens

51
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Mild hallucinogen also known as “pot” or “weed”; derived from the leaves and flowers of a particular type of hemp plant called Cannabis sativa.

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Marijuana

52
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Synthesized from a grain fungus called ergot and is a powerful synthetic hallucinogen; “High” feeling.

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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

53
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A synthesized drug now used as an animal tranquilizer that can cause stimulant, depressant, narcotic, or hallucinogenic effects.

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Phencyclidine (PCP)

54
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A designer drug that can have both stimulant and hallucinatory effects; drugs that produce a mixture of psychomotor stimulant and hallucinogenic effects.

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3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA)

55
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Reverses the effects of fatigue on both mental and physical tasks.

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Stimulants

56
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Prescription stimulants used regarding ADHD symptoms; used as a study aid to stay awake and to suppress appetites

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Amphetamines

57
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Increases heart rate, blood pressure, and myocardial oxygen demand; obtained from the leaves of two coca species.

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Cocaine

58
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Common names include Valium, Xanax and lowers the risk of overdose and addiction when taken alone

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