Module 4 - PSY 200

People with__________stop breathing periodically, up to several hundred times per night.

sleep apnea

Frightening, dreamlike experiences that occur during the deepest stage of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep are known as__________.

sleep terrors

Which of the following substances is a stimulant?

Cocaine

Mindfulness meditation (MM) provides clients with techniques they can use to attain spiritual enlightenment.

False

Women seem less affected by alcohol than men because they have more of an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase, which metabolizes alcohol in the stomach.

False

Which of the following statements is true of dreams?

Freud argued that dreams express impulses we would censor during the day.

Which of the following best defines the term preconscious?

It refers to material that is not in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing one's attention.

__________is the agent that creates physiological dependence on tobacco products.

Nicotine

_____ cannot be experienced through sensory awareness or direct inner awareness.

Nonconscious processes

Which of the following statements is true of insomnia?

Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia.

Which of the following structures contains the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which stimulates the pineal gland to decrease the output of melatonin in the human body?

The hypothalamus

Which of the following statements is true of amphetamines?

They provide a euphoric rush when consumed in high doses.

_____ is the habituation to a drug, with the result that increasingly higher doses of the drug are needed to achieve similar effects.

Tolerance

_____ is an altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance.

Hypnosis

Which of the following statements is true of hypnosis?

People who are easily hypnotized are said to have hypnotic suggestibility.

People withdrawing from chronic alcohol use may experience__________with heavy sweating, restlessness, disorientation, and frightening hallucinations.

delirium tremens

Opiates are a group of__________derived from the opium poppy that provide a euphoric rush and depress the nervous system.

narcotics

Susan was taking a nap after her afternoon meal. About 20 minutes after she went to sleep, her father woke her up. During her short nap, she experienced vivid dreamlike images. However, she claimed that she was not sleeping at all. In this scenario, Susan was likely in _____.

stage 1 sleep

Physicians frequently prescribe stimulants in an effort to help hyperactive children control their behavior.

True

The state of consciousness called the hypnotic trance can be induced by asking people to narrow their attention to a small light.

True