Psychology Final Chapter 4

Which of the following statements about alcohol is FALSE?

Women metabolize alcohol more quickly then men

Sheena was describing a dream she had about her psychology class to a friend. " During the dream, I realized it was a dream, and I didn't like the way the dream was going so I went back to the beginning of the dream and started it over," she explained to her astonished friend. What had Sheena experienced?

a lucid dream

REM sleep behavior disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are similar in that both disorders:

are more common in the male than in females

Tranquilizers are:

depressants that relieve anxiety

According to the Focus on Neuroscience, " The Addicted Brain," heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, alcohol, and nicotine all affect levels of which of the following neurotransmitters?

dopamine

Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleus located?

hypothalamus in the brain

According to Freud's dream interpretation theory, phallic symbols are:

images of sticks, swords, and other elongated objects that represent the penis.

Fred volunteered for a sleep deprivation study. After being deprived of sleep for two nights...:

it is ver probable that he will experience disruption in mood, mental abilities, reaction time, perceptual skills, and complex motor skills.

Color-coded MRI scans of chronics methamphetamine users showed that they had:

lost up to 10% of their brain tissue in limbic system areas involved in emotions and rewards

Dyssomnias are..?

sleep disorders involving disruptions in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep

During episodes of obstructive sleep apnea, the:

sleeper's airway becomes narrowed or blocked, causing very shallow breathing or repeating pauses in breathing, disrupting sleep.

A parasomnia that involves abnormal sexual behavior and experiences during NREM stage 3 and 4 slow-wave sleep, such as masturbation, sleeps and talking, rousing or fondling a bed partner's genitals, or sexual intercourse, is called:

sleexsex

Attention is...?

the capacity to selectively focus awareness on particular stimuli in your external environment or on the internal thoughts and sensation

If people abstain from a drug after they become addicted to it, they may experience _____, which includes craving for the drug and unpleasant physical reactions that are sometimes the opposite of the drug's original effects.

withdrawal symptoms