Quiz 4

Ali is aware of his feelings, emotions, and thoughts. He is also aware of his surroundings, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of nearby traffic. Ali is in a state of ________.

consciousness

Which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?

kicking and punching while asleep

Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with adequate amounts of sleep?

less exposure to carcinogens

What hormone (involved in the timing of sleep) does the pineal gland release?

melatonin

After Omar falls asleep he feels a sense of panic, screams, and attempts to escape from his room. Which parasomnia does Omar have?

night terrors

Morphine is considered a/an ________ drug because it decreases pain.

opioid

Tariq depends on cigarettes to relieve his stress, though he smokes so infrequently that he experiences no significant, noticeable physical symptoms when he is not smoking. What does this exemplify?

psychological dependence

Shoresh suggests that Ted cluck like a chicken during the hypnosis not because he is experiencing an altered state of consciousness but because he is playing the role of a hypnotized person. This is a good example of the ________ theory of hypnotism.

social-cognitive

In what stage of sleep do sleep spindles appear?

NREM Stage 2

Mohammed is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Mohammed is probably experiencing ________ sleep.

REM

Tayla smokes cannabis. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. Over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same affect. This is an example of ________.

tolerance

Mescaline is considered a ________ drug because it results in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences.

hallucinogenic

Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their ________ cycles are aligned with the outside world.

circadian

What occurs during stage 1 sleep?

Both our respiration and heartbeat slow down

Which psychological perspective might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness?

adaptive/evolutionary

The ________ wave is characteristic of stage 1 sleep.

alpha

A theta wave is a type of ________.

brain wave that dominates Stage 2 sleep and is interrupted by sleep spindles and K-Complexes

Alcohol is considered a ________ because it tends to suppress central nervous system activity.

depressant

________theory suggests that when people are hypnotized they have voluntarily divided their conscious: one half aware of reality and the other half tuned in to the hypnotist.

dissociative

Cocaine is considered a ________ drug because it tends to increase overall levels of neural activity.

stimulant