Chapter 4 quiz

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Samek was driving to work when he suddenly felt paralyzed and couldn't resist falling asleep. Samek may have ________.

narcolepsy

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when ________.

an individual's airway becomes blocked during sleep

What occurs during stage 1 sleep?

both our respiration and heartbeat slow down

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

circadian

Which of the following statements about rotating shift work is false?

it carries a much higher risk of leading to substance abuse

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

depressant

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

hallucinogenic

Which of the following statements about sleep deprivation is false?

sleep deprivation has been found to lead to ADHD

Crack is regarded as more addictive than cocaine because it is ________.

smokable, so it reaches the brain more quickly

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 hypnosis.

social-cognitive

Victoria has accumulated a large sleep debt. This means that she ________.

suffers from chronic sleep deprivation

Why can amphetamines be used to treat ADHD in children?

they increase neurotransmitter activity within certain areas of the brain associated with impulse control

Which researcher believed that dreams simply reflect life events that are important to the dreamer?

Rosalind Cartwright

________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

Mona lives on the east coast of the USA. She takes an overnight flight to the west coast to visit with family for a month; when she arrives she is fatigued, sluggish, and irritable. For the next week or so she has trouble sleeping. Mona is probably suffering from ________.

jet lag

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

kicking and punching while asleep

In Freud's model of dreams, the hidden meaning of a dream is called the ________ content.

latent

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

Sleepwalking, night terrors, and restless leg syndrome are all examples of________.

parasomnias

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

psychological dependence


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