Psych Brain
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called:
Delta waves
According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its
Latent content
Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its _________ content.
Manifest
Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with
REM sleep
If asleep & Carlos' heart beat faster and his eyes dart back and forth-what was he experiencing
REM sleep
Alpha waves are associated with
a relaxed, but awake state
Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural activity?
activation synthesis theory
The brain waves you having during REM are most similar to the ones you have when you are:
awake
Which of the following is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance?
caffeine
Dr. Co believes that dreams reflect what we've learned and what we know. Which theory is this?
cognitive development theory
Compulsive craving for and use of a drug is an indication of
dependence
If 2 girls at a party act like they have a lot of energy and are very loving towards partygoers
ecstasy
LSD is most likely to produce
hallucinations
Hypnosis involves a state of
heightened openness to suggestion
Layla has trouble going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from
insomnia
REM sleep generally an active part of sleep,is accompanied by which paradoxical characteristics
lowered muscle tone
Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a bus driver?
narcolepsy
About 3 hours after he falls asleep, Bill wakes up screaming and can't be calmed down.
night terrors
Research indicates that memories retrieved during hypnosis are
often a combination of fact and fiction
Consciousness is
our awareness of ourselves and our enviroment
When Bev was hypnotized, her therapist said she'd have a desire to eat healthy foods. This is
posthypnotic suggestion
If Mr. Smith stops breathing while sleeping, what does he suffer from?
sleep apnea
When Emily transitions from awake to asleep, she has small, rapid bursts of brain waves called
sleep spindles
The hypnogogic sensations of falling or floating are most likely to occur in which stage?
stage 1
People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they
strongly expect that they can be hypnotized
The need to take larger and larger does of a drug in order to experience its effects is called
tolerance
The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called
withdrawl
Most adolescents need about _______ hours of sleep a night.
9 Hours
The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every
90 Minutes