quiz four

In America, there are over 10 times the number of alcoholics as there are heroin users.

True

According to _____, animal magnetism causes a person to be hypnotized.

Franz Mesmer

__________ was once used as a cure for addiction to morphine.

Heroin

__________ is the agent that creates physiological dependence on tobacco products.

Nicotine

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

Nonconscious processes

__________ generally act by slowing the activity of the central nervous system.

depressant drugs

Older adults are more likely than younger adults to have insomnia because of a:

greater incidence of poor health and pain.

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

narcotics

Side effects of __________ include cancer, heart disease, and lung and respiratory diseases.

nicotine

According to your text, older adults sleep less because

of physical discomfort

People with __________ stop breathing periodically, up to several hundred times per night.

sleep apnea

According to Sigmund Freud, hypnotized adults:

permit themselves to return to childish modes of responding.

A sleep disorder in which the person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep is called _______.

Sleep apnea

__________ may accompany narcolepsy and is characterized by the collapse of muscle groups or the entire body.

Sleep paralysis

Which of the following is a difference between sleep terrors and nightmares?

Sleep terrors usually occur during the first two sleep cycles of the night, whereas nightmares are more likely to occur toward morning.

__________ can be used to help people become more aware of muscle tension in the forehead, fingers, and elsewhere and to learn to lower tension, thus decreasing the discomfort and incidence of muscle-tension headaches.

The electromyograph

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 is a consequence of regular usage of opiates?

They stop the production of neurotransmitters in the brain.

__________ is the simplified form of meditation brought to the United States by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and is used as a method for coping with stress.

Transcendental meditation

Biofeedback training is a system that provides information about a bodily function so the organism can gain control of that function.

True

People with frequent nightmares are more likely than others to have anxiety, depression, and other psychological problems.

True

According to the _____, acetylcholine and the pons stimulate responses that lead to dreaming.

activation-synthesis model

The knowledge of one's own thoughts, feelings, and memories without the use of sensory organs is known as _____.

direct inner awareness

Liz sustained a head injury in a car accident. When she was fully awake, the doctor approached her and asked her questions such as "What is the last thing you remember?" and "When were you born?" Liz was able to answer all these questions correctly. In this scenario, the questions asked to Liz summon up __________.

preconscious information