States of Consciousness Assignment

Hallucinogens do this to neural signals:

confuse them

Humans typically go into REM sleep about every:

90 minutes

After a stroke, Peggy is cannot move the left side of her body properly. However, in her honest opinion, there is nothing wrong with her, though it is obvious to everybody else. This lack of awareness of an impairment is known as:

anosognosia

These brain waves are observed during one's active, awakened state:

beta

Each time a person goes into REM in a single night's sleep, the REM session:

increases in time

In the case of visual form agnosia, a person is unable to identify consciously the orientation of the slot cut into the circle. However, the person is able to do this very accurately because it requires less conscious awareness:

insert an item into the slot

Which of the following drugs creates only psychological dependence?

methamphetamines

The sleep condition characterized by uncontrolled sleep attacks that are often brought on by excitement is called:

narcolepsy

The brain's and/or body's unexpected need for less of a drug which may turn a "normal" dose into an overdose is called:

reverse tolerance

Which of the following are psychoactive drugs? (Select all that apply)

-caffeine -cocaine -heroin -alcohol

After not sleeping for many days straight, which of the following effects were observed in the case studies from class? (Select all that apply)

-delusions -reasoning problems

In some cases a stroke may leave a person with spatial neglect. Despite having no visual problems, which of the following issues may be present if the stroke took place in the right parietal lobe? (Select all that apply)

-inability to recall the left side of things in memory -failure to attend to things on the left side of the visual field

According to our class discussion, these are the following advantages that consciousness gives us: (Select all that apply)

-long-term explicit memory -the ability to act intentionally

Which of the following are true of NREM-3 sleep? (Select all that apply)

-night terrors may take place -growth hormone is released -sleepwalking may take place

Which of the following are true of REM sleep? (Select all that apply)

-nightmares may take place -beta-like brain waves are observed -dreaming is vivid -we are paralyzed

Which of the following scenarios are mostly likely to result in REM rebound? (Select all that apply)

-not sleeping for three days -heavy alcohol use

Which of the following are depressants? (Select all that apply)

-opiates/opioids -tranquilizers -alcohol

Hypnagogic sensations (like the feeling of falling) most often take place during this sleep stage:

NREM-1

Spikes, called spindles, can be seen in brainwave activity during this stage of sleep:

NREM-2

As we age, this stage of sleep decreases:

NREM-3

Brain waves in the relaxed, awakened state are called:

alpha

A drop in blood pressure around 3:00 AM for most people is due to:

circadian rhythm

Posthypnotic suggestions might be somewhat useful for this:

helping with chronic pain

Freud believed that we dream because of this in our unconscious:

latent content

Which of the following is the nonscientific theory that states that dreams are the manifestation of unconscious drives and wishes which would be inappropriate or threatening if expressed directly.

latent content

The chance of getting schizophrenia is increased by use of this drug:

marijuana

The brain's adjusting to a drug which causes tolerance (need for more and more) is called:

neuroadaptation

In addition to the potential for a fatal overdose, use of Ecstasy can lead to damage to the ability to produce this neurotransmitter, leaving the user permanently depressed:

serotonin

Which of the following types of psychoactive drugs can be fatal in an overdose situation?

stimulants and depressants