AP PSYCH UNIT 4

Which of the following is a circadian rhythm?

A cycle of biological functioning that lasts about 25 hours

An individual who drinks alcohol daily finds it necessary to drink increasing amounts to achieve the state of well-being attained in the past. This individual is shoong

Alcohol tolerance

When a person is suffering from severe pain, the type of drug that will best help alleviate that pain is

An opiate

Malia is 10 years of age, and her grandmother, Anna Rosa, is 60 years old . Which statement is likely to be true concerning their sleep patterns?

Anna Rosa sleeps fewer hours per day than Malia does.

In terms of the effect on the central nervous system, alcohol is most accurately classified as which of the following types of drug?

Depressant

When people consume large amounts of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they did and said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol interferes with the brain's ability to form new memories in the

Hippocampus

Which of the following statements concerning sleep is valid?

Individuals do not typically act out their dreams

In adult humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep?

It is correlated with dreaming

A patient reports constant sleepiness. A series of tests reveal that the patient's sleep is frequently disrupted by periods of interrupted l breathing and brief awakenings. Which of the following diagnoses would account for such symptoms

Sleep apnea

During the night, Alicia stops breathing repeatedly, frequently gasps for air, and snores loudly at regular intervals. Alicia is most likely suffering from which of the following conditions?

Sleep apnea

Which of the following is an explanation of why travelers suffer from jet lag

There is a disruption in their circadian rhythm

The biological clock that operates in human beings to adjust their functioning to night and day periodicity is referred to as

circadian rhythm

Which of the following psychoactive drugs increases nervous system activity?

cocaine

caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?

cocaine

Cocaine blocks the reuptake of which neurotransmitter?

dopamine

Sigmund Freud believed that dream analysis was a useful device for

gaining insight into unconscious motives

Which of the following statements best describes the effect of alcohol on the human functioning

it depresses the central nervous system

REM sleep, generally an "active" state of sleep, is accompanied by which of the following paradoxical characteristics?

lowered muscle tone

Rafael has a sleep disorder for which he takes medically prescribed amphetamines. For which of the following sleep disorders is Rafael most likely being treated?

narcolepsy

Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?

the experience of vivid, distorted images that are not based on sensory input

The painful experience associated with termination of the use of an addictive substance is known as

withdrawal

Which of the following will NOT increase behavioral and mental activity

Barbiturates