Psych 4b

Professor Carr studies dreaming and is a strong proponent of the neurocognitive theory of dreams. If he is only interested in studying vivid dreams with strong story lines, he should probably only use participants who are:

13 to 15 years old.

How does caffeine act as a stimulant?

Caffeine blocks the action of adenosine, a neurotransmitter that normally calms excitatory neurons.

_____ are depressants that minimize the brain's perception of pain.

Opioids

_____ is a highly addictive and extremely dangerous psychedelic anesthetic because users cannot feel normal pain signals and so run the risk of unintentionally harming themselves.

Phencyclidine (PCP)

_____ can occur with the constant use of some psychoactive drugs, as the body no longer functions normally without them.

Physiological dependence

_____ are everywhere, including in coffee shops, liquor stores, and people's kitchens.

Psychoactive drugs

_____ occurs without evidence of tolerance or withdrawal symptoms.

Psychological dependence

During _____, brain waves are fast and irregular.

REM sleep

Jayden is a healthy young man. He is embarrassed about a problem he is having, so he has decided to go to his doctor. Jayden reports to his doctor that he is having trouble sustaining an erection. His doctor then tells him that _____ may be impairing his sexual performance by causing erectile dysfunction.

alcohol

Professor Berry studies the effects of depressants, and she is currently focusing on _____, one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs in the United States.

alcohol

In low doses, _____ can have the same effects as alcohol, including relaxation, lowering spirits, or aggression.

barbiturates

Adrian is worried about his sister's drinking. She sometimes will have more than five glasses of wine within a short period of time. This sounds like she may be having a problem with:

binge drinking

Yesterday, Logan was taken to the emergency room. He has been using methamphetamine for quite some time, but things had gotten so bad his friend called an ambulance. Like other meth users, Logan is suffering from:

extreme weight loss, tooth decay, and hallucinations.

Ms. Holland is studying to be a clinical psychologist. She is taking a class that discusses some alternative treatments for phobias. She is surprised to learn that _____has been found to be somewhat successful with treating phobias.

hypnosis

During therapy, psychoanalysts use the _____ of dreams to uncover the unconscious, by looking deeper than the actual story line of the dream.

latent content

Owen woke up in the middle of the night because he was having a bad dream. He dreamt that he was being chased by a low-flying helicopter, and when he realized he was dreaming this, he decided to stop running. Owen's awareness that he was dreaming indicates he was having a(n):

lucid dream

Professor Baker teaches chemistry, but she often gives guest lectures in psychology classes on the chemical nature of psychoactive drugs. Today she discussed _____, which is chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline.

methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Giovanni and his girlfriend Maria have just had two drinks with dinner. Maria seems to have a significantly stronger "buzz" than Giovanni. This is because:

most of the alcohol enters a woman's bloodstream and brain before it is broken down.

Matt Utesch has had relative success with using behavioral treatments, such as therapeutic naps, for his _____, which is a neurological disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness.

narcolepsy

Professor Fowler likes to take polls in his large lecture halls. Yesterday he asked his students to submit the content of their dreams from the night before. He hasn't collated the information yet, but he can expect that his students' dreams were:

primarily about ordinary scenarios like sitting in class.

Depressants are a group of _____ that depress the activity of the central nervous system.

psychoactive drugs

Adriana is writing a report on substances that cause changes in psychological activities such as sensation, perception, attention, judgment, and memory. The chemicals in these substances are often associated with changes in conscious experiences. These substances are referred to as:

psychoactive drugs.

People with _____ believe they need the drug because it will increase their emotional well-being.

psychological dependence

Alcohol is considered a depressant because it: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Answer choices

slows activity in the central nervous system.

Psychoactive drugs include which three major categories?

stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens

A group of researchers is studying curare, a poison used by South American natives, and how it paralyzes victims. They report that curare blocks the activity of acetylcholine, which normally:

stimulates muscle contractions.

Olivia is planning a study for her second year project in college. She is going to collect data on dreams, asking college students to write down as much as they can remember about a recent dream they had. As she designs her study, Olivia needs to consider that the ability to remember dreams is dependent on:

the length of time since the dream.

Dr. Julien might premedicate patients by administering a(n) _____ to calm them down.

tranquilizer

Stage hypnotists often choose feats that their performers could achieve:

under normal circumstances.

Too little acetylcholine causes _____ because acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that relays messages from motor neurons to muscles.

paralysis