psych chapter quizzes

4. ________ refers to focusing one's consciousness on a particular stimulus. - Countertransference - Selective attention - Repression - Cognitive dissonance

Selective attention

4. People withdrawing from chronic alcohol use may experience __________ with heavy sweating, restlessness, disorientation, and frightening hallucinations - delirium tremens - kleptomania - cyclothymic disorder - pyromania

delirium tremens

4. t/f Nicotine increases the appetite and reduces the metabolic rate of a person.

false

4. A sleep disorder in which the person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep is called _______. - sleep apnea - somnambulism - narcolepsy - insomnia

sleep apnea

4. In _____, a person cannot move during the transition from consciousness to sleep, and hallucinations occur. - sleep apnea - sleep paralysis -insomnia - somnambulism

sleep paralysis

4. Ray often wakes up at night talking loudly and incoherently. During this time, his heart rate increases, and he recalls vague images of someone pressing on his chest. However, he is never fully awake and returns to sleep. In the context of sleep disorders, Ray is exhibiting symptoms of _____. - sleep terrors - nightmares - insomnia - somnambulism

sleep terrors

4. One potential reason why women and certain ethnic groups are significantly affected by alcohol is because - of cultural norms - they're more sensitive to the chemical - they produce less aldehyde dehydrogenase than other groups - they produce more aldehyde dehydrogenase than other groups

they produce less aldehyde dehydrogenase than other groups

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

true

4. t/f Most psychologists use the DSM-5 to define a substance abuse disorder as a problem characterized by loss of control over usage, social impairment, risky use, and tolerance and withdrawal symptoms.

true

4. t/f Prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood is a risk factor for cancer of the throat.

true