Psych Quiz - Chapter 4

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

sleep apnea

The average amount of time it takes to complete each cycle through the stages of NREM sleep and REM sleep lasts about

90 Minutes

Which of the following statements is true of sleep?

People need more sleep with they are under stress.

People withdrawing with chronic alcohol use may experience __________ with heavy sweating, restlessness, disorientation, and frightening hallucinations.

delirium tremens

__________ is an altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance.

Hypnosis

Preconscious

It refers to material that is not in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing one's attention.

It seems like every day you experience a decrease in your mental alertness around 2 or 3 o'clock each afternoon. This daily occurrence in your mental alertness is an example of

Circadian rhythm

According to Freud, which of the following statements is true of dreams?

Dreams express impulses we would censor during the day.

________ refers to a sleep attack in which a person falls asleep suddenly and irresistibly.

Narcolepsy

Adam, a sleep researcher, noticed that his sleeping patient had a high level of neurological arousal. The patient is most likely in ________ sleep.

Rapid eye movement (REM)

In the context of altering consciousness through drugs, ________ is a problem characterized by loss of control over consumption, social impairment, risky use, and tolerance and withdrawal symptoms.

Substance abuse disorder

___________ is the habituations to a drug, with the result that increasingly higher doses of the drug are needed to achieve similar effects.

Tolerance

Physicians frequently prescribe stimulants in an effort to help hyperactive children control their behavior.

True

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

direct inner awareness

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

Depressant drugs

According to your text, older adults sleep less because of

physical discomfort

Jenny is preparing for an English test, her brother is playing music loudly in the next room. She focuses on reading her English text books and ignores the music. In this scenario, Jenny is using

selective attention