Psych Brain

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called:

Delta waves

According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its

Latent content

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its _________ content.

Manifest

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with

REM sleep

If asleep & Carlos' heart beat faster and his eyes dart back and forth-what was he experiencing

REM sleep

Alpha waves are associated with

a relaxed, but awake state

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural activity?

activation synthesis theory

The brain waves you having during REM are most similar to the ones you have when you are:

awake

Which of the following is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance?

caffeine

Dr. Co believes that dreams reflect what we've learned and what we know. Which theory is this?

cognitive development theory

Compulsive craving for and use of a drug is an indication of

dependence

If 2 girls at a party act like they have a lot of energy and are very loving towards partygoers

ecstasy

LSD is most likely to produce

hallucinations

Hypnosis involves a state of

heightened openness to suggestion

Layla has trouble going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from

insomnia

REM sleep generally an active part of sleep,is accompanied by which paradoxical characteristics

lowered muscle tone

Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a bus driver?

narcolepsy

About 3 hours after he falls asleep, Bill wakes up screaming and can't be calmed down.

night terrors

Research indicates that memories retrieved during hypnosis are

often a combination of fact and fiction

Consciousness is

our awareness of ourselves and our enviroment

When Bev was hypnotized, her therapist said she'd have a desire to eat healthy foods. This is

posthypnotic suggestion

If Mr. Smith stops breathing while sleeping, what does he suffer from?

sleep apnea

When Emily transitions from awake to asleep, she has small, rapid bursts of brain waves called

sleep spindles

The hypnogogic sensations of falling or floating are most likely to occur in which stage?

stage 1

People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they

strongly expect that they can be hypnotized

The need to take larger and larger does of a drug in order to experience its effects is called

tolerance

The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called

withdrawl

Most adolescents need about _______ hours of sleep a night.

9 Hours

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

90 Minutes