Psych Ch.4

Our awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating, is called ________.

consciousness-Answer creativity intelligence self-awareness

Mohammed is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Mohammed is probably experiencing ________ sleep.

night terrors non-REM NREM REM-Answer

Morphine is considered a(n) ________ drug because it decreases pain.

antipsychotic hallucinogen opioid- Answer stimulant

Periods of REM sleep alternate with periods of non-REM sleep in a cycle that recurs about every ________ minutes or so.

30 90-Answer 150 210

Victoria has accumulated a large sleep debt. This means that she ________.

falls asleep in the middle of the day sleeps more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period suffers from chronic sleep deprivation - Answer suffers from insomnia due to large amounts of debt

Melatonin is a ________.

hormone-Answer sleeping pill depressant stimulant

Sleepwalking is also referred to as ________.

hypersomnia night terror restless leg syndrome somnambulism-Answer

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

obsessing about a drug getting caught with a drug abusing a drug drug tolerance-Answer

Freud believed that dreams ________.

stem from unconscious conflicts, memories, and desires-Answer are sexual perversions are reflections of consciousness are ways to solve problems

Freud believed that dreams ________.

stem from unconscious conflicts, memories, and desires-Answer are sexual perversions are reflections of consciousness are ways to solve problems

Which of these individuals has the highest risk of sleep apnea?

John, 62 years old, who is overweight -Answer Angela, 21 years old, who is depressed Alicia, 42 years old, who is suffering from anorexia Juan, 8 years old, who is experiencing episodes of enuresis

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep, then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

Stage 1 (N1)- Answer Stage 2 (N2) Stage 3 (N3) slow wave sleep

Individuals undergoing hypnosis ________.

can be coerced into harming themselves and others by a skilled hypnotist report no memory of the events that occurred during the period they were hypnotized usually do not have clear memories of the hypnotic experience and are not in control of their own behaviors usually have clear memories of the hypnotic experience and are in control of their own behaviors- Answer

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

cocaine alcohol-Answer heroin marijuana

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane. As the plane takes off, he is smiling. The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce. The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's ________.

deep content latent content-Answer manifest content subliminal content

Short, rhythmic bursts of brainwave activity that appear during Stage 2 sleep are called ________.

delta waves sleep spindles-Answer paradoxical sleep waves beta waves

All of the following result from sleep deprivation EXCEPT ________. droopy eyelids irritability Correct! hyperalertness inattentiveness

droopy eyelids irritability hyperalertness-Answer inattentiveness

Our sleep-wake cycle follows a(n) ________rhythm.

infradian diurnal circadian -Answer

If you have been waking up too early for several weeks, you are probably suffering from ________.

insomnia-Answer parasomnia hypersomnia reverse insomnia