Psych, Chapt. 4

Benson found that meditation leads to

A RELAXATION RESPONSE

According to the ____-synthesis model, dreams reflect neural activity.

ACTIVATION

Allegra is said to have hypnotic suggestibility she is likely to

BE PRONE TO FANTASY

Which are children most likely to "outgrow"?

BED-WETTING

____ is a stimulant that boosts self-confidence but also triggers rises in blood pressure & constricts the coronary arteries.

COCAINE

During a typical 8-hour night, we undergo (how many?) ____ trips through the different stages of sleep.

FIVE

____ substances distort perceptions.

HALLUCINOGENIC

In meditation, one focuses on a ____ to alter the normal person-environment relationship.

MANTRA

Which is most likely to be prescribed for use with hyperactive children?

RITALIN

When Clay joined AA in order to stop drinking, he received a pamphlet that described the symptoms of alcohol w/d. These include...

•HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & RAPID PULSE •RESTLESSNESS & TREMORS •ANXIETY & WEAKNESS •[ALL OF THE ABOVE]

Physiological dependence is evidenced by tolerance or by an ____ syndrome when one discontinues use of the substance.

ABSTINENCE

Substance ____ is characterized by repeated use of a substance although it is impairing functioning.

ABUSE

The most popular drug on college campuses is ...

ALCOHOL

CONSCIOUSNESS has several meanings, including sensory awareness, the selective aspect of attention, direct inner ____, personal unity, & the waking state.

AWARENESS

The notion that animals that are most at risk from predators sleep less is taken from which perspectives?

EVOLUTIONARY

Which is correct concerning brain waves & the sleep cycle?

HIGH-FREQUENCY BRAINS WAVES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BEING AWAKE

Because EEG patterns during REM sleep resemble those of the waking state, REM sleep is also called ____ sleep.

PARADOXICAL

When we say that we are "conscious of" seeing something or hearing a sound, we are referring to consciousness as ...

SENSORY AWARNESS

Elyse is a college student who has developed a tolerance to heroin & experiences w/d symptoms whenever she doesn't have a "fix" at least every eight hours. She feels that she has lost control & has to organize her life around her habit. She would be classified as having...

SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness in which people are suggestible & behave as though they are in a ____

TRANCE