Psychology ch 4

Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their _______ cycles are aligned with the outside world.

circadian

Which of the following is not a depressant?

heroin

Ann is aware that she is dreaming when she has a nightmare, so she concentrates and changes her dream from bad to good. This is a good example of ________ dreaming

lucid

Sam was driving to work when he suddenly felt paralyzed and couldn't resist falling asleep. Sam may have ____________.

narcolepsy

After Grey falls asleep he feels a sense of panic, screams, and attempts to escape from his room. Which parasomnia does Grey have?

night terrors

_______________ involves an emotional need for the drug and using the drug may alleviate distress, while ____________ involves changes in normal bodily functions and withdrawal may occur with the cessation of the drug.

physiological dependence; physical dependence

Sleepwalking is also referred to as _________.

somnambulism

In what stage of sleep do sleep spindles appear?

2

Which of the following is not related to the cognitive function of sleep?

Adaptive response to predators

____________ describes our awareness of internal and external stimuli.

Consciousness

Which of the following is not true about REM sleep?

Delta waves are released

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

Does not get sufficient sleep on a chronic basis

How many stages of sleep are considered NREM sleep?

Four

LSD and PCP are considered?

Hallucinogens

Which theorist suggested that dreaming may represent a state of protoconsciousness?

John Hobson

Mary wakes up from a dream about her teeth falling out - this would be considered the _______ content according to Freud. Her analyst tells her that the hidden meaning of her dream about losing teeth is usually a dream symbol for anxiety. This would be the ________ content.

Manifest; Latent

Betty is sleeping. Her eyelids are quivering because her eyes are darting around. Betty is probably experiencing ________ sleep

REM

Which researcher believed that dreams simply reflect life events that are important to the dreamer?

Rosalind Cartwright

Which theorist described dreams as having manifest and latent content?

Sigmund Freud

Which area of the brain is the brain's clock mechanism located?

Suprachiasmatic nucleus