Psychoactive Drugs, Sleep and Other
When a person is suffering from severe pain, the type of drug that will best help alleviate that pain is
An opiate
The painful experience associated with termination of the use of an addictive substance is known as
Withdrawl
Which of the following will NOT increase behavioral and mental activity?
Barbiturates
Which of the following parts of the brain is most active in decision-making?
Cerebral Cortex
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?
Cocaine
Which of the following psychoactive drugs increases nervous system activity?
Cocaine
Brain lateralization refers to the
Cognitive processes specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other
Which is associated with communication between the central nervous system and the endocrine system?
Hypothalamus
Bo has an overpowering urge to fall asleep while standing medically prescribed amphetamines. What's he being treated for
Narcolepsy
During the night Alicia stops breathing repeatedly, gasps for air, and snores loudly at regular intervals, she has
Sleep Apnea
Which of the following would most likely result from an injury to the medulla?
disruption of heartbeat and breathing