Exam 4: States of Consciousness

People with narcolepsy fall immediately into ________ sleep during a narcoleptic episode.

Approximately ________ percent of children experience at least one episode of either sleepwalking or sleeptalking.

Barbiturates have potentially deadly effects when combined with ________.

One of the most famous users of cocaine was ________.

Repeated, frequent LSD usage results in ________.

Of all psychoactive substances, ________ has the longest history of widespread use.

Alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates all have ________ effects.

Nightmares occur primarily in ________ sleep.

Because it depresses or inhibits the centers in the brain that are used for critical judgment and inhibition of impulsive behavior, alcohol is subjectively experienced as a(n) ________.

During the course of a night, the average sleeper spends the most time in ________ sleep.

Youth aged 12 to 17 who smoke are ________ more likely than their nonsmoking peers to use illicit drugs.

A student uses marijuana at a party. After the marijuana joint is passed around, which of the following is she least likely to experience?

National surveys indicate that about ________ percent of college students engage in "binge drinking."

Tired people perform motor and perceptual tasks better after taking caffeine.

Reed has undergone profound behavior changes recently. He has been aggressive and violent, eats very little, and has acted paranoid. These marked changes in his behavior are probably the result of ________ abuse.

The use of psychoactive drugs is almost universal.

Which of the following represents the correct chronological sequence in which brain centers are affected by alcohol?

Each of the following is true except ________.

Cocaine is a(n) ________.

Each of the following is true of sleepwalking except ________.