Exam 4: States of Consciousness

The first centers of the brain to be affected by alcohol are the ________.

A sleep disorder characterized by sudden nodding off during the day and loss of muscle tone following moments of emotional excitement is ________.

Sleep apnea, if severe, ________ a person's risk of having a stroke or dying.

Hypnosis can be used to force people to do things against their will.

In most dreams, events happen much faster than they do in real life.

Researchers have found that every addictive drug causes ________ levels in the brain to increase.

________ called dreams the "royal road to the unconscious."

The phenomenon whereby higher doses of a drug are required to produce its original effects is ________.

Albert is meditating. The type of meditation he practices concentrates on respiration and breathing. He is most likely using ________.

Todd has just quit smoking after being a smoker for five years. He is most likely to experience ________.

Summarize research on dreams, discussing the amount of time people spend dreaming how dreams vary from person to person, and the proposed functions of dreams.

The human biological clock is governed by a cluster of cells known as the ________ of the hypothalamus.

Amphetamines tend to enhance the appetite.

Insomnia usually grows out of stressful events and is temporary.

The effects of barbiturates are similar to those of ________.

Describe the physical and psychological effects of alcohol and the problems associated with its use.

The active ingredient in marijuana is ________.

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

Drug use is the most common alteration of normal consciousness.

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