Exam 4: States of Consciousness

Unpleasant physical or psychological effects that follow the discontinuance of a dependence-producing substance are ________.

Caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine are members of a class of drugs known as ________.

Research evidence indicates that sleep plays an important restorative function ________.

Alcohol is a stimulant.

Most sleepwalking occurs during REM sleep.

When we are awake and alert, we are usually conscious of ________ around us.

Mescaline, peyote, and psilocybin are all ________.

The most frequently used psychoactive drug in Western societies is alcohol.

The most frequently used psychoactive drug in Western societies is ________.

Barbiturates have potentially deadly effects when combined with ________.

Marijuana is harmless.

Since ancient times, drugs have been used to alter consciousness for social, personal, and religious reasons.

Freud believed that dreams represent ________.

The first term used to describe hypnosis was ________.

Night terrors usually occur in ________ sleep.

Our awareness of various mental processes such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating is called ________.

In an experiment, some people receive an active drug while others receive a placebo. Neither the subjects nor the people administering the drug know which people got the drug and which got the placebo. This is an example of a(n) ________ procedure.

Writers and composers have been known to take marijuana in order to enhance their creativity. One problem with this strategy is that ________.

Alcohol use is clearly related to increases in hostility, aggression, violence, and abusive behavior.

Explain how today's drug problem is different from the drug use in other societies and times.