Exam 4: States of Consciousness

The use of an hallucinogenic drug called peyote has long been a tradition of many Hispanic-American communities in the United States.

__________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

A 17-year longitudinal study of Costa Rican men suggests that long-term marijuana use has a negative impact on __________

Approximately __________ adults in the United States suffer from chronic insomnia.

A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) __________ cycle.

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming work?

This structure in the brain regulates the biological clock in humans.

Many Alzheimer's patients suffer from a phenomenon called "sundowning." Sundowning is __________

This portion of the brain is nearly inactive in people deprived of sleep.

Meditation may have an effect on all of the following EXCEPT __________

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of meditation?

What term do sleep researchers use to designate stages 1-4 of sleep?

Meditation, drug intoxication, sleep, and hypnosis are all types of __________

__________ consists of periods during sleep when breathing stops, and the individual must awaken briefly in order to breath.

Which of the following drugs is classified as a narcotic?

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The therapist suggests that the "terminal" in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to "terminate" his boss. This desire to terminate the boss, if it exists, would reflect what Freud called the __________ content of the dream.

These last from 2 to 3 seconds and occur frequently in people who try to stay awake for long periods of time.

To treat your sleep problem you are told that you should not nap, you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day, and you should get out of bed if you cannot sleep. You have insomnia.

In the United States, children between six years of age and puberty average nearly 10-11 hours of sleep per night.

You are telling a joke to your friend who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to the floor. You are not surprised to later learn that he has a sleep disorder known as ???__________