Exam 4: States of Consciousness

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

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

Sleep apnea refers to a hereditary condition that results from falling asleep without warning.

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

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

Alfred has begun the practice of meditation. The type of meditation he practices requires a combination of prayer and frenzied dancing. He is practicing ________.

Amphetamine psychosis is similar to ________.

Jacob is at a bar with his friends, and has had too much to drink. He sees a student he got in an argument with in class last week, and loudly yells at him and pushes him into a table. After this, Jacob is escorted out and told not return. Jacob normally would not have behaved this way, but ________.

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

Most sleepwalking occurs during REM sleep.

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.

A large scale survey of adults in the United States found that nearly ________ percent of those surveyed reported alcohol dependence in the last 12 months.

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

The first term used to describe hypnosis was ________.

Cocaine is a(n) ________.

Mescaline, peyote, and psilocybin are all ________.

Hospital residents working heavy schedules perform similarly on cognitive tasks to people with ________.

Diego suffers from narcolepsy. Which of the following symptoms is he likely to have?

A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

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