Exam 5: States of Consciousness

Courtney insisted her husband to see a doctor. She suspected that he had a sinus problem. He would snore loudly as well as fall silent several times in bed while sleeping.His behavior kept her from getting a good night of sleep. He was always tired regardless of the number of hours he slept. Courtney was surprised when the doctor suggested that her husband was suffering from:

Theresa dreams that she is being chased by a lion.This is an example of:

Who among the following is the most likely candidate to undergo hypnosis?

Controlled processes:

According to Freud,what is the difference between manifest content and latent content of a dream.

The teacher has called on Sarah four times,yet she has not responded or acknowledged the teacher in anyway.She has a slight smile on her face.Which of the following is Sarah most likely demonstrating?

MDMA is an illegal synthetic drug with both stimulant and depressant properties.

Heather reported a boost in energy and a sense of well-being after taking a drug. Medical tests revealed increased activity of her central nervous system.The drug she took is most likely a:

The need to take increasing amounts of a drug in order to get the same effect is referred to as:

Morphine and heroin are derivatives of:

Josh has been experiencing excruciating pain ever since his bike accident.Though he had been successfully operated,he often complains of agonizing pain in his right shoulder.Karen,his girlfriend,tells him that he can harness the power of his mind to overcome pain by concentrating his thoughts on the pain-not by trying to avoid it.Karen is referring to:

During a class lecture,Veronica fancies herself to be attending a Bon Jovi concert at Miami.She is most likely:

Stage 4 of non-REM sleep is characterized by sleep spindles.

How does psychological dependence differ from physical dependence?

Which of the following best characterizes a night of sleep?

As a part of a research,Natasha initially had difficulty falling asleep in the sleep lab,but finally drifted into sleep and was not awakened when a student researcher knocked a can of soda off the desk. The electroencephalograph (EEG)is displaying theta waves with occasional sleep spindles.The researchers feel confident that Natasha is:

Which of the following best defines drug addiction?

Ross takes a flight from Log Angeles to New York to attend a business meeting the next day.He checks into a hotel and goes to bed at 11 p.m.However,he is unable to fall asleep even though he is accustomed to sleeping by 11 p.m.Ross is unable to sleep because:

Controlled processes represent the lowest levels of awareness.

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming,dreams are dramatizations of general life concerns that are similar to relaxed daydreams.