Exam 4: Consciousness

Selma notices that as her supply of marijuana decreases, she starts thinking more and more about where she can get another supply as well as feeling nervous and anxious. This is an example of ________.

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is ________.

Jim is 56 years old and slightly overweight. His wife reports that he snores loudly. What sleep disorder seems to fit Jim's symptoms?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

Approximately ________ percent of the population experiences at least some incidents of sleepwalking.

Your uncle Karl, who recently retired, has mentioned how he doesn't sleep as well as he did when he was younger. For many years, he regularly slept about 7-8 hours, but now that he is in his 60s he tends to get only 5-6 hours of sleep per night. What would you tell him?

Sigmund Freud was interested in how dreams affected the stages of sleep.

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing _______________.

As the sun begins to set, Winston finds himself becoming more and more sleepy. What structure is sensitive to light and influences when to go to sleep and when to awaken?

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis work?

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ________.

When amphetamines are abused, the resulting effects may include ________.

Psychoactive drugs are drugs________.

Bill suddenly and without warning slips into REM sleep during the day. He often falls to the ground and is difficult to awaken. Bill may have a condition called

Each of the following is true of sleepwalking EXCEPT ________.

The social-cognitive theory of hypnosis suggests that ________.

Very young infants who suffer from sleep apnea may be more at risk for SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome. Why might these infants have difficulty breathing?