Exam 4: Consciousness

The activation-information-mode model of dreaming suggests that __________.

Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of __________.

Which device would a sleep researcher use to monitor a sleeping person's brain waves?

Anthony's therapist is using hypnosis to help him recall the night he was supposedly abducted by aliens. Danny's therapist is using hypnosis to help him prepare for the pain of dental surgery because Danny is allergic to the dentist's painkillers. Patrick's therapist is using hypnosis to help him quit drinking and smoking. Which client has the highest chance for success?

You are listening to a person who keeps telling you to relax, attempting to create a situation in which you are likely to follow suggestions. What treatment are you undergoing?

Chemical substances that change moods and perceptions are called __________ drugs.

Short, rhythmic bursts of brain-wave activity that appear during stage N2 sleep are called __________.

Heroin addiction has been treated with __________.

Amphetamines are __________.

If an EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, a researcher is likely to conclude that the sleeping person is __________.

How did Ernest Hilgard explain hypnosis?

List and describe the different stages of sleep. What position do you hold regarding the purpose of sleep and its stages?

According to Freud, the visible, or directly observable, content of a dream is its __________ content.

Which of the following drugs is found in at least 60 different types of plants?

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called __________.

Interpretation of the __________ content of a dream is expected to reveal the __________ content.

To treat your sleep problem, you are told that you should avoid doing anything in your bed but sleeping, 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. What sleep disorder have you been experiencing?

If Kamal is using a drug that causes addiction in nearly 68 percent of those who use it, he is probably ingesting __________.

Which of the following pairs belong together?

Chemicals that can alter thinking, perception, and memory are called __________.