Exam 5: States of Consciousness

Thousands of fatal drug overdoses occur each year due to drug interactions of legally or illegally obtained drugs. This pattern of abuse is called __________ abuse.

For several weeks, Garrett has been taking increasing amounts of "crystal meth." If Garrett continues taking this drug, he is at risk for developing

Barnard tells his therapist that upon awakening from sleep, he could not move or call out for help. As he struggled to move, he felt alien presences standing over him whispering. Within a few seconds, he is able to move and realizes that the frightening "whispering" was probably from his clock radio as it went off. However, this frightening episode has occurred several times this month. Barnard most likely experienced

Although Mark is able to function at his job adequately for the present, he drinks alcohol heavily after work every day and gets drunk every weekend. Because of this daily use of alcohol with elements of dependence, Mark's pattern of recreational drug use would be classified as __________.

REM is the acronym that stands for

An innate physiological pattern that opposes your body's fight-or-flight mechanisms is known as

Smoking puts people at risk for all of the following EXCEPT

With extended periods of sleep deprivation, one would expect

Marlo has been diagnosed with sleep apnea, which is caused by her upper air passages being blocked. She has which type of sleep apnea?

Getting high on oxycontin or heroin, even though you are not in physical pain, would be an example of which type of psychoactive drug use?

Of the two basic states of sleep, the one that increases after physical exertion, helps us recover from bodily fatigue, and is dream free about 90 percent of the time is __________ sleep.

In mild dosages, barbiturates have an effect similar to

Garrett is floating in body-temperature water within a small, shallow flotation tank. As he floats in darkness and silence, Garrett begins to experience the deep relaxation that occurs through

Which of the following is considered a hallucinogen?

Autosuggestion can alter

A mantra would most commonly be used in

Gene has been using crystal meth everyday for the last six months. He has lost his part-time job and is flunking out of college. He has pawned many of his possessions and even stolen money from his family to "take care of his habit." Gene's pattern of psychoactive drug use, at this point, would be classified as

The drug PCP

The continued use of barbiturates to treat insomnia tends to cause

In describing his hypnotic session, Jarrod said that he felt like he was floating, like his feet were about to leave the floor, and that his arms were so light it was like balloons were pulling them toward the ceiling without Jarrod having to do anything to raise his own arms. Jarrod is describing