Exam 5: States of Consciousness

An hour after you go to sleep, a loud noise awakens you. You emerge from sleep confused and do not remember the noise. You were in which stage of sleep?

Extreme agitation, disorientation, and violence have been known to occur when people take a drug that is classified as a hallucinogen and an anesthetic but also has stimulant and depressant effects. This hallucinogen is

Which of the following is often used as the focus of attention in concentrative meditation?

Eric is a hiker who is experiencing a profound moment at the Grand Canyon. When he first looked over the rim, he was "blown away" by deep feelings of insignificance and awe. In that instant, he was also fully aware that he was experiencing a deeply moving moment based on

Mild sensory deprivation has shown promise as a way to stimulate creative thinking and to enhance sports and music performance skills.

In one PET scan study, normal individuals and patients in a persistent vegetative state were administered a mildly painful stimulus. Findings from this study included which of the following?

A patient is prescribed a medication and is told that the only side-effect is that the medication suppresses REM sleep. After finishing the medication, what might the patient expect in terms of a sleep change?

A technique for dealing with insomnia that involves a deliberate attempt to stay awake is called

Regarding medical uses, recent evidence suggests that THC is helpful for all of the following EXCEPT

All the different methods used in which procedure involve having people to focus attention on what is being said, to relax and feel tired, to "let go" and accept suggestions, and to use their imaginations?

Prisoners in solitary confinement, arctic explorers, and long-distance truck drivers, who are faced with limited or monotonous stimulation for long periods of time tend to experience

Serious problems related to MDMA use include

Kyanna snores loudly and stops breathing for more than 20 seconds while sleeping. This can happen hundreds of times per night. She has

Relaxation, a positive mood, and sleepiness occur when we eat starchy foods because these foods increase the amount of tryptophan and, in turn, increase

In general, psychoactive drug use falls into the two categories of

By using small isolation tanks in which a participant floats in shallow body-temperature water containing hundreds of pounds of Epsom salts, psychologists have explored the possible benefits of mild __________.

Sleep spindles are short bursts of brain activity generated by the

Most people dream about four or five times a night, with the dreams spaced 90 minutes apart.

The sleep attacks and paralysis of individuals with narcolepsy appear to occur when

The official name for sleepsex is