Exam 5: States of Consciousness

Though generally categorized as a hallucinogen, marijuana can also produce the effects of ________.

John was given a prescription for an opiate following knee surgery and found that he liked how it made him feel. Now, he often seeks it out, legally or illegally, because he craves that feeling. Assuming that he doesn't experience tolerance or withdrawal symptoms, John appears to have become ________.

Which of the following is true about marijuana?

Hallucinogens are ________.

Which of the following methods would be BEST for dealing with a sleep problem such as insomnia?

Most psychoactive drugs create their changes in mood, energy, or perception by changing ________.

________ spend more time in REM sleep than ________.

Freud believed that dreams provide an outlet for ________.

Which of the following is accurate about LSD?

Heroin belongs to which category of drugs?

Which of the following is the MOST accurate statement regarding self-control during a hypnotic trance?

MDMA, which is more commonly known as Ecstasy or Molly, belongs to which category of drugs?

Which of the following statements about alcohol is accurate?

Marcus is required to travel to a national sales meeting for his company. He doesn't like to travel very much because he knows that he is going to experience jet lag and will not sleep very well for several days. Which travel plan would cause Marcus the most difficulty?

Sleep apnea is a risk factor for ________.

If Max ingests a small amount of a particular psychoactive substance, he may be livelier and more outgoing at a party. If he then continues to consume more of the substance, he will find that it actually slows his system down and impairs his thinking. The substance in this case is most likely ________.

Which animal spends the least amount of time sleeping in a given night?

When Giselle wakes up in the morning, her wife Mellia asks her if she had a good night of sleep. Giselle responds by saying, "I had the strangest dream last night," and proceeds to tell Mellia all about the dream. If Giselle's dream was consistent with the most common dream theme that has been found in research, she will report that she dreamt about ________.

Marty, a middle-aged man, took a small dose of a drug just to experiment, and he ended up in the hospital with a stroke. The drug interfered with the electrical system of his heart and constricted blood vessels in his brain. Marty most likely took ________.

According to the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming, what part of the brain is being randomly stimulated?