Exam 5: States of Conciousness

It is the end of the month and Cindy has several bills yet to pay, but she is very low on money. She spends most of the day pondering how she is going to make the payments. Later, while watching TV, a solution comes to her. Cindy is demonstrating

Thomas seems unaware that his mom has been calling him for the last five minutes. He is playing his video game and about to move to the last level. What is Thomas demonstrating?

Jet lag may be explained by

Hypnosis can be used to reduce pain in patients.

The ________ view describes hypnosis as a normal state in which the hypnotized person behaves the way he or she believes a hypnotized person should behave.

Which of the following best characterizes a night of sleep?

What is the most common neurotransmitter activated by psychoactive drugs and thought to be related to addiction?

What do drugs, trauma, fatigue, hypnosis, and sensory deprivation have in common?

Gary turned to his wife when he woke up and said, "You won't believe this dream I had. I was being chased by men in suits who were riding horses. They had long narrow briefcases and they were trying to run me down!" If Gary related his dream to a psychodynamic therapist, they would tell him that what he was really dreaming about not being able to pay his bills. Which element in this scenario represents the manifest content of the dream?

You and your friends are talking about how you are going to get through all the school work you have to do - final exams and report writing. Virtually everybody intends to cram for exams the last week of the semester, and nearly everyone will be writing reports up until the last possible minute. Some of your friends plan to use stimulants during this period and are suggesting to others that they try this. Describe the effects of stimulants.

Sleep deprivation has been shown to

William James described the human mind as a

Jorge has a big history exam tomorrow so he has been studying most of the day. If he wants to remember most of what he has been studying, he should

Jerry who is fairly a conservative person, stopped at a bar on the way home from work to have a couple of drinks with his friends. On the way home he suddenly pulls into a retail store and buys a new 60 wide screen TV. What is the most likely explanation for his behavior?

According to Freud, ________ mental processes occur without a person being aware of them.

Discuss the roles of serotonin, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine as they pertain to sleep.

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by

What represents the most alert state of human consciousness?

What warnings would you give your friends about using illegal stimulants when cramming for exams?

People who are easily hypnotized usually