Exam 9: Consciousness

Nikita suffers from a condition in which she is constantly awakened because she stops breathing when she sleeps.Nikita probably suffers from ____.

When Rapunzel was locked in a tower,she used cocaine every day.Now,although she has escaped from the tower and can function without the drug,she still feels that she needs cocaine for her sense of well-being.Rapunzel is experiencing ____.

Heavy use of marijuana by teenagers has been associated with ____.

"I've got a joke for all of you," Rallo announces to a group of friends."How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?" Before he can reveal the answer,Rallo suddenly falls asleep.Rallo must be suffering from ____.

If muscles are in a state of near-paralysis during REM sleep,then how is sleepwalking possible?

Duncan is addicted to heroin and has to keep increasing his dosage to get the same effects.This effect of addiction is called ____.

While dreaming that she is riding a bicycle,Millie actually moves around in bed making arm and leg motions similar to those of a cyclist.Apparently,Millie suffers from ____.

Marcello has finished studying for a test.As he prepares to go to sleep,he wants to remember what he studied tonight when he takes the test tomorrow.To best meet his needs,he should ____.

Devon has been hypnotized.She is least likely to ____.

Jocelyn,an excellent hypnotic subject,has been instructed under hypnosis to relive her birthday party when she turned six years old.Jocelyn will most likely ____.

You call up a potential date and get an answering machine message.In leaving your message,you mean to say "I'd like to see you," but instead say "I'd like to feel you." This Freudian slip is caused by impulses originating in the ____.

Freud,who believed that dreams are "the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious mind," would probably have disagreed with the activation-synthesis hypothesis because ____.

Which aspect is least likely to be part of a definition of consciousness?

Homer is awakened suddenly because Marge,his wife,is choking him! Marge explains that she was dreaming about defending herself from the Princess of Bad Taste: Scary Spice.Homer is not angry; rather he is concerned that Marge may be suffering from ____.

During the day,Edward feels groggy and disjointed.As a result,he finds it difficult to focus on his job.However,when he tries to go to sleep at night,Edward is often wide awake.If this persists,Edward may be experiencing ____.

Jed feels tired all day long and cannot focus very well at work.At a sleep institute,he is told that he actually stops breathing many times throughout the night.Jed has ____.

Austin Powers travels from California to New York,chasing Dr.Evil across the country.Austin then experiences fatigue,irritability,inattention,and sleeping problems due to the disruption of his ____,which causes____.

As an agent of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency),you have been given an assignment by the commissioner to get into the head of an illegal drug maker.If an illegal drug maker was to create a drug that would be abused by many people,which neurotransmitters would be affected by the drug? How would those neurotransmitters be affected? What will be the potential risks for both psychological and physical dependence? In your report to the DEA,be sure to justify your answer.

Dr.Huanca hypnotizes Travaughn and then tells him that from now on,whenever he feels the urge to smoke a cigarette,he will get up and get a glass of water instead.This instruction is an example of ____.

Cartman is unaware that he is having inappropriate thoughts about how to kill Kenny.Freud would explain that these thoughts occur at a(n)____ level of consciousness.