Exam 5: D: States of Consciousness

Having bizarre experiences upon awakening,such as sensing an alien being is in one's bedroom,is characteristic of the condition known as REM behavior disorder.

Some people can learn very complex tasks while asleep,such as learning a foreign language.

Arthur has been driving for almost ten hours straight,and he is tired and drowsy.He momentarily falls asleep for a few seconds.Arthur has experienced a(n)__________.

You tie a short length of string to a small ring and hold this ring at eye level,about a foot from your face.By focusing on the ring,you are able to make the ring swing back and forth.You are surprised by this automatic micromovement of your fingers.You most likely have experienced a(n)__________.

The pattern of EEG waves present when one is awake and alert is characterized by __________ waves.

If you go without sleep for 32 hours,you will need to sleep 32 hours straight to recover completely.

LSD tends to decrease REM sleep slightly,while alcohol increases REM sleep.

Concerning altered states of consciousness,(a)describe characteristics of an altered state of consciousness,(b)describe four everyday situations in which people experience these altered states,and (c)describe the intentional uses and meanings of the altered states within another culture.

Medical researcher Herbert Benson believed that the core of meditation involved an innate physiological pattern that opposes your body's fight-or-flight mechanisms and is called the __________ response.

Sleeping in a hammock,a boat,or on a waterbed tends to increase the number of lucid dreams one has by stimulating the vestibular system.

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

Your psychology instructor states that during a night of sleep,a person goes through cycles of light and deep sleep,while also experiencing bodily changes.Using a description of the stages of NREM and REM,describe a night of sleep,including the type of brain waves present and the characteristics of each NREM and the characteristics of REM sleep.

Addictive drugs stimulate a brain region called the reticular formation causing it to release the neurotransmitter serotonin.

The safest sleep position for most infants in order to prevent SIDS is on their backs.

According to Freud,when several people,objects,or events are combined into a single dream image,the dream process of secondary elaboration has taken place.

Stage hypnotists often create a simulation of hypnotic effects,not actual hypnosis.

A test in which a person is given a series of suggestions,such as being told that his or her "left arm is becoming more and more rigid and that it will not bend," is most likely taking the Stanford __________ Scale.

Describe what effect(s)hypnosis has on the following areas: physical strength; memory; amnesia; pain relief; age regression,and sensory changes; and explain the techniques used by stage hypnotists that make people believe they are seeing a demonstration of hypnosis when they are not.

Adderall and Ritalin,two popular "study drugs," that are used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)are both mixtures of __________.

Some physicians believe that SIDS,or crib death,may be caused by the sleep disorder known as __________.