Exam 4: Consciousness

Through what means did researchers discover the characteristics of two major types of sleep?

Depressants act on the _____ neurotransmitters to produce a _____ effect.

Which of the following are in the category of drugs that alter perception of time and space, alter mood, and can produce feelings of unreality and hallucinations?

The _____, housed by the hypothalamus, is the brain's biological clock that controls the circadian rhythm.

Josh started smoking pot on a regular basis when he was 13 and continued to do so into his late twenties. Now he is 40. Which of the following is most likely according to research?

_____ is diagnosed when an individual has difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, has poor quality sleep, and/or wakes too early.

If you work during the time your biological clock is telling you to go to sleep, your _____ will go up, and your _____ will go down.

Holly quit smoking years ago, but sometimes she really misses the routine of going out for smoke breaks and starting the morning with coffee and a cigarette. At those times, Holly is struggling with _____

_____ is the correct term for the group of sleep disturbances in which behaviors and physiological states that normally occur only in the waking state, take place during sleep.

Death sometimes results from one dose of _____ due to extreme stress on the heart.

Paige is a conscientious student. Even on the weekend, she never stays up past 2 a.m. to socialize. She works weekends from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and does not nap. On Monday, she has four classes. On Monday night, she goes to bed early, and the rest of the week she gets 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Which of the following is most likely?

Taking 100 or more milligrams of _____ can cause psychotic, aggressive, manic or paranoid behavior.

The _____, also called the biological clock, consists of a pair of tiny structures in the brain's hypothalamus that control the timing of the circadian rhythms.

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Within each 24-hour period, the regular fluctuation from high to low points of certain bodily functions and behaviors is known as _____

The neurological basis for physical pleasure is an increase of the neurotransmitter _____ acting on the nucleus accumbens (which is part of the _____)to induce a pleasurable effect.

Why was the development of the EEG so significant as it pertains to sleep research?

Kerrie and Pam are college roommates. When they go to the bar, Pam notices that although she and Kerrie are about the same weight and height, Kerrie needs to drink a lot more alcohol than her before she feels the effects of the alcohol. Why should Pam be worried about Kerrie?

Janae was having a bad dream in which she was watching the dream while a tiger was about to jump on her. She turned the tiger into a beautiful striped butterfly and it floated down to rest softly on her finger. Janae was having a _____ dream.

Observing many cultures might lead us to think that a desire to alter our state of consciousness is _____