Question 1

___________________ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep,causing the person to choke,gasp,and momentarily awaken.

Accepted Answer

A) Sleep apnea 
B) Insomnia 
C) Narcolepsy 
D) Night terrors 
A) Sleep apnea 
B) Insomnia 
C) Narcolepsy 
D) Night terrors

Question 2

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Apnea is a serious sleep disorder where a person has trouble getting to sleep,staying asleep,or getting enough sleep. 
B) Apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which a person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning. 
C) Apnea is a rare disorder in which the mechanism that blocks the movement of the voluntary muscles during sleep fails,allowing the person to possibly act out nightmares. 
D) Sleep apnea is a serious disorder in which the person stops breathing for nearly half a minute or more. 
A) Apnea is a serious sleep disorder where a person has trouble getting to sleep,staying asleep,or getting enough sleep. 
B) Apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which a person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning. 
C) Apnea is a rare disorder in which the mechanism that blocks the movement of the voluntary muscles during sleep fails,allowing the person to possibly act out nightmares. 
D) Sleep apnea is a serious disorder in which the person stops breathing for nearly half a minute or more.

Question 3

Consciousness is:

Accepted Answer

A) a state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes. 
B) the awareness of ourselves and the environment. 
C) our memory of personally experienced events. 
D) an advanced or enriched state of personal development. 
A) a state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes. 
B) the awareness of ourselves and the environment. 
C) our memory of personally experienced events. 
D) an advanced or enriched state of personal development.

Question 4

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming,the source of a dream is neuronal firing in the:

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus. 
B) cortex. 
C) lower brain stem. 
D) frontal lobes. 
A) hippocampus. 
B) cortex. 
C) lower brain stem. 
D) frontal lobes.

Question 5

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Accepted Answer

A) drugs 
B) dreams 
C) sleep 
D) alcohol 
A) drugs 
B) dreams 
C) sleep 
D) alcohol

Question 6

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________ drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) narcotic 
B) psychogenic 
C) illegal 
D) amphetamine 
A) narcotic 
B) psychogenic 
C) illegal 
D) amphetamine

Question 7

Short,rhythmic bursts of brainwave activity that appear during Stage Two sleep are called:

Accepted Answer

A) delta waves. 
B) sleep spindles. 
C) paradoxical sleep waves. 
D) beta waves. 
A) delta waves. 
B) sleep spindles. 
C) paradoxical sleep waves. 
D) beta waves.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept of gender and dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) Men and women typically dream about similar things. 
B) Men dream more each night than women. 
C) Research reports that men and women differ in the things they dream about. 
D) Women tend to dream twice as much as men. 
A) Men and women typically dream about similar things. 
B) Men dream more each night than women. 
C) Research reports that men and women differ in the things they dream about. 
D) Women tend to dream twice as much as men.

Question 9

Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA 
B) acetylcholine 
C) endorphins 
D) adrenalin 
A) GABA 
B) acetylcholine 
C) endorphins 
D) adrenalin

Question 10

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) restorative theory 
B) adaptive theory 
C) genome theory 
D) dream theory 
A) restorative theory 
B) adaptive theory 
C) genome theory 
D) dream theory

Question 11

Ziad has just watched his favourite team score the winning goal for the Stanley Cup with only seconds left.He is thrilled but instead of cheering,he falls asleep.What sleep disorder might he be experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) somnambulism 
D) circadian rhythm disorder 
A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) somnambulism 
D) circadian rhythm disorder

Question 12

Larger and larger doses of amphetamines can lead to a severe mental disturbance and paranoia called:

Accepted Answer

A) amphetamine neurosis. 
B) amphetamine psychosis. 
C) amphetaminism. 
D) amphetamine toxicity. 
A) amphetamine neurosis. 
B) amphetamine psychosis. 
C) amphetaminism. 
D) amphetamine toxicity.

Question 13

CPAP stands for:

Accepted Answer

A) continuous positive airway pressure. 
B) continuous portable airflow pump. 
C) corrective pressurized air pump. 
D) correctable probable airflow problem. 
A) continuous positive airway pressure. 
B) continuous portable airflow pump. 
C) corrective pressurized air pump. 
D) correctable probable airflow problem.

Question 14

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult.The participant is hooked up to an EEG.What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) alpha eventually replaced by delta 
B) delta eventually replaced by theta 
C) alpha eventually replaced by theta 
D) delta eventually replaced by beta 
A) alpha eventually replaced by delta 
B) delta eventually replaced by theta 
C) alpha eventually replaced by theta 
D) delta eventually replaced by beta

Question 15

In Freud's theory,the symbolic content of dreams is called:

Accepted Answer

A) manifest content. 
B) latent content. 
C) symbolic content. 
D) hidden content. 
A) manifest content. 
B) latent content. 
C) symbolic content. 
D) hidden content.

Question 16

Melatonin is a:

Accepted Answer

A) hormone. 
B) neurotransmitter. 
C) depressant. 
D) stimulant. 
A) hormone. 
B) neurotransmitter. 
C) depressant. 
D) stimulant.

Question 17

What is the relationship between long winter nights,melatonin,and serotonin?

Accepted Answer

A) Long winter nights decrease the production of melatonin and serotonin. 
B) Long winter nights increase serotonin and decrease melatonin. 
C) Long winter nights increase melatonin and decrease serotonin. 
D) Long winter nights increase the production of melatonin and serotonin. 
A) Long winter nights decrease the production of melatonin and serotonin. 
B) Long winter nights increase serotonin and decrease melatonin. 
C) Long winter nights increase melatonin and decrease serotonin. 
D) Long winter nights increase the production of melatonin and serotonin.

Question 18

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Jeff,who would like to run faster 
B) Celia,who wants a better memory 
C) Kiesha,who wants to remember what happened to her when she was four years old 
D) Carlos,who wants to live better with chronic pain 
A) Jeff,who would like to run faster 
B) Celia,who wants a better memory 
C) Kiesha,who wants to remember what happened to her when she was four years old 
D) Carlos,who wants to live better with chronic pain

Question 19

Calvin Hall found that most dreams are about:

Accepted Answer

A) aggression. 
B) everyday life. 
C) bizarre events. 
D) strangers. 
A) aggression. 
B) everyday life. 
C) bizarre events. 
D) strangers.

Question 20

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ______________ consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A) transformed 
B) transitory 
C) waking 
D) altered states of 
A) transformed 
B) transitory 
C) waking 
D) altered states of

___________________ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep,causing the person to choke,gasp,and momentarily awaken.

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

Consciousness is:

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming,the source of a dream is neuronal firing in the:

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________ drugs.

Short,rhythmic bursts of brainwave activity that appear during Stage Two sleep are called:

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept of gender and dreams?

Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Ziad has just watched his favourite team score the winning goal for the Stanley Cup with only seconds left.He is thrilled but instead of cheering,he falls asleep.What sleep disorder might he be experiencing?

Larger and larger doses of amphetamines can lead to a severe mental disturbance and paranoia called:

CPAP stands for:

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult.The participant is hooked up to an EEG.What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

In Freud's theory,the symbolic content of dreams is called:

Melatonin is a:

What is the relationship between long winter nights,melatonin,and serotonin?

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

Calvin Hall found that most dreams are about:

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ______________ consciousness.

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Exam 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

___________________ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep,causing the person to choke,gasp,and momentarily awaken.

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

Consciousness is:

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming,the source of a dream is neuronal firing in the:

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________ drugs.

Short,rhythmic bursts of brainwave activity that appear during Stage Two sleep are called:

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept of gender and dreams?

Which of the following neurotransmitters are associated with alcohol?

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Ziad has just watched his favourite team score the winning goal for the Stanley Cup with only seconds left.He is thrilled but instead of cheering,he falls asleep.What sleep disorder might he be experiencing?

Larger and larger doses of amphetamines can lead to a severe mental disturbance and paranoia called:

CPAP stands for:

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult.The participant is hooked up to an EEG.What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

In Freud's theory,the symbolic content of dreams is called:

Melatonin is a:

What is the relationship between long winter nights,melatonin,and serotonin?

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

Calvin Hall found that most dreams are about:

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ______________ consciousness.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Theories of Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Psychology and Human Development

Filters