Exam 6: Consciousness

Petra is dependent on marijuana.To feel the same effect from the drug she has to use higher and higher doses.Petra has developed a tolerance for marijuana.

Your text states that heroin overdoses shut down the respiratory centre in the brain.Drawing on your knowledge of the brain,you might surmise that heroin overdoses affect the ___.

Most people are within the legal limit to drive in Canada (0.05 - 0.08)after drinking three alcoholic drinks (e.g.,one 4-oz glass of wine or one 12-oz beer)in 2 hours.

"Quit smoking now!" "Lose weight in 14 days!" To what extent has hypnosis aided individuals in these endeavours?

In the past 12 hours,Jayden has consumed four cans of Red Bull.Now he is feeling restless,nervous,and euphoric.He is also talking very quickly and is extremely irritable.Jayden is probably suffering from

While concentrative meditation involves ___,mindfulness meditation involves ___.

At low doses,marijuana smokers typically experience feelings of ___.

What percentage of the population is considered to be not hypnotizable?

Endorphins are neurotransmitters that help relieve pain and reduce tension.Their action in the brain is mimicked by

A long time ago,Candace hung out with a group of people and they sometimes enjoyed some illegal drugs.One night,after taking a drug,she saw her arms were melting as if they were on fire,and this terrified her.She never did the drug again,but for a few years afterward she would periodically see her arms melting again.What drug did she likely consume?

Which of the following drugs is not a sedative-hypnotic drug?

Describe the difference in conscious awareness regulation produced by the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Proponents of which dream theory are least likely to view lucid dreaming an as especially important phenomenon?

Giacomo uses crystal methamphetamine.He finds that now,rather than a "bump" or a "line",he needs a couple of lines to feel the effects of the drug.Which term is used to describe Giacomo's experience?

Describe reward-deficiency syndrome.

Madhia was dozing off to sleep when suddenly she heard a loud crash.She jumped out of bed to find the source of the noise,but found nothing out of the ordinary.Which of the following most appropriately explains the noise Madhia heard?

Coffee is an example of a psychoactive drug.

Which of the following individuals is using a mantra?

The big message to take away about consciousness with regards to the findings of people with blindsight is that

In "opening-up" approaches to meditation,a person actively concentrates on an object,word,phrase,or idea.