States of Consciousness & Sleep Theories
Meditation & Hypnotism
Stages of Sleep & Disorders
Drugs
Drugs Continued
100
Kevin suffers from sleep apnea. With this condition, he reawakens as often as 500 times during the night due to________.
What is lack of oxygen?
100
A mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness.
What is meditation?
100
A stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids and the person is typically experiencing a dream.
What is Rapid-Eye Movement (REM)?
100
Jackie once used marijuana, but quit when she got married. Although she had no problem quitting, she still finds that every now and then she gets a strong craving to use marijuana again. Her craving is most likely the result of this.
What is psychological dependence?
100
A class of opium-related drugs that suppress the sensation of pain by binding to and stimulating the nervous system’s natural receptor sites for endorphins.
What are narcotics?
200
A state in which there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness.
What is altered state of consciousness?
200
State of consciousness in which the person is especially susceptible to suggestion.
What is hypnosis?
200
With this sleep disorder your hands tremble, you are unable to concentrate, and you have a feeling of general discomfort
What is sleep deprivation?
200
In the hospital, an elderly cancer patient is given a drug derived from poppy. This drug relieves her pain and inhibits the functioning of her nervous system. This drug is most likely classified as a this.
What is a narcotic?
200
The feeling that a drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well-being.
What is psychological dependence?
300
This theory explains why we need to sleep
What is the restorative theory of sleep?
300
While performing this type of meditation you may listen to the sounds of wildlife.
What is receptive meditation?
300
This disorder occurs during stage four of sleep and is more common in children.
What are night terrors?
300
Blake smokes marijuana. When he first started using, he used to get high off one joint, but now he finds he needs to smoke more and more to get the same high. This is an example of ____________.
What is tolerance?
300
Drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system. Examples are tranquilizers and alcohol.
What are depressants?
400
You hear about an accident that took place at 3 am, when the driver drifted into oncoming traffic. Given the early morning time, you suspect that the driver may have experienced this.
What is a microsleep episode?
400
Kareem is relaxing in a chair with his eyes closed. As he sits quietly, he is focusing on the sound of his own breathing and clearing his mind of other thoughts. Kareem is practicing this.
What is concentrative meditation?
400
This sleep disorder may require the use of a device to open the nostrils.
What is sleep apnea?
400
Drugs including marijuana that produce hallucinations or increased feelings of relaxation and intoxication.
What are hallucinogenics?
400
What is the most widely used drug in the United States?
What is caffeine?
500
Jet lag may be explained by the ________.
What is effect of time shifts on the circadian rhythm?
500
You tell the person to use vivid imagination, to relax, and to focus on what is being said.
What are the steps to inducing hypnosis?
500
In this sleep disorder you suddenly and without warning slip into REM sleep during the day.
What is narcolepsy?
500
Condition occurring when a person’s body becomes unable to function normally without a particular drug.
What is physical dependence?
500
Which of the following neurotransmitters plays an important role in addiction?
What is dopamine?
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