Psych-Exam1-B

Stages of Consciousness

100

The levels of awareness: Name 2/5

What are higher-level consciousness, lower-level consciousness, altered states of consciousness, subconscious, no awareness?

200

They cause “Altered States of Consciousness”: Name all four causes

• Drug states
• Fatigue, illness, trauma, sleep
deprivation
• Meditation, hypnosis
• Mental disorders

300

These are the stages of sleep: name 2/5

• Wakefulness (consists of Beta-waves & Alpha-waves)
• Stage N1 (non-REM1, consists of Theta-waves)
• Stage N2 (non-REM2)
• Stage N3 (non-REM3, consists of Delta-waves)
• Stage R (REM)

400

Are sleeping disordered that were mentioned in class. 

• Insomnia
• Sleep Walking, Talking, and Eating
• Nightmares and Night terrors
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea

500

The three types of psychoactive drugs: Depressants, Stimulants, & Hallucinogens. 

Name one of each type (mentioned in class) & state which type it is.

• Depressant: Alcohol, Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, & Opiates (or Narcotics)
• Stimulant: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Caffeine, Nicotine, MDMA (or Ecstasy)
• Hallucinogen: Marijuana or LSD

Neuroscience: Neurotransmitters

100

Neurotransmitter associated with:

Motor function, learning, memory 

What is acetylcholine?

200

Neurotransmitter associated with:

Motivation, pleasure, addiction.

What is dopamine?

300

One is an excitatory neurotransmitter and the other one is an inhibitory neurotransmitter.  

What is the difference between glutamate and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)?

400

Neurotransmitter associated with:

Heightened awareness, mood

What is norepinephrine?

500

Neurotransmitter associated with:

Sleep, wakefulness, eating, aggression, mood.

What is serotonin?