Stimulants
Nicotine
Which depressant drugs are tranquilizers?
Barbiturates
Which drug is a stimulant and a hallucinogen?
Ecstacy
How long is a normal sleep cycle?
90 minutes
What is the term for the chemicals introduced into the body which alter perceptions, mood and other elements of conscious experience?
Psychoactive Drugs
Which stimulant drug can be inhaled, smoked, or injected?
Cocaine
what are some of the effects of alcohol use? (at least 3 facts)
Slowed neural processing, reduced memory formation, and impaired self-control, judgement and inhibition, and increased accidents and aggression.
Which hallucinogen bind with brain receptors and stays in your brain for 30 more days?
Marijuana
Which stage of sleep is also called paradoxical sleep?
REM
What is the term for diminished psychoactive effects after repeated use?
Tolerance
Which stimulant drug drug stimulates the sustained release of dopamine, sometimes leading to 8 hours of euphoria and energy?
Methamphetamine
Which depressant drugs are specially good at reducing pain?
Opiates
Which hallucinogen causes visual hallucinations?
Lsd
Which stage of sleep is characterized by slow delta waves on an EEG?
Stage 3 or 4
What is another word for the cocktail party effect?
Selective Attention
Which stimulant drug blocks the reuptake of dopamine, serotonin, and norephinephrine?
cocaine
Which depressants work at receptor sites for the body's natural pain reducers (endorphins)?
Opiates
Which hallucinogen can cause damaged serotonin-producing neurons causing permanently depressed ,mood, and impaired, memory and disrupted sleep?
Ecstacy
Which stage of sleep are you in if sleep spindles are the EEG pattern?
Stage 2
What is the name for the disorder that causes periodic, overwhelming sleepiness, sometimes at the most inopportune times?
Narcolepsy
What are some of the physical effects of stimulants?
Dilated pupils, increased breathing, increased blood sugar, decreased appetite
Which depressant drugs are particularly lethal if mixed with alcohol?
Barbiturates
Which hallucinogen can give a high with a dose no larger than a grain of salt?
Lsd
What is the body's natural 24 hour cycle of sleep/wakefulness regulated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
Circadian rhythm
What is the name of the disorder that causes people to intermittently stop breathing during sleep?
Sleep Apnea