We move through the stages of sleep in cycles that are how long?
What is 90 mins
100
Will exercising early in the day or late in the evening be best for treating insomnia.
What is early in the day.
100
Can everyone respond to hypnosis?
What is No, only the people who would respond to suggestions without hypnosis.
100
What is the difference between latent content and manifest content?
What is ...
Manifest content is the remembered story line of the dream and latent content is the underlying meaning of it
100
Which stimulant is involved in dopamine "non - re-uptake?"
What is: cocaine
...cocaine binds to receptor sites, preventing dopamine from being re-uptaken so it stays in the synapse, intensifying your mood
200
Define Circadian Rhythm.
What is the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle
...for example: body temp - rises in the morning, peaks during the day, drops at night
200
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks randomly. What type of sleep does a sufferer of narcolepsy lapse into?
What is REM Sleep.
200
Is hypnosis helpful for drug, alcohol, and smoking addictions
What is NO
200
Who was the famous dream theorist we learned about.
What Who is Freud
200
Girls are more vulnerable/ become addicted easier to which drug?
What is alcohol (a depressant)
300
Name 1 hormone and 1 chemical that make us sleepy
What is Melatonin (sleep inducing HORMONE) and Adenosine (CHEMICAL that inhibits certain neurons, making us sleepy)
300
What proportion of people suffer from sleep apnea?
What is 1/20
300
Do patients who underwent sugery via hypnosis recover better or worse than patients who underwent anesthesia?
What is ...Better
...they require less meds, and recover faster because hypnosis inhibits the pain related to brain activity
300
Do men dream more of females or males ??
What is males.
300
What is an amphetamine (what is its effect)?
What is a drug that stimulates neural activity
...it causes speeded-up body functions and the associated energy and mood changes
400
Sleep spindles occur during which stage of sleep?
What is stage 2
..sleep spindles are bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain wave activity
400
Why does sleepwalking tend to lessen as we get older?
What is ... because sleep walking takes place during stage 4 sleep which diminishes as we age
400
What is dissociation?
What is a split in consciousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to simultaneously occur with others.
...hypnosis dissociates the sensation of the pain stimulus with the emotional suffering that defines our experience of pain
(ex. ice water feels cold---but not painful.)
400
What is Freud's dream Theory of wish fufillment?
What is...by fufilling wishes, dreams provide a psychic safety that discharges unacceptable feelings.
400
What type of a drug is Methamphetamine? Name one pleasurable effect and one harmful effect.
What is a stimulant.
Pleasurable effects:euphoria, alertness, energy
Harmful effects: irritability, insomnia, hypertension, seizures
500
What is the difference between Alpha Waves and Delta Waves? (During what stages do they occur and describe the actual waves)
What is ...(A)lpha waves occur while we are (A)wake
......they are relatively slow and small
....(D)elta Waves occur during stage 4 (D)eep sleep
.....they are large and slow
500
Children who have night terrors often experience them in which stage of sleep?
What is Stage 4.
500
What % of people can successfully undergo surgery with hypnosis and no anesthesia?
What is 10%
500
What is the activation synthesis theory of dreams?
What is What is ...REM sleep triggers neural activites that evoke random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories.
500
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, produces a euphoric high and feelings of intimacy. However, with repeated use there are harmful effects. What type of neurons are destroyed with repeated use? What is the effect?
What are serotonin-producing neurons
...this may permanently deflate mood and impair memory