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Sleep
Dreams
Don't believe the "Hype"
Drugs
Potpourri
100
The human sleep cycle repeats itself every _ minutes
What is 90
100
Most of our dreaming occurs during this stage of sleep
What is REM Sleep
100
The theory that THIS can relieve pain by distracting attention
What is hypnosis
100
Alcohol is categorized as a
What is a depressant - in any amount
100
When uncontrollable sleep attacks occur
What is narcolepsy
200
Alpha waves are associates with which stage of sleep?
What is stage 1
200
Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?
What is the activation-synthesis theory
200
When hypnotized people can be aware of pain sensation without experiencing emotional distress
What is the divided conciousness theory of hypnosis
200
Which drugs are most likely prescribed as tranquilizers?
What are barbiturates
200
A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
What is Circadian rhythm
300
This disorder is characterized with temporary cessation of breathing while asleep?
What is sleep apnea
300
Freud suggests that THIS is the underlying (usually sexual) symbolism of your dream
What is latent content
300
The more rich one's fantasy life, the more likely they can be...
What is highly responsive to hypnotic suggestion
300
The active ingredient in Marijuana
What is THC - considered a hallucinogen
300
Our awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is Conciousness
400
60 year olds spend less time in deep sleep than 20 year olds...true or false?
What is true
400
When REM sleep increases following REM sleep deprivation it is called THIS
What is REM Rebound
400
Helping subjects forget a traumatic event while hypnotized
What is posthypnotic amnesia
400
They depress neural activity; lessening pain (heroin for example)
What are opiates
400
How is the drug LSD classifed?
What is a psychedelic drug
500
The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur in stage 2 sleep are called:
What are sleep spindles
500
The story-line of a dream
What is manifest content
500
Hilgard's term describing a hypnostized subject's awareness of experiences
What is a hidden observer
500
Drugs that stimulate neural activity; speed up body functions
What are amphetamines
500
The school of thought in psychology that systematically avoided the study of conciousness during the first half of this century was
What is behaviorism