11.5 Consciousness Part 2

Question 1

What are dyssomnias?

Answer 1

abnormalities in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep

Question 2

What is included in dyssomnias?

Answer 2

insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea

Question 3

What is insomnia?

Answer 3

difficulty falling or staying asleep

Question 4

What is narcolepsy?

Answer 4

periodic, overwhelming sleepiness during waking periods that usually lasts less than five minutes

Question 5

What is sleep apnea?

Answer 5

intermittently stopping breathing during sleep which results in waking after a minute without air

Question 6

What causes narcolepsy?

Answer 6

dysfunction in the hypothalamus producing hypocretin

Question 7

What are parasomnias?

Answer 7

abnormal behaviors that occur during sleep

Question 8

What are types of parasomnias?

Answer 8

somnambulism and night terrors

Question 9

What is somnambulism?

Answer 9

sleep walking

Question 10

What are night terrors?

Answer 10

occurs during stage 3 of sleep when an individual appears terrified and may sit up or walk around

Question 11

What are the two theories for how hypnosis works?

Answer 11

dissociation theory
social influence theory

Question 12

What is the dissociation theory of hypnosis?

Answer 12

suggests that hypnosis is an extreme form of divided consciousness

Question 13

What is the social influence theory of hypnosis?

Answer 13

suggests that people do and report whats expected of them

Question 14

What is meditation?

Answer 14

mindfulness technique for training attention in a particular way

Question 15

What is the most common protocol used in meditation?

Answer 15

mindfulness-based stress reduction

Question 16

What are the three main categories of psychoactive drugs?

Answer 16

depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens

Question 17

What are depressants and what types are there?

Answer 17

class of drugs that depresses or slows neural activity; alcohol, barbituates and opiates

Question 18

What are stimulants and what types are there?

Answer 18

class of drugs that speed up bod functions and increase neural activity by either increasing the release of neurotransmitters or reduce the reuptake of neurotransmitters; caffiene, nicotine, and amphetamines

Question 19

What are hallucinogens and what types are there?

Answer 19

class of drugs that distort perception in the absence of any sensory input creating hallucinations; LSD and marijuana