Chapter 5 pt. 1

Question 1

How is brain activity measured?

Answer 1

historically measured using electroencephalography (EEG)

Question 2

EEG = ________ + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

Answer 2

ELECTRO

Question 3

EEG = ELECTRO + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + _______

Answer 3

GRAPH

Question 4

____ = ELECTRO + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

Answer 4

EEG

Question 5

EEG = ELECTRO + ____________ (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

Answer 5

ENCEPHALON

Question 6

List the EEG patterns of consciousness.

Answer 6

Beta
Alpha
Theta
Delta

Question 7

Which stage of consciousness is this: normal walking thought

Answer 7

BETA

Question 8

Which stage of consciousness is this: alert problem solving

Answer 8

BETA

Question 9

Which stage of consciousness is this: deep relaxation

Answer 9

ALPHA

Question 10

Which stage of consciousness is this: blank mind

Answer 10

ALPHA

Question 11

Which stage of consciousness is this: meditation

Answer 11

ALPHA

Question 12

Which stage of consciousness is this: light sleep

Answer 12

THETA

Question 13

Which stage of consciousness is this: deep sleep

Answer 13

THETA

Question 14

List the sleep stages.

Answer 14

stage 1: rhythmic alpha waves
stage 2: sleep spindles
stage 3/4: slow delta waves
stage 5: REM

Question 15

Slow delta waves and REM are important for ________ _____________

Answer 15

memory consolidation

Question 16

_____ ______ _____ and _____ are important for memory consolidation

Answer 16

Slow delta wave

REM

Question 17

_____ is characterized by frequent and vivid dreams

Answer 17

REM

Question 18

REM is characterized by frequent and vivid _______

Answer 18

dreams

Question 19

True or False: dreams only happen in REM

Answer 19

False, dreaming happens in other stages as well

Question 20

Dreaming while in _____ is often called “paradoxical sleeping”.

Answer 20

REM

Question 21

Dreaming while in REM is often called “___________ ________”.

Answer 21

paradoxical sleeping

Question 22

What are the characteristics of paradoxical (or REM) sleeping?

Answer 22

1. muscles are extremely relaxed
2. difficult to wake someone up
3. But brainwaves are similar to when we’re awake

Question 23

What is the difference between physical dependence and psychological dependence?

Answer 23

Physical Dependence:

1. someone taking in a drug consistently, your body will make adaptions for the presence of that drug
2. taken drugs away can result in withdrawal
3. can be resolved in a matter of days

Psychological Dependence:

1. depend on it to maintain normalcy
2. much harder to get rid of than physical (make take years and therapy)

Question 24

What are the two forms of tolerance?

Answer 24

1. your body processes it more efficiently to get it out of your body (short term tolerance)
2. neural tolerance; your brain (long term)

Question 25

What is an overdose?

Answer 25

1. occurs when drug consumption surpasses “safe” level | 2. serious danger occurs when this impacts autonomic functions

Question 26

What are some of the results of an overdose?

Answer 26

1. coma 2. brain damage 3. respiratory failure 4. heart attack 5. death

Question 27

What is the difference between mediation and hypnosis?

Answer 27

Hypnosis is a systematic procedure that induces a heightened state of suggestibility Meditation is a heightened awareness. Unlike hypnosis, attention is focused, mental processes under voluntary control .

Question 28

APA considers hypnosis and effective therapeutic technique for?

Answer 28

- pain management - anxiety disorders - mood disorders

Question 29

What are the theories about how hypnosis works?

Answer 29

1. Role Playing Theory | 2. Dissociation Theory

Question 30

What are the styles of meditation?

Answer 30

- focused attention | - open monitoring

Question 31

What are the three dream theories?

Answer 31

1. Wish Fulfillment 2. Problem-Solving 3. Activation-synthesis model

Question 32

Explain the Wish Fulfillment dream theory.

Answer 32

Freud argued dreams reflect unconscious desires and fears/anxieties

Question 33

Explain the Problem-Solving dream theory.

Answer 33

Dreams let us work through problems

Question 34

Explain the Activation-synthesis model.

Answer 34

Dreams are simply byproducts of random information organized in some way