Unit 5 Exam

Question 1

Stage 1 sleep

Answer 1

Light sleep
Possible hallucinations
Low respirations blood pressure and pulse

Question 2

Stage 2 sleep

Answer 2

Light sleep
Easy to wake up
Falling sensation
Sleep spindles on eeg

Question 3

Stage 3

Answer 3

Deep sleep

Delta waves

Question 4

Stage 4

Answer 4

Deep sleep with delta waves

Need to feel rested

Question 5

REM sleep

Answer 5

Rapid eye movement
Stage with dreams
Hand/ face spasms

Question 6

Rem vs NREM

Answer 6

NREM- Stages 1-4 sleep
REM sleep- lots of activity
Aka paradoxal sleep bc body is paralyzed

Question 7

Insomnia

Answer 7

Recurring problems in falling/ staying asleep

Question 8

Narcolepsy

Answer 8

Uncontrollable sleep attacks

Question 9

Sleep Apnea

Answer 9

Most dangerous

Loss of breathing in sleep/ repeated awakenings

Question 10

Night Terrors

Answer 10

High arrousal/ fear while sleeping

Only in stage 4 sleep

Question 11

Sleepwalking

Answer 11

Incorporate dreams into real life

Aka somnambulism

Question 12

Define dream

Answer 12

Sequence of images, emotions, and thougts passing through a sleeping persons mind

Question 13

Dependence

Answer 13

Psychological need marked by withdrawal

Question 14

Tolerance

Answer 14

Diminishing affect by same dose of drug

Requires larger dosage to experience drug

Question 15

Withdrawl

Answer 15

Discomfort following discontinuing drug use

Question 16

Define deppressnts

Answer 16

Decrease activity in central nervous system

Question 17

Examples of deppressants

Answer 17

Alcohol
Barbiturates (tranquilizer)
Opiates (lessen pain)
Stepping stone to heroin

Question 18

Effects of depressants

Answer 18

Most preventable form of retardation in babys
Slows neural processing/memory
Reduced awareness and control

Question 19

Stimulants defenition

Answer 19

Increase activity in central nervous system

Question 20

Examples of stimulants

Answer 20

Crystal meth
Nicotine
Cocaine
Caffeine
Ecstacy

Question 21

Effects of stimulants

Answer 21

Bad teeth
Reduce dopamine levels
Increase HR/BP
Relax

Question 22

Hallucinogens

Answer 22

Create hallucionations

Question 23

Examples of hallucinogens

Answer 23

Paoti- religious
Marijuana- mild
Prescribed medically

Question 24

Freuds Wish Fulfillment Theory

Answer 24

We dream to satisfy our wishes

Question 25

Information processing theory

Answer 25

We dream to process and store information

Question 26

Psychological function of dreams

Answer 26

To develop and preserve neural pathways

Question 27

Activation Symthesis

Answer 27

To make sense of neural firings | random visuals

Question 28

Cognitive development

Answer 28

To reflect on the day

Question 29

REM rebound

Answer 29

Amount of rem sleep increases each stage

Question 30

Define hypnosis

Answer 30

Social interactions where a hypnotist suggests a subjects certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or spontaneous behavior

Question 31

Characteristics of people likely to be hypnotized

Answer 31

Biological susceptibility or specific unconscious behaviors | Socio cultural acceptance

Question 32

Consciousness

Answer 32

The mental experience that arises from sensation and perception

Question 33

Difference between unconscious and subconscious

Answer 33

Unconscious- sexual and aggressive urges Subconscious- where mental processing outside awareness, occurs

Question 34

Conscious level

Answer 34

Events and mental processes you are aware of

Question 35

Preconscious

Answer 35

Processes events easily acesses

Question 36

Nonconscious

Answer 36

Totally removed from awarebess

Question 37

Circadian rythmn

Answer 37

24 hour body clock pattern

Question 38

Sleep theories

Answer 38

Protects safety (caveman) Recuperate, restore, repair Remember days memories growth: released by pituitary gland (teens and babies need most sleep)

Question 39

Age regression

Answer 39

The ability to recover childhood experiences/ act their age

Question 40

Posthypnotic suggestion

Answer 40

A suggestion made while subject is hypnotized to be carried out after the sessions

Question 41

Characteristics of someone susstible to hypnosis

Answer 41

``` Willing Ability to focus Ignore dostractions Active imagination Tendency to fantasize Capactiy to quickly process info ```

Question 42

Consciousness

Answer 42

Mental experience that arises from sensation and perception

Question 43

Why do people sleep

Answer 43

Protection (caveman) Recuperate/ repair brain tissue remember Grow Teenagers need most sleep

Question 44

Dream theories

Answer 44

Activation- dream is activeness in rem sleep Problem solving- reflect our concerns Wish fulfillment- what we want

Question 45

Pyschopharmacology

Answer 45

Study of pyschoactive drugs

Question 46

How do pyschoactive drugs affect the brain

Answer 46

Cross brain blood barrier | Affects negative interactions with neurotransmitters

Question 47

Psychological vs physical dependence

Answer 47

Pyscho- keep state of well being Physical- to prevent withdrawl