Chapter 7 Psychology

5 Written Questions

1. false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
2. the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
3. a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer's delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it
4. the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact
5. recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

5 Matching Questions

1. hidden observer
2. THC
3. near-death experience
4. latent content
5. REM rebound

1. a an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as through cardiac arrest); often similar to drug-induced hallucinogens
2. b the major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations
3. c the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep)
4. d according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content). Freud believed that this functions as a safety valve.
5. e Hilgard's term describing a hypnotized subject's awareness of experiences, such as pain, that go unreported during hypnosis

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing
   1. dualism
   2. monism
   3. LSD
   4. dream
2. a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid
   1. sleep
   2. dualism
   3. THC
   4. LSD
3. drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines and cocaine) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions
   1. stimulants
   2. opiates
   3. depressants
   4. tolerance
4. a psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions
   1. psychological dependence
   2. physical dependence
   3. psychoactive drug
   4. biological rhythms
5. the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle
   1. biological rhythms
   2. dissociation
   3. circadian rhythm
   4. barbiturates

5 True/False Questions

1. amphetamines → drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes

   True        False

2. hypnosis → opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

   True        False

3. narcolepsy → a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times

   True        False

4. dissociation → a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others

   True        False

5. opiates → the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact

   True        False