Unit 5 States of Consciousness

Consciousness is the ________.

• state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes
• awareness of ourselves and the environment
• memory of personally experienced events
• brief memories of specific events

A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 24

The suprachiasmatic nucleus controls the ________.

• sleep-wake cycle
• growth hormones that occur during sleep
• restfulness of sleep
• frequency of nightmares

All of the following result from sleep deprivation EXCEPT ________.

• droopy eyelids
• irritability
• hyperalertness
• inattentiveness

The restorative theory views sleep as ________.

• a method to shorten circadian sleep cycles
• helping the body repair the wear and tear of the day's events
• having evolutionary advantages
• a means to cope with stress

If the EEG record reveals evidence of sleep spindles, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is in which stage of sleep?

• Stage 3 (N3)
• REM
• Stage 2 (N2)
• Stage 1 (N1)

Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

• a 10-year-old boy
  
• a 19-year-old man
• a 35-year-old woman
• a 74-year-old woman

________ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep, causing the person to choke, gasp, and momentarily awaken.

• sleep apnea
• insomnia
• narcolepsy
• non-rem sleep

Manifest content is to latent content as ________.

• unconscious is to conscious
• symbolic is to obvious
• wish is to fulfillment
• obvious is to symbolic

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing ________.

• drug tolerance
• drug detoxification
• withdrawal
• physical dependence