Unit 5 Chapter Review

Recent research most consistently supports the effectiveness of hypnosis in which of the following areas?

While engaged in an argument with his brother, a man suddenly falls asleep.

Which of the following are visible on the EEG of a person in NREM-3 sleep?

Hadley is complaining to her physician that she had great difficulty falling asleep, and that when she does fall asleep, she regularly wakens later during the night. She will most likely be diagnosed with

What is the pineal gland's role in sleep?

As part of a sleep study researchers notice bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity called __________ and determine that Jane is in NREM-2 sleep

Increasing amounts of paradoxical sleep following a period of sleep deprivation is known as what?

Which of these drugs acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen, causes dangerous dehydration in the short term, and causes serotonin disruption in the long term?

What are the three major categories of drugs?

Jarod's muscles are relaxed, his body is basically paralyzed, and he is hard to awaken. Which sleep state is Jarod experiencing?

The effects of opiates are similar to the effects of which neurotransmitter?

Slowed reactions, slurred speech, and decreased skill performance are associated with abuse of which drug?

What term did Ernest Hilgard use to describe a split between different levels of consciousness?

Psychologists who study the brain's activity during sleep are most likely to use which of these technologies?

What term describes the brain's adaptation to a drug's chemistry, requiring larger and larger doses for the same effect?