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1. Diane is sitting cross-legged and concentrating only on her breathing. She is practicing
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A. concentrative meditation.
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Regarding methamphetamines, which of the following statements is/are TRUE? |
A. It is a more potent variation of amphetamine.
B. It can be smoked, snorted, injected, or eaten. C. It can be made cheaply in backyard labs and has fueled a violent criminal subculture. D. All of these statements are true. 100 |
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The continued use of barbiturates to treat insomnia tends to cause |
C. a dependency on the barbiturates. 100%
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Which of the following statements about humans during sleep is FALSE? |
A. We are totally unresponsive.
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According to Freud, the dream process in which important emotions are redirected toward safe or seemingly unimportant images is |
D. symbolization. 0%
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According to Ernest Hilgard, hypnosis causes |
D. dissociation state or a 'split in awareness.'
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The way to understand dreams is to |
A. remember them and write them down.
B. look for messages they contain. 0% C. become acquainted with your own dream symbol system. D. do all of these. 100% |
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According to the dual process theory of sleep, ______ "calms" the brain, while _____ "sharpens" our memories of the previous day's more important experiences. |
A. NREM sleep; REM sleep
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Ben is walking through the desert with a quiet and receptive mind, so that he has lost all self-consciousness and is open to all aspects of his surroundings, such as the smell of the air and the feel of the sand beneath his feet and the sun on his face and arms. Ben is practicing |
B. mindfulness meditation.
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After years of studying the harmfulness of marijuana, scientists have concluded that frequent marijuana use can |
D. cause all of these effects.
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While dreaming, your roommate jumps up and thrashes around violently, acting out his dream. Your roommate is suffering from |
B. REM behavior disorder.
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12. T/F
Stage hypnotists often create a simulation of hypnotic effects, not actual hypnosis. |
True
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At the center of the activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming is the need to |
C. provide explanations for physiological activity.
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Short bursts of brain activity in Stage 2 sleep are called sleep spindles. |
True
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Insisting on a regular schedule for sleep helps establish a firm body rhythm. This is best achieved by exercising _______, which refers to linking a response, such as sleeping, with a specific stimulus, such as going to bed at a specific time. |
C. stimulus control
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Regarding Benson's research, which of the following statements is/are TRUE? |
A. Most people have forgotten how to relax deeply.
B. The relaxation response is responsible for the beneficial effects of meditation. C. People can be taught to produce the relaxation response by progessively relaxing their muscles and becoming aware of their breathing. D. All of these statements are true. 100% |
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Which of the following persons is/are attempting to alter his or her state of consciousness? |
A. A nun living in a convent spends an entire week in silent prayer and contemplation.
B. Three businessmen head for a popular tavern after a stressful day. C. An aspiring actor consults a hypnotist for help in reducing her stage fright. 0% D. All of these persons are attempting to alter his or her state of consciousness. |
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Reviewing and thinking about a problem before you go to sleep |
C. is a way to tap the creativity of dreams.
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Perls believed that dreams are best interpreted as |
C. a message about what is missing in our lives.
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Upon awakening from sleep, Zack cannot move; and as he struggles, he feels evil presences standing over him whispering to each other. Suddenly he hears screams from somewhere in his bedroom. Within moments, the evil presences disappear; and Zack is able to move again, realizing that the screaming was on the radio. Zack just experienced |
B. hypnopompic hallucinations.
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Four-year-old Aaron has been asleep for a little over an hour when his mother hears him scream out. When she gets to his bedroom, little Aaron is sitting up in bed in a state of panic. When his mother attempts to console him, she notes that his pajamas are drenched in sweat, and he is only semi-awake. After this episode, Aaron goes back to sleep. His mother is surprised the next morning that Aaron only vaguely remembers his mother coming into the room. Aaron most likely experienced |
B. a night terror.
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Four-year-old Terrence awakened the whole household last night. He sat up in bed, kicking and screaming, while he was still asleep. When his parents got to him, he was in a state of panic, mumbling about the "monsters all around the room." It took his parents about 20 minutes to console Terrence, and his mother had to change his pajamas because he was covered in sweat. The next morning, his older sister told Terrence that he really scared her when he screamed the night before, but Terrence does not remember anything, except his mother helping him change his pajamas. Terrence most likely experienced |
B. a night terror.
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Chandra is going to a nightclub and wants to overcome her shyness and meet new people, so a friend tells her that ______ is the drug for her because it will make her relax and 'feel good' and increase her desire to socialize. |
C. GHB
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Addictive drugs stimulate a brain region called the ________ to release the neurotransmitter dopamine, which results in intensified feelings of pleasure. |
B. nucleus accumbens
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Research suggests that meditation and sensory deprivation are ways to elicit |
A. the relaxation response.
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