1. Sleep deprivation negatively effect all of the following EXCEPT
1. concentration
2. learning and memory
3. driving skills
4. all of the above
2. A legitimate medical use of an amphetamine is the treatment of
1. seizures.
2. insomnia.
3. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
4. Psychosis
3. As we develop, we differentiate ourselves from other people and other things. We develop a sense of being persons, which we usually call the sense of
1. integra
2. ego.
3. self.
4. persona.
4. Regular use of hallucinogenics usually
1.causes withdrawal upon quitting.
2. leads to physiological dependence.
3. does not lead to psychological dependence.
4. none of the above
5. A school counselor shared the facts about alcohol with the junior class at a high school. One of the comments he made was incorrect. This would be that
1. 10 to 20 million Americans are alcoholics
2. alcohol is classified as a depressant.
3. alcohol is not a drug.
4. excessive drinking has been linked to lower productivity, loss of employment, and downward movement in social status.
6. Uncle Fred has a disorder that causes him to fall asleep in the middle of a conversation. This is known as
1. narcolepsy.
2. sleep apnea
3. sleep terror.
4. sleep paralysis
7. Brief bursts of electrical activity in the brain during stage 2 sleep are called delta waves
1. False
2. True
8. Sally was instructed to behave as though she was hypnotized. She was able to successfully demonstrate the behavior attributed to the hypnotic trance. This would agree with the ____ theory.
1. role
2. posthypnotic
3. response set
4. Neodissociation
9. Nicotine stimulates the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which has been found to
1. enhance mood.
2. be vital in memory formation.
3. increase appetite.
4. a and b only
10. Dreams are most vivid during
1. the hypnagogic state.
2. REM sleep.
3. NREM sleep.
4. none of the above
11.
When a person is deeply involved in a pleasant activity they may experience an altered state of conscious called
1. addiction.
2. flow.
3. meditation.
4. hallucination
12. Researcher believe that alcohol lowers inhibitions because
1. alcohol may impair thought processes needed to inhibit impulses.
2. when drunk, people may be unable to see the consequences of their behavior.
3. drinking may increase thoughts about moral beliefs.
4. Both a and b
13. Certain kinds of stimuli have been found to capture people's attention more easily than others. Among these are ____ stimuli.
1. intense
2. novel
3. repetitive
4. all of the above
14. As we sleep, periods of REM sleep become shorter as periods of Stage 4 sleep become longer
1. False
2. True
15. Some depressants like alcohol and barbiturates are dangerous when taken together because the
1. drugs over activate the central nervous system.
2. cardiovascular system is stimulated.
3. increased blood flow to the respiratory system is overwhelming
4. effect is additive for slowing down the activity of the central nervous system.
