Exam 4: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A) overstimulation.
B) hyperactivity.
C) drug interaction.
D) sleepwalking.

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A) Hypnosis cannot create amnesia.
B) Hypnosis cannot give a person superhuman strength.
C) Hypnosis cannot relieve pain.
D) Hypnosis cannot alter sensory perceptions.

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A) Don't try too hard to get to sleep.
B) In cases of insomnia,don't associate your bedroom with wakefulness.
C) Try to nap as much as possible.
D) It is better to go to bed at about the same time every night.

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A) Sexsomnia is classified as a Stage Four sleep disorder,which includes symptoms ranging from loud sexual moaning and masturbation to aggressive groping and even sexual assault without memory of these events.
B) Sexsomnia is the feeling of having a negative sexual experience during nightmares.
C) Night terrors are followed by an unpleasant sexual experience.
D) Sexsomnia is classified as a Stage Three sleep disorder with symptoms ranging from loud sexual moaning and masturbation to aggressive groping and even sexual assault,with some memory of these events.

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A) If a person is already pretty good at a motor task,he or she shows significant increase in Stage Two non-REM sleep.
B) If a person is already pretty good at a motor task,he or she shows significant increases in Stage Four non-REM sleep.
C) If a person has a difficult time learning a new motor task,he shows increase in Stage Four non-REM sleep.
D) If a person has a difficult time learning a new motor task,he shows increase in Stage Two non-REM sleep.

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A) Serotonin
B) Testosterone
C) Estrogen
D) Melatonin

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A) light and dark information
B) body temperature
C) digestion
D) serotonin

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A) sleep cycle norms.
B) suprachiasmatic nucleus.
C) serotonin controlled nucleus.
D) sleep controlling nucleus.

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A) "I have difficulty getting to sleep."
B) "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills."
C) "I sometimes fall into a deep sleep in the middle of a conversation."
D) "When I get up in the morning,I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."

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A) cocaine
B) alcohol
C) heroin
D) marijuana

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A) Night terrors are a rare disorder.
B) Nightmares,but not night terrors,suggest some psychological problems.
C) Night terrors,but not nightmares,suggest some psychological problems.
D) Nightmares are a rare disorder.

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A) droopy eyelids.
B) irritability.
C) hyper-alertness.
D) cognitive impairment.

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A) more NREM sleep
B) less NREM sleep
C) less REM sleep
D) more REM sleep

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A) the purpose of dreaming is to express unconscious wishes,thoughts,and conflicts.
B) there is no purpose to dreaming; dreams occur because of random brain stem signals.
C) the purpose of dreaming is to resolve current concerns and problems.
D) dreaming is a by-product of a process of eliminating or strengthening neural

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A) putting the person to sleep
B) telling the person to relax
C) telling the person to use vivid imagination
D) telling the person to "let go"

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A) alpha
B) beta
C) theta
D) delta

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A) REM deprivation results in long-term mental illness.
B) REM deprivation only occurs among the elderly.
C) REM deprivation leads to increased amounts of REM sleep on subsequent nights of sleep.
D) REM deprivation can lead to REM behaviour disorder.

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