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| Our bodies roughly synchronize with a 24-hour cycle of day and night. What is this cycle called? |
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| Rapid eye movement sleep is also known as? |
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| Relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state are? |
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| What are sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus? |
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| What does the hypothalamus regulate? |
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| Body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar levels, hormonal levels. |
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| During paradoxical sleep, muscles seem paralyzed and? |
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| Eyes dart about in various directions |
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| What are large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep? |
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| Is alcohol a depressant or stimulant? |
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| What is a recurring problems in falling or staying alseep? |
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| What is the sleep disorder that has put millions of people at increased risk of traffic accidents? |
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| According to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, the _____________ of a dream is the hidden psychological meaning of the dream. |
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| What is a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur? |
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| What is a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others? |
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| When Carly was unable to obtain her regular supply of heroin, she began to develop tremors, fever, and intense craving for the drug. Carly was experiencing symptoms of: |
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| Nightmares are to_________ as night terrors are to__________. |
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| REM Sleep ; Stage 4 Sleep |
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| What type of drug alters perceptions and moods? |
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| What is considered a compulsive drug craving, despite adverse consequences? |
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| Frank was dismayed to discover that some of his football teammates were using drugs to enhance their footwork and endurance on the field. What drug were the players most likely using? |
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| What is the drug that mimics the effects of alcohol? |
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| Barbiturate drugs (or tranquilizers) |
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| Awareness of ourselves and our environment best describes |
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| Bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity while sleeping are called |
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| Slowed reactions, slurred speech, and decreased skills performance are associated with abuse of |
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| Stress-related disorders, asthma, and headaches have been successfully alleviated using |
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| The brain's adaptation to a drug's chemistry, requiring larger and larger doses to experience the same effect is called |
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| A person whose EEG shows a high proportion of alpha waves is most likely |
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| Three major categories of drugs include depressants, stimulants, and |
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| Jeff's muscles are relaxed, his body is basically paralyzed, and he is hard to awaken. His sleep state would most likely be called |
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| The sleep cycle is approximately ______ minutes. |
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| The ability to simultaneously monitor the shape as well as the color of an object best illustrates the value of |
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| The pineal gland's role in sleep involves? |
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| The production of melatonin |
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