Name_____________________________ PSY 1513-TEST 4 LIST OF TERMS CHAPTER 5 – STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS 1. ____________________ Mental awareness of sensations and perceptions. Consciousness 2.____________________ Condition of awareness distinctly different in quality or pattern. Altered state of consciousness 3._____________________ A state of normal, alert awareness. Waking Consciousness 4._____________________Form of consciousness that involves a low level of conscious effort. daydreaming 5._____________________ ASC characterized by narrowed attention and increased suggestibility. hypnosis 6._____________________Physical addiction, as indicated by presence of drug tolerance and withdrawal symptoms. Physical dependence 7._____________________ Drug dependence that is based primarily on emotional or psychological needs. Psychological dependence 8._____________________ Reduction in body’s response to a drug. tolerance 9._____________________ Combined effect of two drugs that exceeds addition of one’s drug’s effects to the other. 10.____________________Substance that increases activity in body and nervous system. stimulant 11.____________________ Substance that decreases activity in body and nervous system. depressent 12.____________________Consuming five drinks or more in a short time (four for women). Binge drinking 13._____________________ Excessive daytime sleepiness. hypersomnia 14._____________________ Sudden, irresistible sleep attack. narcolepsy 15._____________________Levels of sleep identified by brain wave patterns and behavioral changes. 16._____________________Two most basic states of sleep. REM NonRem 17.______________________Type of stimulant that will increase body activity and keep a person awake. 18.________________;________________________What is SIDS and is believed to be caused by which sleep disorder? Sudden infant death syndrome; Sleep apnea 19.______________________Most preventable cause of death is US & Canada. smoking 20.______________________Most frequently used psychoactive drug in North America. caffeine 21.______________________Shortsighted thinking and perception that occurs during alcohol intoxication. Alc. myopia 22.______________________Withdrawal of a person from alcohol occurring in medical setting and is tightly controlled. detoxification 23.______________________What does stage hypnosis involve? Deception/tricks Name_____________________________ 24.______________________Innate, biological rhythm. sleep 25._______________________Support groups that support individuals/families in recovering from use of alcohol. AA/SOS 26.________________________Whate are health Risks of Marijuana? Precancerous changes in lung cells; suppress immune system; higher rate of miscarriages; damage memory center; lower sperm production 27.________________________What are reasonable treatments for insomnia? Exercise stimulus control; sleep restriction; relaxation; paradoxical intention
