Question 1

A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

Accepted Answer

A)  1) 5
B)  12
C)  6
D)  24E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypnosis can create amnesia.
B)  Hypnosis can give a person superhuman strength.
C)  Hypnosis can improve intelligence.
D)  Hypnosis can improve memory.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which statement is correct concerning how much sleep people need?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most older people need at least 10 hours.
B)  Men need more sleep than women.
C)  Most young adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep.
D)  Women need more sleep than men.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleepwalking has never been used successfully as a murder defense.
B)  There have been cases in which sleepwalking was a successful murder defense.
C)  Sleepwalking in prisons is a common occurrence.
D)  A famous attorney reported that he tried a murder case while he was sleepwalking.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcolepsy
B)  REM rebound
C)  insomnia
D)  night terrorsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

REM behavior disorder results from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  too much sleep
B)  not enough sleep
C)  failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles
D)  deterioration of the medial hypothalamusE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The key to hypnotic induction seems to be related to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the gender of the person doing the hypnotizing
B)  education
C)  state of suggestibility
D)  time of dayE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

SCN stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stop control now
B)  suprachiasmatic nucleus
C)  serotonin-controlled nucleus
D)  sleep control nucleusE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Psychoactive drugs are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs that speed up activity in the central nervous system
B)  drugs capable of influencing thinking,perception,and memory
C)  drugs that slow down activity in the central nervous system
D)  drugs derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and produce euphoriaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

When amphetamines are abused,the resulting effects may include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of appetite,nausea,high blood pressure,and vomiting
B)  increased appetite,sleepiness,and euphoria
C)  heart disease,high blood pressure,impaired circulation,and erectile problems in men
D)  restlessness,insomnia,muscle tension,heartbeat irregularities,and high blood pressureE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep content
B)  latent content
C)  manifest content
D)  subliminal contentE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness.He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground.Your friend is probably suffering from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  narcolepsy
B)  parasomnia
C)  REM rebound
D)  sleep apneaE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of these individuals has the highest risk of sleep apnea?

Accepted Answer

A)  John,62 years old,who is overweight
B)  Angela,21 years old,who is depressed
C)  Alicia,42 years old,who is suffering from anorexia
D)  Juan,8 years old,who is experiencing episodes of enuresisE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  cocaine
B)  alcohol
C)  heroin
D)  marijuanaE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEGs on college students while they were sleeping
B)  drugs while sleeping
C)  a combination of laser technology and X-ray
D)  PET scansE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid,seemingly mentally ill,from lack of this one stage of slee

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud
B)  Dement
C)  Jung
D)  JamesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  insomnia
B)  narcolepsy
C)  sleep apnea
D)  sleep terrorsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Narcolepsy occurs when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  REM sleep intrudes into wakefulness
B)  NREM sleep intrudes into wakefulness
C)  inadequate sleep occurs over a period of weeks
D)  inadequate levels of N3 (R&K Stages 3 and 4) sleep cause neurological damageE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory.If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep,what brain waves will be detected?

Accepted Answer

A)  beta
B)  alpha
C)  theta
D)  deltaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

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SCN stands for ________.

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Which of these individuals has the highest risk of sleep apnea?

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Which statement is correct concerning how much sleep people need?

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Psychoactive drugs are ________.

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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The key to hypnotic induction seems to be related to ________.

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Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness.He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground.Your friend is probably suffering from ________.

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This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid,seemingly mentally ill,from lack of this one stage of slee

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If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

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The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

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When amphetamines are abused,the resulting effects may include ________.

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REM behavior disorder results from ________.

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A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's ________.

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Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory.If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep,what brain waves will be detected?

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

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Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ________.

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Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

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Narcolepsy occurs when ________.

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A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

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SCN stands for ________.

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Which of these individuals has the highest risk of sleep apnea?

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Which statement is correct concerning how much sleep people need?

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Psychoactive drugs are ________.

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The key to hypnotic induction seems to be related to ________.

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Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness.He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground.Your friend is probably suffering from ________.

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This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid,seemingly mentally ill,from lack of this one stage of slee

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If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

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The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

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When amphetamines are abused,the resulting effects may include ________.

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REM behavior disorder results from ________.

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A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane.As the plane takes off,he is smiling.The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce.The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's ________.

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Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory.If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep,what brain waves will be detected?

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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

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Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ________.

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Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

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Narcolepsy occurs when ________.

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