Cannabis is different from alcohol in that it leads to an increase in:
Endorphins, which increases sensations of sexual arousal
Norepinephrine, which increases sensations of blurred vision
Adenosine, which increases sensations of hallucinations
Anadamide, which increases sensations of hunger
Miri started using cannabis at parties with friends and found it made her more relaxed and she had a good time. Gradually, Miri started using cannabis more frequently, and when she’s stressed out, she finds herself wanting to use cannabis more. Miri Is experiencing:
Physiological dependence
Inebriation
Phycological dependence
Tolerance
Maurice was always a morning person who became sleepy earlier in the evening.
When Maurice became unemployed and didn’t have to stick to a schedule, he found that:
He started to stay up for longer periods of time
He started staying up for days straight playing online
He became more of an evening person gradually
He liked mid-day naps to refresh and recharge
What two items are exogenous antagonists of each other?
Caffeine and nicotine are exogenous antagonists of each other
Ecstasy and heroin are exogenous antagonists of each other
Stress and alcohol are exogenous antagonists of each other
Cocaine and LSD are exogenous antagonists of each other
Hypnosis does NOT require:
Focusing on one thing
Being unconscious
Comfortably relaxing
Believing in hypnosis
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Alcohol releases a similar effect as anti-anxiety medications like benzodiazepines.
LSD releases a similar effect as oxytocin and results in an urge to cuddle.
Cocaine releases a similar effect as thrill seeking behaviors like extreme sports.
Adderall releases a similar effect as norepinephrine that helps with
concentration.
Match the term to its correct example:
Internal Stimuli; Responding a fire by climbing up a ladder and feeling the heat
External Stimuli; Having vivid, colourful dreams you remember in detail.
Explicit Consciousness: Reading a page in a book, but not remembering what it says
Implicit Consciousness; Going running and accidentally getting lost in the woods.
What is true regarding the stages of sleep?
REM stage is when we can experience myoclonic jerks the most
Stage 3 is when we are most likely to experience story-like dreams
Stage 4 is when sleep spindles tend to occur most frequently
Stage 2 is when our brain waves can be depicted as theta waves
You dream of chasing dogs in the snow, but the dogs turn into butterflies. When you wake up, you know that the butterflies represented your hopes and wishes. What is true?
The butterflies represent manifest content in the dream
Your hopes represent manifest content in the dream
The dogs represent latent content in the dream
The snow represents latent content in the dream
Omer had a dream about his pencil breaking each time he tried to take a test. Match the dream interpretation technique to its correct example:
Modern dream interpreters would tell Omer the pencil represents his fears about his penis.
Freudian dream interpreters would ask Omer if he dreams about tests a lot.
Biopsyc dream interpreters would tell Omer that tests represent his relationship
with his mother
Gestalt dream interpreters would ask Omer what the pencil represented to him.
