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1. Our awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming,      
reflecting, and concentrating, is called ______.                  
a) consciousness
b) creativity
c) intelligence
d) self-awareness

2. All of the following result from sleep deprivation EXCEPT ________________.
   a) droopy eyelids
   b) irritability
   c) hyperalertness
   d) cognitive impairment

3. Sleep spindles appear during ______ sleep.                     
             a) stage 1                                                               c) stage 2
             b) REM                                                      d) stage 4
   
4. Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ______.               
a) narcolepsy                                                         c) insomnia
            b) REM rebound                                                   d) night terrors
      
5. Sleepwalking occurs _________.
a)   primarily during REM sleep
b)   primarily during NREM Stage 4 sleep
c)   equally as often in REM and NREM sleep   
d)   only in REM sleep

6. A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ________________.
a) sleep apnea                                                     c) narcolepsy
b) insomnia                                                         d) cataplexy

7. The key to hypnotic induction seems to be related to ________________.
a) the gender of the person doing the hypnotizing
b) education
c) state of suggestibility
d) time of day

8. Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing _______________.
a) drug tolerance                                                   c) withdrawal
b) drug detoxification                                           d) overdrawal

9. Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of ____________.
a) endorphins                                                      c) cigarettes
b) alcohol                                                           d) LSD

10. Mescaline comes from ____________.
a) weeds                                                               c) a poppy plant
b) cactus buttons                                                  d) a virus

Here are the answers...

1.      a      Explanation: Consciousness is defined as awareness.

2.      c      Explanation: This is not listed as a symptom of sleep deprivation.


3.      c      Explanation: Spindles occur during stage 2.

4.      b      Explanation: REM rebound is related to lack of dreaming.


5.      b      Explanation: This event occurs in stage 4, which is NREM sleep.

6.      a      Explanation: Sleep apnea occurs when one stops breathing.
4.4)

7.      c      Explanation: The key to hypnosis is the level of suggestibility of the person being
hypnotized.

8.      a      Explanation: The phenomenon of needing more and more of a drug as time goes on is
called drug tolerance.

9.      a      

10.     b