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Biopsychology: Quiz 6
1.
A transection of the brain stem between the inferior and superior colloculi creates the ______________ preparation.
2.
Phase ____________ are more difficult to adapt to than are phase _____________.
3.
Although _______________ block REM sleep at therapeutic doses, they are not severely debilitating.
4.
Although lesions of the _______________ do not reduce sleep, they abolish circadian periodicity.
5.
Recent research has shown that switching to a ___________ sleep cycle can produce a major decrease in sleep time, presumably because ____________ have recuperative powers out of proportion to their brevity.
6.
Research indicates that experiencing the pleasurable effects of addictive drugs is associated with activity in the _______________ pathway from the _______________ to the ______________. (hint: think brain areas and the type of neurtransmitter used in the pathway between them.)
7.
Stress is an unavoidable _____________ effect in studies of sleep _______________ in laboratory animals.
8.
The _____________ design is used to study _______________ drug tolerance.
9.
Paradoxically, sleeping pills are major cause of ____________.
10.
Place each of the following letters next to the most appropriate drug.
a. DTs
b. anandamide
c. sprees
d. Halsted
e. hypothermia
f. psychosis
g. FAS
h. cold turkey
nicotine ______________
alcohol ______________
marijuana ____________
cocaine ______________
opiates ______________
11.
Place each of the following letters next to the most appropriate stage of sleep.
a. dream
b. REM
c. sleep spindle
d. occasional delta waves
e. predominance of delta waves
f. sleep talking
g. K complex
h.somnambulism
1. emergent stage 1 ____
2. initial stage 1 _______
3. stage 2 ____________
4. stage 3 ____________
5. stage 4 ____________
12.
Which of the common routes of drug administration is most dangerous? _____________ (hint: specify the exact route of administration)
13.
Drug withdrawal effects are typically _______________ in direction to the original effects of the drug.
14.
Of the drugs of addiction, which would be the best one to prescribe for a cancer patient who was experiencing nausea, loss of appetite, and loss of sleep?
15.
__________ disease illustrates the incredible addictive power of __________ , which is the main psychoactive ingredient of ___________ .
16.
Drug ____________ and drug ______________ effects are different manifestations of the adaptation of the nervous system to the presence of a drug in the body.
17.
From a circadian perspective, regular alarm clocks are _______________.
18.
______________ is the brain structure that has been implicated in cataplexy.
19.
________________ is the brain structure that has been implicated in disordered REM sleep without atonia.
20.
Free-running _______________ tend to be more than 24 hours.
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