Drug treatment-nervous system-threat stimulation theory

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1. What did the researchers conclude about drug treatment?
a. drug treatment is highly cost-effective only for the treatment of stimulant abuse
b. drug treatment is more cost-effective than imprisonment
c. enforcement of drug laws is more effective than drug treatment
d. drug treatment using psychoanalysis is the most cost-effective treatment

2. In the nervous system, amphetamines change the way we feel, think, and act by:
a. increasing the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine
b. increasing the rate of reuptake
c. mimicking the effects of melatonin
d. destroying vesicles in the terminal button

3. Young David is being wheeled into the operating room for surgery and the preoperative drugs are having an effect. His eyes are open, but his perception of the world around him, the voices of the surgical team, and the faces of his relatives are very different than normal. At what point along the continuum of consciousness is David most likely to be?
a. Daydreaming
b. Unconsciousness
c. altered states
d. cognitive preconscious

4. The local school board wants to change the high school’s schedule to be more consistent with the sleep patterns of adolescents. What is their proposal?
a. require practice for sports and music to be held in the early morning
b. start high school classes one hour earlier
c. increase the time allowed between classes without being tardy
d. start high school classes one hour later

5. Threat stimulation theory argues that:
a. REM allows us to organize our memories
b. dreaming gives us a change to prepare for dangerous situations
c. dreams are random and meaningless
d. dreams represent our most deepest, unconscious desires

6. The typical dream is likely to include themes or characteristics of:
a. sexual encounters, black and white, and take place outside
b. recurrent themes of being threatened and our intentions
c. several characters, visual sensations, and motion-like walking
d. one character, pain sensations, and joy

7. The best advice for combating insomnia is to:
a. get in bed at the same time every night and stay there no matter what happens
b. get out of bed, go to another room, and do something relaxing if you can’t fall asleep
c. review the problems of the day as you lie in bed trying to go to sleep
d. try sleeping in another room, or on the couch, if you can’t fall asleep in your bed

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