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Review: Chapter 7
Unit #5: States of Consciousness
Understanding consciousness and what it encompasses is critical to an appreciation of what is meant by a given state of
consciousness. The study of variations in consciousness includes an examination of the sleep cycle, dreams, hypnosis, and the
effects of psychoactive drugs.
 Describe various states of consciousness and their impact on behavior.
 Discuss aspects of sleep and dreaming.
 Describe historic and contemporary uses of hypnosis.
 Explain hypnotic phenomena.
 Identify the major psychoactive drug categories and classify specific drugs, including their effects.
 Discuss drug dependence, addiction, tolerance, and withdrawal.
 Identify the major figures in consciousness research.
Terms: be able to define these terms, they will be key for the matching section but some may pop up on multiple choice,
true/false or fill in the blank questions.
Addiction: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Aserinsky & Kleitman: _______________________________________________________________________________
Biological Clock: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Circadian Rhythm: __________________________________________________________________________________
Consciousness: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Controlled Processing-Automatic Processing Continuum: ___________________________________________________
Dependence: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Depressants (Alcohol-Barbituates/Tranquilizers-Opiates): ___________________________________________________
Disassociation: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Dreams: __________________________________________________________________________________________
EEG/Alpha/Beta/Theta/Delta Waves: ___________________________________________________________________
Hallucinogens (LSD-Marijuana-: _______________________________________________________________________
Hilgard’s Theory: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Hypnosis: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Insomnia: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Latent v. Manifest Content: ___________________________________________________________________________
Melatonin: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Narcolepsy: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Near-Death Experiences: _____________________________________________________________________________
Nightmares/Night Terrors: ____________________________________________________________________________
Posthypnotic Suggestion: _____________________________________________________________________________
Preconscious/Subconscious/Unconscious: _______________________________________________________________
Psychoactive Drugs: ________________________________________________________________________________
REM: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Repression: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Sensory Deprivation: ________________________________________________________________________________
SIDS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Sigmund Freud: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Sleep Apnea: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Sleep Stages (1-2-3-4): ______________________________________________________________________________
Sleep: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Somnambulism/Sleepwalking: _________________________________________________________________________
States of Consciousness: _____________________________________________________________________________
Stimulant (Caffeine-Amphetamines-Cocaine-Ecstasy-Nicotine-Narcotics): ______________________________________
Tolerance: ________________________________________________________________________________________
William Dement: ____________________________________________________________________________________
William James: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawal:________________________________________________________________________________________
Main Ideas: the following concepts will appear in the fill-in-the-blank or short answer sections of the test. These topics
are broader and can be found in the “Binder” or textbook.
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States of Consciousness
 Sleep & Dreams
 Hypnosis
 Psychoactive Drugs
Sensation & Perception
 The Five Senses – anatomical structures, stimulation, theories & abnormalities
 Perceiving sensory information
 ESP-Premonitions-Telepathy
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The Biology of Psychology
 Be able to identify, locate and describe the functions of the parts of the neuron.
 How is the CNS, PNS connected to one another?
 Be able to identify, locate and describe the basic parts and functions of the brain.
 What glands of the body produce which hormones; and how do those hormones affect behavior?
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History & Approaches of Psychology
 Material concerning the goals of psychology, old & new school theories, and fields/approaches of psychology
are “fair game.”
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Research Methods
 All material covered regarding research ethics, methods of study, and analyzing descriptive & inferential
statistics is “fair game.”