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PSYCHOLOY EXAM 2 KEY TERMS 2025- 2026
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
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Alphawaves
Ans: type of rbrain wave characteristics; during the early part of NREM
stage 1 sleep, which has fairly low amplitude and a frequency of 8-12
Hz
Quiz: Beta Wave
Ans: type of brain wave characteritic during wakefulness, which has a very
low amplitude and frequency of 13-30 Hz
Quiz: Biological Rythm
Ans: internal cycle of biological activity
Quiz: Cataplexy
Ans: lack of muscles tone or muscles weakness and in some cases
complete paralysis of the voluntary muscles
Quiz: Central Sleep Apnea
Ans: sleep disorder with periods of interrupted breathing due to a
disruption in signals sent from brain that regulate breathing
Quiz: Circadian Rythm
,Ans: biological rythm that occurs over approximately 24 hours
Quiz: Codeine
Ans: opiate with relatively low potency often prescribed for minor pain
Quiz: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Ans: psychotherapy that focuses on cognitive processes and problem
behaviors that is sometimes used to treats sleep disorders such as
insomnia
Quiz: Collective Unconscious
Ans: theoretical repository of information shared by all people across
cultures, as described by Carl Jung
Quiz: Consciousness
Ans: awareness of internal and external stimuli
Quiz: Continous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Ans: device used to treat sleep apnea; includes a mask that fits over the
sleeper's nose and mouth, which is connected to a pump that pumps
air into the person's airway forcing them to remain open
Quiz: Delta Wave
Ans: type of brain wave characteric during stage 3 NREM sleep, which has
a high amplitude and low frequency of less than 3 Hz
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, Quiz: Depressant
Ans: Drug that tends to supress central nervous system activity
Quiz: Euphoric High
Ans: feelings of intense elation and pleasure from drug use
Quiz: Evolutionary Psychology
Ans: discipline that studies how universal patterns of behavior and
cognitive processes have evolved over time as a result of natural
selection
Quiz: Hallucinogen
Ans: one class of drug that results in profound alterations in sensory and
perceptual experiences, often with vivid hallucinations
Quiz: Homeostasis
Ans: state of ectreme self focus and attention in which minimal attention is
given to external stimuli
Quiz: Hypnosis
Ans: state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is
given to external stimuli
Quiz: Insomnia
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