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Module 6 Quiz questions with verified answers 2025/2026
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Module 6 Quiz1. According to special-process theorists, hypnosis induces a(n) ______ state of
consciousness. - ANS-Unique
2. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are especially dangerous when mixed with
______. - ANS-Alcohol
3. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines are used medically for anesthetic purposes and to
treat ______. - ANS-Anxiety
4. Caffeine and nicotine are mild ______. - ANS-Stimulants
5. Hallucinogens are also known as ______, from the Greek words meaning "mind
expanding." - ANS-Psychedelics
6. Heroin is known as a(n) ______. - ANS-Opiate
7. How do LSD and other hallucinogens cause such distorted reactions in users? -
ANS-By blocking serotonin
8. If individuals with sleep problems become anxious while in bed, they should ______.
- ANS-Get out of bed and return to bed when sleepy
9. It is not possible to be hypnotized against your will. - ANS-True
10. Jeff has a sleep disorder where he cannot stay awake during the day. He often nods
off at inopportune times, including while he is driving home from work. Jeff's
diagnosis is likely ______. - ANS-Narcolepsy
11. Karmen began yawning as the movie she was watching ended, so she went to bed.
After over an hour of tossing and turning, she realized that she was experiencing an
all too familiar problem again, which was the inability to fall asleep easily. Karmen's
sleep problem is known as ______. - ANS-Insomnia
12. Nance has been using a psychoactive drug for quite some time. If he does not have
the drug, he can feel physiological symptoms throughout his body. What is Nance
experiencing? - ANS-Physical dependence on the drug
13. People first became interested in meditation in the West as ______ grew in
popularity. - ANS-Zen Buddhism
14. People who regularly meditate say that the main benefit of meditation is ______. -
ANS-The heightened awareness of everyday life that it provides
15. Possibly the first mind-altering substance used by humans was ______. -
ANS-Alcohol
16. Self-reports of insomnia-related experiences are fairly unreliable. - ANS-True
17. Sleep-related problems are ______. - ANS-Fairly common across all individuals
18. Special-process theorists believe that hypnosis induces a division of consciousness
that allows one part of the mind to work independently of another, a process known
as ______. - ANS-Dissociation
19. The idea that hypnosis can be used to facilitate the recall of past memories is known
as ______. - ANS-Hypermnesia
20. The most commonly used illicit drug in America is ______. - ANS-Marijuana
21. The primary psychoactive component of marijuana is ______. - ANS-THC
22. The psychoactive drugs that cause the most dramatic alterations in consciousness
are ______. - ANS-Hallucinogens
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