Psychology 101 - Midterm 3 UNBC With
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Franz Mesmer ANS✔✔ hypnosis, patients entered a "crisis" mode with crying, wild laughter, etc
Marquis de Puysegur ANS✔✔ Found that placing patients in a sleeplike trance was as effective in
alleviating ailments as was Mesmer's approach, which necessitated a crisis. He also discovered a number
of basic hypnotic phenomena.
Stage hypnosis ANS✔✔ uses tricks such as the heavy dictionary test to select those who "respond" to
hypnosis, uses stage whispers to tell instructions to volunteers, volunteers feel pressure to perform
sociocognitive theory of hypnosis ANS✔✔ proposes that hypnosis is based on people's attitudes, beliefs
and expectations
dissociation theory of hypnosis ANS✔✔ proposes that hypnosis is based on a separation or dissociation
between personality functions that are normally well integrated
afterlife hypothesis ANS✔✔ some NDEs reported claims of seeing things at a distance that they could
not have possibly known about, this taken as evidence that soul lives on
Dying Brain Hypothesis ANS✔✔ scientific evidence states that tunnels and lights are caused by
disinhibition in visual cortex; OBEs and life reviews caused by temporal lobe stimulation; positive
emotions and lack of pain caused by actions of endorphins; AFFECTED BY CULTURAL UPBRINGING
factors affecting drug influence ANS✔✔ chemical makeup and dosage, genetics of the individual, mental
sets (beliefs and expectations) and environmental contexts (setting where people take drugs)
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, substance abuser ANS✔✔ A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with everyday life; have
used abusive substance for at least a month, has caused legal, social or vocational problems, recurrent
use in hazardous situations
sedative drugs ANS✔✔ exert calming effects
hypnotic drugs ANS✔✔ exert sleep-inducing effects
effects of alcohol ANS✔✔ a depressant that decreases inhibitions, decreases motor coordination and
responses, legal limit is 0.08mg alcohol/100ml blood
Korsakoff's syndrome ANS✔✔ a degenerative brain disorder caused by lack of thiamine (Vitamine B1) in
the brain, causes loss of neurons in the thalamus, may result in amnesia, confabulation (invented
memories to make sense of time lost in blackouts) and apathy (indifference): CAUSED BY LACK OF
NUTRITION WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
stimulant drugs ANS✔✔ tobacco, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, meth
Opiate Narcotic Drugs ANS✔✔ heroin, morphine, codeine, OxyContin
heroine effects ANS✔✔ dulling of senses, relieves pain, tranquilizes, induces euphoria, light headed
feeling, sense of alertness, increased energy, sexual arousal, short-lived sense infallibility
psychedelic drugs ANS✔✔ called hallucinogenic because they cause dramatic alterations of perception,
mood and thought; includes LSD, PCP (angel dust), ecstasy, weed
Marijuana ANS✔✔ alleviates depression, sense of elation and well-being; causes sleeplessness, bad
dreams and paranoia, impairs intellectual, motor performance, attention, memory.
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