Chapter+4+-+Drugs+and+Dreams

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==I thought our discussion of dreams in class brought out some very good questions. 1) I want to how it is possible to wake up in the middle of a dream and go back to sleep and continue it? 2) I want to know why dreams involving loved ones who are dead are so vivid? 3) I want to know why we remember certain dreams, but not others? 4) I want to know why some experts say certain dreams mean something? 5) I want to know why people you have long forgotten about will show up in dreams? == Study Hints for Monday's quiz: There will be a short answer quiz over Chapter 4 on Monday 11/1/10. It is worth 25 points. Here are some topics I suggest you study well.

1. Summarize what happens when people don’t get enough sleep.

2. List several tips for getting a good night’s sleep.

3. Explain Sigmund Freud’s theory about why people dream.

4. Explain at least one other theory as to why people dream.

5. How is today’s drug problem different from the drug use in other societies and times?

6. List several signs of substance dependence.

7. Discuss the physiological and perceptual effects of alcohol.

8. Why do people use amphetamines? Discuss both short term and long term effects.

9. Discuss several physiological and perceptual effects of marijuana.

10. Discuss several clinical applications of hypnosis.