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cogsci c100 final Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Hypnotherapy
⼀Answer:⼀ Successful treating physical disorders, not so much with
psychological disorders
Recovery rate increases when combined with other therapies
Hypnosis in pain control
⼀Answer:⼀ Sensory component is mediated by somatosensory
cortex
Emotional component mediated by anterior cingulate cortex and
prefrontal cortex
LSD: lysergic acid diethylamide
⼀Answer:⼀ - Stimulates serotonergic and dopaminergic receptors
- Positive effects
Distortions and hallucinations
Sense of self, boundary between oneself and world dissolves
May be effective for treating anxiety
- Negative effects
Trigger panic attacks and extreme anxiety, psychotic breaks
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MDMA
⼀Answer:⼀ - Release of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine (and
blocks their reabsorption)
- Positive effects
Emotional elevation, feelings of connectedness
May be effective in treating PTSD
- Negative effects
Dehydration, overheating, increase in blood pressure
Damage to serotonin-producing neurons
Psilocybin (mushrooms)
⼀Answer:⼀ - Stimulates serotonin receptors
- Positive effects
Euphoria, distortions, hallucinations, spiritual experiences
May be effective in treating depression and OCD
- Negative effects
Nausea, panic attacks, psychotic episodes
Drug induced ego dissolution
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⼀Answer:⼀ Loss of one's sense of self and self-world boundaries,
together with a feeling of "oneness" or "unity"
Psychedelics bind to serotonin receptor 5-HT2A to facilitate / enhance
serotonergic activity
Creates cascade effect that results in Default Mode Network being
down-regulated / going offline
Hypnosis
⼀Answer:⼀ educed activity in dorsal anterior cingulate, regions of
the frontal cortex, motor cortex
Studies of labeling negative emotions reduce their intensity
⼀Answer:⼀ Reduced activity in amygdala (fear / negative
emotions)
Increased activity in parts of prefrontal cortex (vigilance and
discrimination)
Labeling emotions transformed objects of fear to objects of scrutiny
Meditation and DMN
⼀Answer:⼀ Reduced activity in DMN
Active when not focused on a particular task
Involved in self-referencing, ruminating about the past, worrying about
the future
Compassion meditation
cogsci c100 final Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Hypnotherapy
⼀Answer:⼀ Successful treating physical disorders, not so much with
psychological disorders
Recovery rate increases when combined with other therapies
Hypnosis in pain control
⼀Answer:⼀ Sensory component is mediated by somatosensory
cortex
Emotional component mediated by anterior cingulate cortex and
prefrontal cortex
LSD: lysergic acid diethylamide
⼀Answer:⼀ - Stimulates serotonergic and dopaminergic receptors
- Positive effects
Distortions and hallucinations
Sense of self, boundary between oneself and world dissolves
May be effective for treating anxiety
- Negative effects
Trigger panic attacks and extreme anxiety, psychotic breaks
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MDMA
⼀Answer:⼀ - Release of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine (and
blocks their reabsorption)
- Positive effects
Emotional elevation, feelings of connectedness
May be effective in treating PTSD
- Negative effects
Dehydration, overheating, increase in blood pressure
Damage to serotonin-producing neurons
Psilocybin (mushrooms)
⼀Answer:⼀ - Stimulates serotonin receptors
- Positive effects
Euphoria, distortions, hallucinations, spiritual experiences
May be effective in treating depression and OCD
- Negative effects
Nausea, panic attacks, psychotic episodes
Drug induced ego dissolution
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⼀Answer:⼀ Loss of one's sense of self and self-world boundaries,
together with a feeling of "oneness" or "unity"
Psychedelics bind to serotonin receptor 5-HT2A to facilitate / enhance
serotonergic activity
Creates cascade effect that results in Default Mode Network being
down-regulated / going offline
Hypnosis
⼀Answer:⼀ educed activity in dorsal anterior cingulate, regions of
the frontal cortex, motor cortex
Studies of labeling negative emotions reduce their intensity
⼀Answer:⼀ Reduced activity in amygdala (fear / negative
emotions)
Increased activity in parts of prefrontal cortex (vigilance and
discrimination)
Labeling emotions transformed objects of fear to objects of scrutiny
Meditation and DMN
⼀Answer:⼀ Reduced activity in DMN
Active when not focused on a particular task
Involved in self-referencing, ruminating about the past, worrying about
the future
Compassion meditation
