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COGSCI - C100 final Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Hypnosis definition / who has highest hypnotic susceptibility
⼀Answer:⼀ Hypnosis: social interaction in which one person
(hypnotist) suggest to another (subject) that certain perceptions,
feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
who: correlated with measures of imager vividness and absorption --
people who have rich fantasy lives and easily become absorbed in
imagingary events of a movie`
Hyposis & memory: recovery and unpredictable results
⼀Answer:⼀ +: may boost recall -- used to help witness in chowchilla
school bus kidnapping to remember license plate
-: can also cause people to construct false memories adn increase their
confidence in them
hypnotherapy: clinical applications of hypnosis
⼀Answer:⼀ - treating physical disorder (warts, headaches, asthma)
- Not so successful in treating psychological disorders (smoking,
overeating, alcoholism). recovery rate for this increased when
combined with other therapies like systematic desensitization
what is the hidden observer issue in hypnosis?
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⼀Answer:⼀ suggests that a dissociated part of the hypnotized
person (hidden observer) is aware of what is happening even when
person is ostensibly unaware (like the ice water)
use of hypnosis in control in childbirth... and what is the
mechanism?
⼀Answer:⼀ hynobirthing: combo of self-hypnosis adn childbirth
education. associated with shorter hospital stays, shorter labor,
reduction in self-reported pain, reduced epidural and analgesis use
(maybe)
mechanism:
- there are sensory adn emotional components of pain perception. the
sensory component is mediated by somatosensory cortex. the cognitive
and emotional component is mediated by the anterior cingulate cortex
and prefrontal cortex.
fmri found that decrease in unpleasantless of pain reducted activation
of the anterior cingulate cortex without affecting the activity of the
somatosensory cortex
history of hallucinogens + purpose of use
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⼀Answer:⼀ used in aztec, mayan, incan, west african, south asian,
egyptian societies
- to promote physical and mental healing
- to induce spiritual experiences and access alteres state of
consciousness
[types of hallu] LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide: drug action, (+)
effects, adverse effects
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⼀Answer:⼀ drug action: stimulate serotonergic and dopaminergic
receptors
positive effects:
- cause perceptual distortions adn hallucinations (altered states of
consciousness"). emotions can vary from euphoria to detachment or
panic
- sense of self may dissolve, as does boundary between oneself and
the external world
- may be effective for treating anxiety due to terminal ilness,
alcoholism, and cluster headaches
adverse effect:
- no documented fatalities, but behavioral fatalities and suicides can
occur
- pay trigger panic attacks and extreme anxiety (bad trip); flashbacks
- may trigger a psychotic break, esp in those with family history of
schizo
[hypes of hallu] MDMA (Ecstasy): drug action, positive effects,
adverse effects
COGSCI - C100 final Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Hypnosis definition / who has highest hypnotic susceptibility
⼀Answer:⼀ Hypnosis: social interaction in which one person
(hypnotist) suggest to another (subject) that certain perceptions,
feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
who: correlated with measures of imager vividness and absorption --
people who have rich fantasy lives and easily become absorbed in
imagingary events of a movie`
Hyposis & memory: recovery and unpredictable results
⼀Answer:⼀ +: may boost recall -- used to help witness in chowchilla
school bus kidnapping to remember license plate
-: can also cause people to construct false memories adn increase their
confidence in them
hypnotherapy: clinical applications of hypnosis
⼀Answer:⼀ - treating physical disorder (warts, headaches, asthma)
- Not so successful in treating psychological disorders (smoking,
overeating, alcoholism). recovery rate for this increased when
combined with other therapies like systematic desensitization
what is the hidden observer issue in hypnosis?
, Page | 2
⼀Answer:⼀ suggests that a dissociated part of the hypnotized
person (hidden observer) is aware of what is happening even when
person is ostensibly unaware (like the ice water)
use of hypnosis in control in childbirth... and what is the
mechanism?
⼀Answer:⼀ hynobirthing: combo of self-hypnosis adn childbirth
education. associated with shorter hospital stays, shorter labor,
reduction in self-reported pain, reduced epidural and analgesis use
(maybe)
mechanism:
- there are sensory adn emotional components of pain perception. the
sensory component is mediated by somatosensory cortex. the cognitive
and emotional component is mediated by the anterior cingulate cortex
and prefrontal cortex.
fmri found that decrease in unpleasantless of pain reducted activation
of the anterior cingulate cortex without affecting the activity of the
somatosensory cortex
history of hallucinogens + purpose of use
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⼀Answer:⼀ used in aztec, mayan, incan, west african, south asian,
egyptian societies
- to promote physical and mental healing
- to induce spiritual experiences and access alteres state of
consciousness
[types of hallu] LSD: Lysergic acid diethylamide: drug action, (+)
effects, adverse effects
, Page | 4
⼀Answer:⼀ drug action: stimulate serotonergic and dopaminergic
receptors
positive effects:
- cause perceptual distortions adn hallucinations (altered states of
consciousness"). emotions can vary from euphoria to detachment or
panic
- sense of self may dissolve, as does boundary between oneself and
the external world
- may be effective for treating anxiety due to terminal ilness,
alcoholism, and cluster headaches
adverse effect:
- no documented fatalities, but behavioral fatalities and suicides can
occur
- pay trigger panic attacks and extreme anxiety (bad trip); flashbacks
- may trigger a psychotic break, esp in those with family history of
schizo
[hypes of hallu] MDMA (Ecstasy): drug action, positive effects,
adverse effects
