What Sort of Changes in Brain Waves Do People Experience

question 76

Multiple Choice

What sort of changes in brain waves do people experience when they are in a deeply meditative or relaxed state?

• A) Their brain shows brain wave activity that approximates the changes associated with the ingestion of a hallucinatory drug, like marijuana or PCP.
• B) Their brain shows brain wave activity that actually shuts down completely for brief periods of time, which explains the transcendental state associated with meditation.
• C) Their brain shows brain wave activity that is similar to that seen during sleep.
• D) Their brain shows unchanged brain wave activity, suggesting that the effects of meditation are more of a psychiatric illusion than a physical event.

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Definitions:

Psychological States

The mental conditions that characterize the functioning of an individual's mind at any given time.

Physiological States

Various conditions or statuses of the body's internal processes, often influenced by internal and external factors.

Drives

Internal motivational states that prompt organisms to fulfill basic needs, such as hunger, thirst, or the drive for social connection.

Maslow

Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.