How Do Anesthetics Work to Reduce Pain

question 31

Multiple Choice

How do anesthetics work to reduce pain?

• A)prevent neurons from transmitting sensation to the brain
• B)reduce synthesis of pain chemicals
• C)reduce pain causing inflammation
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

Understand the impact of external stimuli and neurological activity on dreams.

Identify the role of psychoactive drugs in altering perceptions and mood.

Understand the biological necessity and functions of REM sleep.

Analyze theories explaining the purposes and mechanisms of dreaming.

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Definitions:

Latent Learning

A process in which learning takes place, but there is no demonstration of that knowledge until a reward or incentive is presented.

Cognitive Mapping

The process by which individuals mentally acquire, code, store, recall, and decode information about the relative locations and attributes of phenomena in their everyday or metaphorical spatial environment.

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment and spatial relationships between objects.

Gestalt

A theory or approach emphasizing the whole of anything is greater than its parts, and the mind's ability to generate perceptual wholes.