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25 Cards in this Set
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INSOMNIA
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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS CAUSED BY CAFFEINE, TV, SPORTS, INTERNET CULTURE; UNPRODUCTIVE MORNINGS; PEOPLE DON'T GO TO SLEEP; ONLY 10-15% OF THE POPULATION BUT IT IS GOING UP WITH NEW TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTIONS
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NARCOLEPSY
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LACK OF HYPOCRETIN NEUROTRANSMITTER; SUDDENDLY FALLING ASLEEP FOR NO REASON OR WITHOUT EXPLANATION; ONLY 1 IN 2000 PEOPLE
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SLEEP APNEA
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1 IN 20 BUT RISING; LACK OF OXYGEN FOR UP TO A MINUTE, LACK OF DEEP SLEEP WHICH LEADS TO TIREDNESS DURING THE DAY; CAUSED BY OBESITY, GENETICS, MUSCULAR NECK
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NIGHT TERRORS
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HAPPENS DURING STAGE 4; WALKING, TALKING, PUNCHING, SCREAMING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS TURNED ON
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R.E.M REBOUND
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TENDENCY TO GET MORE REM SLEEP THAN NORMAL WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE; BODY'S WAY TO TRY AND CATCH UP ON SLEEP
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MANIFEST CONTENT
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THE PLOT, CHARACTERS, SETTING; ALL THE PARTS OF A DREAM WE REMEMBER; IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL TO UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF OUR PROBLEMS, HIDDEN AND PAINFUL ISSUES WE CAN'T FACE DURING WAKEFULLNESS; ACTUAL STORY LINE
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LATENT CONTENT
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HIDDEN, UNDERLYING MEANING OF A DREAM; SENSORED BY SUBCONCIOUSNESS WHICH IS A WAY TO PROTECT US FROM THE REAL MEANINGS OF THE DREAM
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ID
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"LITTLE DEVIL ON YOUR SHOULDER"; DO THINGS THAT ARE WRONG BUT FEEL GOOD; MADE UP OF OUR INBORN BIOLOGICAL URGES THAT SEEK IMMEDIATE GRATIFCATION REGARDLESS OF SOCIAL VALUES OR CONSEQUENCES
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SUPEREGO
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THE "ANGEL"; ACTS AS OUR MORAL GUIDE; MAKES US FEEL GOOD FOR DOING SOMETING RIGHT AND GUILITY WHEN WE DO SOMETHING WRONG
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EGO
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HELPS DEAL WITH REALITY BY MEDIATING BETWEEN THE DEMANDS OF THE ID,SUPEREGO, AND THE ENVIRONMENT; REALITY PRINCIPLE; PREVENTS US FROM ACTING ON EVERY URGE WE HAVE
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HYPNOSIS
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TEMPORARY STATE OF HEIGHTENED RELAXATION AND SUGGESTIBILTY DURING WHICH SOME PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BECOME SO FOCUSED THAT THEY EXPERIENCE IMAGINARY HAPPENINGS AS IF THEY WERE REAL
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NEUROTRANSMISSION
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PROCESS WHERE NEURONS COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER; HELPS EXPLAIN THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AND THEIR INTEFERENCE WITH NORMAL NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
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CHEMICAL MESSENGERS THAT CROSS SYNPATIC GAPS BETWEEN NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITERS TO SYNAPSE TO RECEPTOR SITES
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SYNAPSE
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GAP
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REUPTAKE
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REABSORPTION OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS; PREVENTS FURTHER ACITIVITY OF NEUROTRANSMITTER, WEAKENING ITS EFFECTS
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SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR
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BLOCKS THE REUPTAKE OF SEROTONIN; IN CASES THE LEVEL OF SEROTONIN TO THE BRAIN; ANTIDEPRESSANTS = EXAMPLE.
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BIOLOGICAL RHYTHYMS
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PERIODIC PHYSIOLOGICAL FLUCTUATIONS --> ANNUAL CYCLES, 28 DAY CYCLES, 24 HOUR CYCLES, AND 90 MINUTE CYLCES
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
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BIOLOGICAL CLOCK; REGULAR BODILY RHYTHMS THAT OCCUR ON A 24 HOUR CYCLE --> TEMPARATURE AND WAKEFULNESS
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REM SLEEP
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RAPID EYE MOVEMENT; RECURRING SLEEP STRAGE DURING WHICH CREAMS COMMONLY OCCUR; MUSLCES ARE RELAXED, OTHER BODY SYSTEMS ARE ACTIVE
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ALPHA WAVES
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THE RELATIVELY SLOW BRAIN WAVES OF A RELAXED, AWAKE STATE
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HALLUCINATIONS
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FALSE SENSORY EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS SEEING SOMETHING IN THE ABSCENSE OF AN EXTERNAL VISUAL STIUMLUS
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DELTA WAVES
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LARGE, SLOW BRAIN WAVES ASSOCAITED WITH DEEP SLEEP
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POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA
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TMEPORARY MEMORY LOSS ; INDUCED BY HYPNOTIST'S SUGGESTION
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DISSOCIATION
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A SPLIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CONCIOUSNESS
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HIDDEN OBSERVER
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HILGARD'S TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A HYPNOTIZED SUBJECT'S AWRENSS OF EXPERIENES, SUCH ASPAIN, THAT GO UNREPORTED DURING HYPNOSIS
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