Ap Psych Unit 5

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an awareness of ourselves and our environment.

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Consciousness

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periodic, natural loss of consciousness-- as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia or hibernation.

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Sleep

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the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on 24 hour cycles.

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Circadian Rhythm

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rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep state during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep.

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REM Sleep

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the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state.

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Alpha Waves

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the large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Delta Waves

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recurring problems in falling or staying asleep/

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Insomnia

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a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable attacks.

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Narcolepsy

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a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.

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Sleep Apnea

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a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep, within

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Night Terrors

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the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

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REM Rebound

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a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind.

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Dream

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according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream.

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Manifest Content

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a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.

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Sleep Apnea

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a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep, within

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Night Terrors

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the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation.

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REM Rebound

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a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind.

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Dream

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according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream.

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Manifest Content

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according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream.

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Latent Content

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a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.

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Hypnosis

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false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.

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Hallucinations

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a suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behavior.

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Post Hypnotic Suggestion

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a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.

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Dissociation

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a chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods.

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Psychoactive Drug

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the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect.

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Tolerance

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the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug.

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Withdrawal

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a physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued.

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Physical Dependence

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a psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions.

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Psychological Dependence

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compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences.

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Addiction

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drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.

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Depressants

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drugs that depress the activity of the cns, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement.

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Barbiturates

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opium and it's derivatives. They depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.

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Opiates

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drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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Stimulants

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drugs that stimulate neural activity causing sped up body functions and associated energy and mood changes.

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Amphetamines

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a powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system with sped-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes. over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels.

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Methamphetamine

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a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

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Ecstasy

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psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.

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Hallucinogens

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powerful hallucinogenic drug

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LSD

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the major active ingredient in marijuana

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THC