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23 Cards in this Set
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Insomina |
Persistent inability to fall asleep or stay asleep |
Juan |
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Narcolepsy |
Sleep attacks, even a collapse into REM: paralyzed sleep, at inopportune times |
Numb seizure |
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Sleep apnea |
Repeated awakening after breathing stops; time in bed is not restorative sleep |
With no breath |
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Night terrors |
Refers to sudden scared-looking behavior, with rapid heartbeat and breathing |
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Sleepwalking or Sleeptalking |
runs in families, so there is a possible genetic basis; occurs in NONREM-3-sleep |
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Hypnosis |
is a social interaction in which one person suggest to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur |
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hypnotic induction |
is the process by which a hypnotist leads someone into the state of heightened suggestibility |
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divided consciousness theory |
is a special state of dissociated consciousness of our dual-track mind |
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Social influence theory |
subjects may simply be imaginative people who go along with the subject role they have agreed to play |
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psychoactive drugs |
are chemicals introduced into the body which alter perceptions, mood, and other elements of conscious experience |
dangerous when become dependent on the substance |
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tolerance |
the diminished psychoactive effects after repeated use |
feeds addictions because users take increasing amounts of a drug to get the desired effect |
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withdrawal |
after the benefits of a substance wear off, especially after tolerance has developed, drug users may experience painful symptoms of the body readjusting to the absence of the drug |
worsens addition because users want to resume taking the drug to end symptoms |
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physical dependence |
the body has bee altered in ways that create cravings for the drug |
to end withdrawal symptoms |
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psychological dependence |
a person's resources for coping with daily life wither as a drug becomes "needed" to relax, socialize, or sleep |
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depressants |
are chemicals hat reduce neural activity and other body functions |
alcohol, barbiturates, opiates
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effects of alcohol use |
slow neural processing, reduced sympathetic nervous system activity, slower thought and physical reaction, reduce memory formation, impaired self-control, impaired judgment |
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barbiturates |
tranquilizers drugs that depress central nervous system activity |
Ex: Numbutal, Seconal, Amtal Effect: reducing anxiety and inducing sleep Problems: reducing memory, judgment, and concentration; can lead to death if combined with alcohol |
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Opiates |
chemicals such as morphine and heroin that are made from the opium poppy |
reduces anxiety and especially reduced pain high dies of opiates produce euphoria work at receptor site for the body's natural pain reducers |
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Stimulates |
drugs which intensify neural activity and bodily functions |
dilated pupils, increased breathing and heart rate. increased blood sugar, decreased appetite |
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Caffeine |
adds energy disrupts sleep for 3-4 hours ca lead to withdrawal if used daily |
headaches irritability fatigue difficulty concentrating depression |
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Nicotine |
1. increases alertness 2. increased heart rate and blood pressure 3. relaxes muscles and triggers the release of neurotransmitters that reduce stress 4. reduces circulation to extremities 5. suppresses appetite |
start from peers positive physical effects not stopping because hard and withdrawal |
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Cocaine (crack) |
blocks retake ( and thus increases levels at the synapse of: dopamine-feels rewarding serotonin-lifts mood norepinephrine-energy |
crashes into stage worse than before so takes more users develop tolerance cycles of overdose and withdrawal |
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Methamphetamine (meth) |
triggers the sustained release of dopamine, sometimes leading to eight hours of euphoria and energy |
after they are: irritability, insomnia, seizures, hypertension, violence, depression |
