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40 Cards in this Set
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Pineal Gland |
An endocrine gland that is in the brain & produces melatonin |
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NREM Sleep |
Non-rapid eye movement sleep, quiet sleep, body's physiological functions & brain activity slow down |
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REM Rebound |
The amount of time spent in REM sleep increases by as much as 50% |
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Cognitive Theory of Dreams |
The first scientific theory of dreaming based on guantativd analysis |
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Sleep Apnea |
The sleepers airway becomes narrowed or blocked causing very shallow breathing or repeated pauses in breathing. |
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Sleep Deprivation |
Develope micro sleeps, episode sleeps lasting only a few seconds that occur during wakefulness. People who go w/o sleep for a day or more also experience disruptions |
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Addiction |
A condition in which a person feels psychologically and physically compelled to take a specific drug |
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Psychoactive Drugs |
A drug that alters consciousness, perception, mood, and behavior. |
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Nicotine |
A stimulant drug found in tobacco products |
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Morphine |
A primary ingredient in opiods; used as a sedative drug |
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Euphoria |
A feeling of intense excitement and happiness |
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Marijuana |
Most widely used illegal drug, active ingredients is THC; when smoked, THC reaches the brain within 30 secs. |
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Sedative |
A substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. At higher doses it may result in slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow uncertain reflexes. |
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Adaptive (Evolutionary) Theory of sleep |
Inactivity at night is an adaption that served a survival function by keeping organisms out of harms way. |
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Freudian Dream Theory |
Emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind, and a primary assumption is that the unconscious me d governs behavior to greater degree than people suspect |
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Drug Tolerance |
A condition in which increasing amounts of physically addictive drug are needed to produce the original desired effect |
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Physical Dependence |
A condition which a person has physically adapted to a drug so he or she must take the drug so that he or she must take the drug regularly in order to not withdrawal. |
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Opioids |
A category of psychoactive Drugs that are chemically similar to morphine and have strong pain releving properties also called opiates or narcotics |
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Consciousness |
Personal awareness of mental activities internal sensations and external environment |
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Circadian Rhythm |
A cycle of rhythm that is roughly 24hrs long the cyclical daily fluctuations in biological and psychological processes. |
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Paradoxical Sleep |
Type ofof seep during which rapid eye movement and dreaming usually occur and country muscle activity is suppressed, also called active sleep or paradoxical sleep. |
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LSD |
A synthetic drug |
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Caffeine |
A stimulant drug found in coffee, tea, cola chocolate, and many over the counter drugs. |
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Insomnia |
A condition which a person regularly experiences an inability to fall asleep, to stay asleep, or to feel adequately rested by sleep |
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Narcolepsy |
A sleeping disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and. Reid lapses into sleep throughout the day |
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Attention |
The capacity to selectively focus awareness on particular stimuli in your external environment or on your internal thoughts of sensations |
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REM sleep |
Type of sleep during which rapid eye movement and dreaming usually occur and voluntary muscle activity and suppressed |
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Sleepwalking |
A sleep disturbance characterized by an episode of walking or performing other actions during stage 3 or 4 NREM sleep. |
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Restorative Theory of Sleep |
The nation that the body I'd constantly striving t achieve an optimal physiological state |
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Activation synthetic theory |
The theory that brain activity during sleep produces dream images, which are combined by the rain into a dream story |
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CPAP |
A device that increases air pressure in the throat so that the airway remains open |
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Stimulants |
A category of psychoactive Drugs that increase brain activity aroused behavior and increases mental alertness |
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Analgesia |
The inability to feel pain |
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Alcohol |
Reduces tension and anxiety. It's a depressant. |
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Withdrawal symptoms |
Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug |
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Stimulants |
A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body |
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Heroine |
An opiate typically used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects 1 |
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Hallucinogen |
A psychoactive agent which can cause hallucinations, perceptual anomalies and other substantial subjective change in thoughts, emotion, and consciousness |
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Depressant |
a drug that lowers neurotransmisson levels which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation in various areas of the brain |
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Psychedelic |
Relating to or denoting drugs that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness |
