Psyc Chapter 1

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awareness of various cognitive processes, such as sleeping, dreaming, concentrating and making decisions

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consciousness

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all thoughts, feelings and perceptions that occur when we are awake and reasonably alert

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waking consciousness

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aware of things going on

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unconscious

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not in conscious thoughts

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non-conscious

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see consciousness as first person element of information processing- sense of self

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cognitive psychologists

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consciousness is a necessary element of human sociability

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Pinker

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apparently effortless shifts in attention away from here- and- now into a private world of make-believe

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daydreams

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pleasant, playful, entertaining scenarios

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positive daydreams

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extremely achievement- oriented people-recurring themes of frustration, guilt, fear or failure, and hostility

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negative daydream

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anxious people- loosely connected, worrisome daydreams; little pleasure

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scattered daydream

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curious people- solve problems, think ahead, and develop insights

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purposeful daydreams

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characterized by reduction in voluntary body movement and decreased awareness of surroundings

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sleep

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self- sustaining and continues to function in the absence of external cues to the cycle of day and night

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biological clock

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seems to play a key in adaption to light and dark

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melatonin

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losing awareness/ failing to respond to a stimulus that would produce a response in waking state

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going to sleep

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brain waves resemble those recorded when a person is alert or excited

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stage 1 of rhythms

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short rhythmic bursts of activity called sleep spindles periodically appear

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stage 2 of rhythms

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delta waves- slow waves with very high peaks

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stage 3 of rhythms

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brain emits very slow delta waves

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stage 4 of rhythms

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characterized by REM/ increase dreaming

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rapid eye movement

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alternate with REM stages during sleep cycles

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non- REM sleep

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usually stage 4 in rhythm of sleep. More common among children

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sleepwalking and sleeptalking

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sleepers suddenly sit up in bed, often screaming out in fear . Dream cannot be recalled the next morning

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night terrors

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inability to fall or remain asleep

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insomnia

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breathing difficulty during night/ feelings of exhaustion during the day

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apnea

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hereditary; sudden nodding off during the day and sudden loss of muscle tone following moments of emotions excitement

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narcolepsy

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vivid visual and auditory experiences that occur primarily during REM periods of sleep

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dreams

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people permit themselves to express primitive desires that are relatively free of moral controls

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Freud

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dreams are result of neurons misfiring. Meaningless

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Alan Hobson- activation- synthesis theory

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chemical substances that change moods, perceptions, mental functioning, or behavior.

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psychoactive drugs

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of all psychoactive substances, what has the longest history of widespread use?

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alcohol

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aqua vitae =?

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alcohol

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slow down activity in CNS- feelings of calmness/ drowsiness

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depressants

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intoxication ingredient in whiskey, beer, wine, and other fermented or distilled liquors

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alcohol

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what is America's number one drug problem?

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alcohol

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potentially deadly depressants

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Barbiturates

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psychoactive substances derived from, or resembling, seedpod of opium poppy

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opiates

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a cure for morphine addiction- created an even stronger dependency

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heroin

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stimulant drugs that initially produce "rushes" of euphoria often followed by sudden crashes

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Amphetamines

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resembles paranoia schizophrenia

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amphetamine psychosis

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speed, fire, crank, ice, or crystal

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meth-amphetamine

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acts as both stimulant and a hallucinogen. Causes your body temperature to spike which can literally cook your brain.

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ecstasy

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drink way too much water causes brain to swell

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water intoxication

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fries seratonin receptors so you can lose you ability to not feel happy

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serotonin depletion

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natural of synthetic drugs that cause shifts in perception or experience of imaginary landscapes, settings, and beings

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hallucinogens

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unpleasant experiences, may be set off by a change in dosage or an alteration in setting or mood

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bad trips

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mild hallucinogen- feels of euphoria, a sense of well-being and swings in mood

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marijuana

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active ingredient in marijuana, shares some properties with hallucinogens like LSD- far less potenet

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THC