Psychology Ch 7

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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 reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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depressants

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recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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insomnia

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a psychological need to use a drug such as to relive negative emotions

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psychological dependence

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the tendancy for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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REM Rebound

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

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withdrawal

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according to Freud the underlying meaning of a dream

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latent content

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the large slow breain waves associated with deep sleep

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delta waves

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according to Freud the remembered storyline of a dream

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manifest content

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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 drugs effect

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tolerance

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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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a chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood

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psychoactive drug

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hilgards term describing a hypnotized subjects awareness of experiences such as pain that go unreported during hypnosis

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hidden observer

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the presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing

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monism

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a split in consiousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others

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dissociation

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a suggestion made during a hypnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized

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posthypnotic suggestion

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the presumption that mind and body are two different distinct entities that interact

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dualism

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an altared state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death

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near-death experience

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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 sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an apperance of being terrified

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night terrors

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periodic natural reversible loss of consciouness as distinct form unconsciousness resulting from a coma

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sleep

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a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings

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sleep apnea

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supposed inability to recall what one experienced during hypnosis

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posthypnotic amnesia

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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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the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed awake state

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alpha waves

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the major active ingredient in marijuana rtiggers a variety of effects including mild hallucinations

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THC

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a powerful hallucinogenic drug also known as acid

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LSD

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a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur

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REM sleep

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the biological clock regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle

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circadian rhythm

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periodic physiological fluctuations

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biological rhythms

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someone who imagines and recalls experiences with lifelike vividness and who spends considerable time fantasizing

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fantasy-prone personality

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our awareness of ourselves and our environments

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consciousness

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

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amphetamines

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opium and its derivatives such as morphine and heroine depress neural activity

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opiates

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drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous systerm reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment

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barbiturates

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psychedelic drugs such as LSD that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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hallucinogens

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a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacts

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narcolepsy