Psychology - Chapt. 6

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consciousness

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contains thoughts, perceptions and other mental events of which we are currently aware

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preconcious

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mental events are outside current awareness, but can be recalled under certain conditions

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cognitive viewpoint

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conscious and unconscious mental life as complementary forms of information processing

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controlled processing:

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mental processing that requires some degree of attentiveness

- eg. studying

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automatic processing

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mental processes that occur automatically no concious control

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circadian rhythms

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biological cycles within the body that occur approx 24 hour cycle

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SCN

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brains master biological clock

neutrons become active in the day reducing the pineal glands recreation of melatonin, raises body temp and alternatess

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seasonal affective disorder

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depressive symptoms appear or worsen during certain seasons of the year

usually winter

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restoration model

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theory that sleep recharges our run down bodies

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evolutionary/cicadian sleep models

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in evolution each species developed adaptive sleep patterns that increase its chances of survival

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insomnia

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chronic difficulty in falling asleep and staying asleep

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sleep apnea

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interuption in breathing during sleep

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narcolepsy

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uncontrollably fall asleep at random times

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REM- sleep disorder

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loss of muscle tone

move violently

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sleepwalking

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stages 3 and 4

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nighmares

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scary dreams

REM sleep

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night terrors

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sleeper goes into panic state

stages 3 and 4

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wishfull fulfillment

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satisfaction of psychological need through dreaming

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activation synthesis

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dreams represent the brains attempt to interpret random patterns of neural activation triggered by the brain during REM

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problem solving dream model

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dreams help us find creative solutions to problems

not restricted by reality

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​cognitive-process dream theories

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focus on how we dream rather then why we dream

propose that dreaming and waking thought are produced by the same mental systems in the brain

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opiates

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pain relievers

binds and activate to endorphin receptors

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amphetamines

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amplify the actions of neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine

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agonist

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drug that increases the actions of a neurotransmitter

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antagonist

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drug that decreases the actions of a neurotransmitter

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compensatory response

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bodily response that opposes a drugs effect in attempt to restore homeostasis

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depressants

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reduce neural activity

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alcohol

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depressant

increases GABA which decreases brain activity

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stimulants

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increase neural firing and arouse the nervous system

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amphetamines

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prescribed to reduce fatigue

increases dopamine and norepinephrine

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hallucinogens

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distort or intensify sensory experience and evoke disordered though process

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weed

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THC

increases GABA and dopamine

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dissociation theory

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theory that hypnosis is an altered state involving a division of consciousness

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social cognitive thoery

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hynotic experience occurs because people believe it is suppose to