Psychology Test 2 Ch. 7

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our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Consciouness

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Periodic Physicalogical functions

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Biological Rhythms

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A recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur

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REM sleep - Rapid Eye Movement

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State we don't know we are in until we leave it

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Sleep

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Sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus

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Hallucunations

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The relatively slow brain waves of a relazed, awake state

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Alpha waves

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Large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Delta waves

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Persistent problems in falling or staying asleep

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insomnia

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Periodic, overwhelming sleepiness

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narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

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sleep apnea

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a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal an an appearance of being terrified; seldom remembered

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Night terrors

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hallucinations of the sleeping mind

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Dreams

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remembered story line of a dream

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manifest content

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underlying meaning of a dream

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latent content

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tendency of REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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REM rebound

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a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thought, or behaviors will spontaneously occur

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Hypnosis

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suggestion to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized

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posthypnotic suggestion

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

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dissociation

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a chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood

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psychoactive drug

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the diminshing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect

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tolerance

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

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withdrawal

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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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a physchological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions

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psychological dependence

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compulsive drug craving and use

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addiction

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drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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depressants

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drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but imparing memory and judgment

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barbiturates

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opium and its derivates, such as morphine and herion; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

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opiates

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drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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stimulates

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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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powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels

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methamphetamine

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synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen

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Ecstasy

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psychdelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absense of sensory input

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hallucinogens

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powerful hallucinogenic drugs; also known as acid

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LSD

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major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations

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THC

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altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death

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near-death experience

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

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dualism

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

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monism