States Of Consciousness Vocab Chp 7

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consciousness

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awareness of self/environment; enables voluntary control, communication

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biological rhythms

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periodic physiological functions

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circardian rhythm

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biological clock; regular body rhythms occurring in 24 hour cycles

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suprachiasmatic nucleus

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cells responsible for controlling circardian rhythm

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melatonin

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produced by the phineal gland; sleep inducing hormones

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REM sleep/paradoxical sleep

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stage in sleep at which vivid dreams often occur, muscles are relaxed, all other body systems are active

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alpha waves

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relatively slow brain waves of relaxed/awake state, right before falling asleep

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sleep spindles

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during stage 2 of sleep, bursts of rapid rhythmic brain wave activity

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EEG

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electroencephalogram; brain scan that measures waves during sleep

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sleep

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periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness

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hallucinations

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false sensory experiences, seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

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delta waves

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larger, slower brain waves associated with deeper sleep

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insomnia

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recurring problems ffalling/staying asleep

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narcolepsy

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uncontrollable sleep attacks, lapsing directly into REM

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sleep apnea

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temporary cessations of breathing during sleep, repeated momentary awkaenings

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somnambulism

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sleep walking disorder

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night terrors

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high arousal, occuring stage 4 within two to three hours of sleep, seldom remembered

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dream

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sequence of images/emotions/thoughts passing through a sleeping persons mind; hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities/incongruities/delusionals; acceptance and later difficulty remembering

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manifest content

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sigmund freud; the remembered storyline of a dream

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latent content

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sigmund freud; the underlying meaning to a dream

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REM rebound

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post deprivation of sleep/REM sleep espeically; the longer REM necessary to "catch up"

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hypnosis

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social interaction in which a person (hypnotist) suggests to another (subject) that certain perceptions/feelings/thoughts/behaviors will occur

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posthypnotic suggestion

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suggestions made while hypnoticed to be carried out post-hypnosis; generaly help control unwanted symptoms and behaviors

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dissociation

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split in consciousness; allows some thoughts and beahviors to occur simulatneously

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Ernest hilgard

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famous psychologist for work on hypnosis for theory of "hidden observer" and dissociation theory

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psychoactive drug

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chemical substance that alters perceptions/mood

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tolerance

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diminishing effect of regular use of the same dose; requires user to take larger and larger doses to make the same effect

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withdrawl

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discomfort/distress that follows discontinuing of an addictive drug; physical pain and intense cravings

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physical dependence

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physicological need for a drug; unpleasant withdrawl symptoms

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psychoological dependence

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psychological need for a drug to relieve negative emotions

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addiction

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craving a substance despite adverse consequences and physical symptoms following sudden withdrawl

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depressants

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drugs such as alcohol, barbiturates, opiates; that reduce neural activities (GABA increased); body functions slowed; inhibit central nervous system

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barbiturates

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tranquilizer drugs that depress the central nervous system; reduce anxiety, impair memory and judgement

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opiates

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opium and its derivatives (morphine, heroin) depress neural acitivyt, temporarily lessen pain/anxiety

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stimulants

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drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body f unctions

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amphetamines

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drugs taht stimulate: caffeine, nicotine

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methamphetamines

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"speed", ecstacy; stimulate neural system; over time, reduce dopamine levels

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ecstacy (MDMA)

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stimulant; mild hallucinogen; euphoria, social intimacy;

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hallucinogens

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psychadelic "mind manifesting" drugs (LSD) distort percptions and evoke images even in absence of a sensory input

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LSD

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powerful hallucinogenic; known as acid; "discovered" by Alfred Hofmann

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THC

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major ingredient in marijuana; mild hallucinations

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near-death experience

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an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death; often similar to drug-induced hallucinations

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dualism

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presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact

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monism

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presumption that mind and body are different aspects ofthe same thing

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pineal gland

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control melatonin; increase in evening, decrease in the morning

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hypnic jerk

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involuntary jerking movement druing sleep; commonly caused by irregular sleep schedules.

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nonconscious

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body processes controlled by the mind, typically unaware of taking place

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preconscious

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information about self and environment- but not in current thoughts

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subconscious

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information not consciously aware of but know it exist through behaviors; priming, mere exposure effect, etc

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unocnscious

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events and feelings unaccpetable to conscious- repressed?