Chp 5 Vocabulary

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Consciousness

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awareness of oneself and one's environment

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Selective attention

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focusing of attention on a particular stimulus

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Preconscious

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descriptive of information that is not conscious but is retrievable into conscious awareness

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Unconscious

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according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories of which we are unaware but which influences our behavior

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Nonconscious

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descriptive of bodily processes, such as the growing of hair, of which we are not aware

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Altered state of conscious

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type of consciousness other than normal waking consciousness

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Circadian rhythm

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regular sequence of biological processes, such as temperature and sleep, that occurs every 24 hours

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Rapid-eye- movement sleep

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stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and linked to dreaming; also called REM sleep

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Insomnia

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sleep disorder characterized by recurring problems in falling asleep or staying asleep

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Night terror

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sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and apparent terror; unlike nightmares, night terrors are seldom remembered

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Sleep apnea

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sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted

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Narcolepsy

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uncommon sleep disorder characterized by brief attacks of REM sleep, often at inopportune moments

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Meditation

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systematic narrowing of attention that slows the metabolism and helps produce feelings of relaxation

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Biofeedback

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system for monitoring and feeding back information about certain biological processes, such as blood pressure

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Hypnosis

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condition in which people appear to be highly suggestible and to behave as if they are in a trance

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Post hypnotic suggestion

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instructions given to a person under hypnosis that are supposed to be carried out after the hypnosis session has ended

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Addiction

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compulsive need for and use of a habitforming substance

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Depressant

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drug that reduces neural activity and slows body functions

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Intoxication

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state of drunkenness characterized by impaired coordination and judgment

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Narcotic

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type of drug that dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces sleep; the term is usually reserved for those drugs derived from the opium poppy plant

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Stimulant

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drug that increases neural activity and speeds up body functions

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Amphetamine

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type of stimulant often used to stay awake or to reduce appetite

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Hallucination

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false sensory perception that occurs in the absence of any actual stimulus

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Delusion

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erroneous belief, as of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany certain psychotic disorders

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Hallucinogen

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psychedelic drug, such as LSD, that distorts perceptions and evokes sensory images in the absence of actual sensory input

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Detoxification

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removal of a poisonous or otherwise harmful substance, such as alcohol or other drugs, from the body