Myers Psychology 10Th Edition Chapter 3

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Conciousness

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our awareness of ourselves in our environment.

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with mental processes- Is taking the first small step by relating specific brain states to conscious experiences.

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Duel Processing

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The principal that information is often simultaneously processed on separated conscious and unconscious tracks.

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Blindsight

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A condition which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.

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Selective Attention

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The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.

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Inattentional Blindness

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Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.

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Change Blindness

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Failing to notice changes in the environment.

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Circadian Rhythm

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The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hr cycle.

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REM Sleep

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Rapid eye movement, a recurring sleep stage which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as Paradoxical Sleep because the muscles are relaxed except for minor twitches but other body systems are active.

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Alpha Waves

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The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed awake state.

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Sleep

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Periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness- as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation.

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Hallucinations

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False sensory experiences such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.

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Delta Waves

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The large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.

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Insomnia

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Reoccurring problems in falling or staying asleep.

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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep often at inopportune times.

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Sleep Apnea

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

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Night Terrors

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A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during NREM-3, within two or three hours of falling asleep and are seldom remembered.

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Dream

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A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping persons mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities and incongruities, and for the dreamers delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it.

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Manifest Content

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According to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream (as distinct from its latent or hidden content).

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Latent Content

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According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its Manifest content).

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REM Rebound

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The tendency of REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation ( created by awakenings during REM sleep).

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Hypnosis

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A social interaction in which one person (hypnotist) suggest to another (subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur.

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Posthypnotic Suggestion

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A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms or behaviors.

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Disassociation

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A split in consciousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.

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Substance Use Disorder

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Continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and or physical risk.

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Psychoactive Drug

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A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods.

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Tolerance

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The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user t take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect.

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Withdrawl

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The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.

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Depressants

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Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.

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Alcohol Use Disorder

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popularly known as alcoholism. Alcohol use marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue problematic use.

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Barbituarates

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Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment.

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Opiates

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Opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.

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Stimulants

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Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.

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Amphetamines

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Drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded up body functions and associated energy and mood changes.

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Methamphetamine

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

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Ecstasy (MDMA)

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Synthetic stimulate and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short term health risks and longer term harm to serotonin producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

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Hallucinogens

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Psychedelic drugs such as LSD that distort perceptions and provoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.

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Near Death Experiences

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An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as through cardiac arrest) often similar to drug induced hallucinations.

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THC

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