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1
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Consciousness

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Awareness of self and environment

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Circadian rhythm

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internal biological clock

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3
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NREM1

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drowsing off

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NREM2

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spindles: small bursts of activity

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NREM3

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deep sleep, bed wetting, sleep walking, night terrors

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Restorative function of sleep

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Helps recover from injuries

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6
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Manifest content

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Events that occur during the dream

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7
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Activation synthesis hypothesis

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Random neural activity + active emotional centers= dreams

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Latent content

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Underlying meaning of the dream

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Who spends more time in REM?

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Children

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What the sleep deprivation do?

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Slows reaction times; impairs concentration, memory, and problem-solving ability; and makes it more difficult to retain newly acquired information

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11
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Sleep patterns change with what?

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age

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13
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Narcolepsy

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Suddenly falling into REM

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14
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Sleep apnea

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Stop breathing during sleep

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15
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Sleep terror disorder

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Intense fear, NREM3, no plot

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Sleepwalking disorder

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Walk, Ok to wake them up, NREM3

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Hypnosis

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Temporary state of being heightened to suggestion

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Post hypnotic suggestion

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A hypnotists suggestion that the subject will respond in a particular way following hypnosis

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18
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hypnotic pain relief

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Focus not on the pain

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Psychoactive drugs

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Chemical substances that act on the brain to affect emotional or mental states

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Drug abuse

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Maladaptive or dangerous use of a chemical substance

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Physical addiction

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need for drug- pain and cravings

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Withdrawal

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discomfort/ distress when someone stops taking a drug

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Tolerance

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Need more of the drug to get the desired effect

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Psychological dependence

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need the drug to feel a certain way

26
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Depressants

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slow system down

26
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Stimulants

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Drugs that heighten the activity of the central nervous system

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Stimulants

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excite neural activity

29
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Cocaine

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stimulant; blocks reuptake of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine;

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MDMA or ecstasy

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stimulant and mild hallucinogen; blocks repute of serotonin; increases feelings of intimacy; may cause permanent damage

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Nicotine

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stimulant; addictive; develop tolerance; helps to calm; releases epinephrine and endorphins

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Caffeine

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stimulant; increased energy; can create tolerance and withdrawal

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Hallucinogens

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perception with out stimulation

34
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LSD

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hallucinogen; blocks repute of serotonin; see shapes, have an out of body experience

34
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How to sleep better

A 
Adopt a regular sleep schedule 
Don't try to force sleep
Establish a regular bedtime routine
Establish the proper cues for sleeping
Avoid tossing and turning
Avoid daytime naps
Don't take your problems to bed
Use mental imagery
Adopt a regular exercise program
Limit your intake of caffeine, especially in the afternoon
Practice rational self talk
35
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Dual processing

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info streamed simultaneously by consciousness and unconsciousness

36
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selective attention

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attention focused on small part of incoming stimuli

37
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How much REM per minutes of sleep

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10 in 90

38
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How many people think they have insomnia

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10%

39
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Sleep theories

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keeps us out of harms way
restores body tissue
cognitive functioning(memories)
fuels creativity
promotes physical health
40
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Are most dreams negative or positive

A

negative

41
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Psychoanalytical

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Freud, vent unfulfilled desires and repressed thoughts

42
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Dream Theories

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Psychoanalytical
Info processing
Physiological Need
Activation Synthesis
Cognitive development
43
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Info Processing

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while we dream, we assimilate and organzine the day’s experiences

44
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Physiological need for dreaming

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neural pathways need to be active or they’ll degrade

45
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activation synthesis

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dreams take random neural activity and active emotional centers to form themselves

46
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proof of cognitive development in dreaming

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kids and adults dream differently

47
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hypnosis as a social phenomenon

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people feel social pressure to act like a good subject

48
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Why are memories recalled under hypnosis inaccurate?

A

We fill in the gaps with what makes sense

49
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What are three misconceptions about addiction?

A

Addictive drugs quickly corrupt
addictions require therapy
Gambling, etc.. are addictions

50
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alcohol

A

depressant; slows reactions, lowers inhibitions, makes sleepy

51
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opiate

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depressent; painkiller

52
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What are three types of opiates?

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opium, morphine, heroin

53
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What happens when you OD on opiates

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stop breathing

54
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crack

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more intense cocaine; brings out aggression

55
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meth

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stimulant; triggers the release of dopamine

56
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expectations highly influence experience of what?

A

LSD

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