Chapter 5-sleep Flashcards
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Activation-synthesis dream theory
a neurobiological explanation of why we dream. … Harvard psychiatrists J. Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley first proposed their theory in 1977, suggesting that dreaming results from the brain’s attempt to make sense of neural activity that takes place during sleep.May 1, 2017
Agonists
a substance that binds to a specific receptor and triggers a response in the cell
Antagonist
is a chemical or drug that binds to receptors in the brain and prevents an agonist from having a reaction.
Alpha Waves
a type of brain wave that occur when a person is relaxed, but still awake.
Amphetamines
a type of stimulant that speeds up bodily processes, and includes caffeine (coffee, tea, soda), nicotene (cigarettes), and cocaine.
Barbiturates
class of drug derived from barbituric acid that is often used for medical purposes as a sedative and/or hypnotic.
Biological Rhythms
any cyclic change in the level of a bodily. chemical or function.
Circadian Rhythms
a cycle that tells our bodies when to sleep, rise, eat–regulating many physiological processes.
Consciousness
refers to our awareness of our own mental processes, such as our thoughts, feelings, and sensations
Delta Waves
a type of high amplitude brain wave found in humans
Depressants
are drugs that inhibit the function of the central nervous system (CNS) and are among the most widely used drugs in the world.
Dissociation
the disconnection or separation of something from something else or the state of being disconnected.
“the dissociation between the executive and the
Dissociation Theory of Hypnosis
involves dissociation, a split in consciousness in which one part of the mind operates independently of the rest of consciousness.
Dream
the division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided.
Dualism
the division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided.
Ecstasy
an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Freudian Dream Interpretation
content is both the manifest and latent content in a dream, that is, the dream itself as it is remembered, and the hidden meaning of the dream.
Hallucinations
an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
Hallucinogens
a drug that causes hallucinations, such as LSD.
Hidden Observer
protects us from doing anything in hypnosis that we would not do under any circumstance consciously, such as causing someone else physical harm.
Hypnosis
the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. Its use in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behavior by suggestion, has been revived but is still controversial
Information-Processing Dream Theory
Developmental psychologists who adopt the information-processing perspective account for mental development in terms of maturational changes in basic components of a child’s mind.
Insomnia
habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep.
Latent Content
In Freudian dream analysis, content is both the manifest and latent content in a dream, that is, the dream itself as it is remembered, and the hidden meaning of the dream.