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Biological rhythms

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Periodic physiological fluctuations

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Consciousness

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Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Circadian rhythm

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The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms

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REM sleep

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Rapid eye movement, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur (muscles are relaxed)

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Alpha waves

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Relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

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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, such as seeing things that don’t exist at that moment
LSD (acid) and marijuana are the most common

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Delta waves

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Large,Valle brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Insomnia

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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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Sleep apnea

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

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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks

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Night terrors

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Sleep disorder caused by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified, occur during stage 4 sleep

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Dream

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Sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping persons mind

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Manifest content

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Remembered story line of a dream

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Latent content

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Underlying meaning of a dream

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REM rebound

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Tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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Hypnosis

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Social interaction in which 1 person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors will occur

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Post hypnosis suggestion

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Suggestion made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized

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Dissociation (divided consciousness theory

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

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Psychoactive drug

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Chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood

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Tolerance

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Diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug user must take larger and larger doses to experience the effect

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Withdrawal

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Discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug

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Physical dependence

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Physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when drug is discontinued

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Psychological dependence

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Psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions

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Addiction

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Compulsive drug craving and use

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Depressants

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Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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Barbiturates

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Drug that depress activity of the central nervous system reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement

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Opiates

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Opium and its derivatives such as morphine and heroin, depress neural activity and 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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Hallucinogens

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Psychedelic drugs (LSD) that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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LSD

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Powerful hallucinogenic drug (acid)

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THC

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Active ingredient in marijuana, triggers a variety of effects, including 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

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Dualism

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Presumption that mind and body are 2 distinct entities that interact

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Monism

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Presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing

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Non-REM sleep

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Stages 1-4 of sleep

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Methamphetamine

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A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system with speedy body functions and associated energy and mood changes

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Ecstasy (MDMA)

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Synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy

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Cognitive development

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Dream content reflects dreamers cognitive development-their knowledge and understanding

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Information processing

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Dreams help us sort out the day’s events and consolidate our memories

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Physiological function

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Regular Braun stimulation from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways

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Activation synthesis

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REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories

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Social influence theory

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The subject is so caught up in their role, they begin to feel and behave in the role of a good hypnotic subject

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Theodore barber

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Associated with social influence theory

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Ernest hilgard

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Associated with divided-consciousness theory but supports the social influence theory

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