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Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards

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Periodic physiological fluctuations

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Biological rhythms

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Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Consciousness

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The biological clock, regular bodily rhythms that occur on 24 hour cycle

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Circadian rhythm

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Rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dream commonly occur also known as paradoxical sleep because the muscles are relaxed but other body systems are active

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REM sleep

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The relatively slow brain waves of relaxed aware state

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Alpha waves

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

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Sleep

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

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Hallucinations

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Large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Delta waves

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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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Insomnia

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Sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks may lapse directly into REM sleep at in opportune times

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Narcolepsy

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Sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakening

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Sleep apnea

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Sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified occur during stage 4 sleep and are seldom remembered

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Night terrors

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A sequence of images emotions and thoughts passing through a sleeping persons mind

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Dream

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According to Freud the remembered story line of a dream

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Manifest content

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According to Freud the underlying meaning of a dream

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Latent content

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The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM deprivation

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REM rebound

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A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions feelings thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur

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Hypnosis

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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 and behaviors

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Posthypnotic suggestion

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

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Dissociation

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A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods

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Psychoactive drugs

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The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug requiring the user to take larger doses before experiencing effects

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Tolerance

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The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of a drug

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Withdrawal

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

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Physical dependence

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A psychological need to use a drug such as to relieve negative emotions

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Psychological dependence

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Compulsive drug craving and using

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Addiction

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Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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Depressants

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

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Barbiturates

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Opium and it’s derivatives they depress neural activity temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

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Opiates

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Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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Stimulants

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Drugs that stimulate neural activity causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mods changes

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Amphetamines

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Powerfully addictive drug that stimulate the central nervous system which speeded-up body functions and associate energy and mood changes

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Methamphetamine

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Synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogens produces euphoria and social intimacy

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Ecstasy

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

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Hallucinogens

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Powerful hallucinogenic drug also known as acid

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LSD

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

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THC

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An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death often similar to drug induced hallucinations

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Near death experience

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The presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact

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Dualism

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The presumption that mind and body are separate aspects of the same thing

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Monism

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