Chapter 7 - Vocabulary

Question 0

Biological Rhythms

Answer 0

Periodic psychological fluctuations

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment.

Question 2

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 2

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

Question 3

REM Sleep

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Alpha waves

Answer 4

The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed and awake state.

Question 5

Sleep

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Hallucinations

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

Question 7

Delta waves

Answer 7

The slow large brain waves associated with deep sleep.

Question 8

Insomnia

Answer 8

Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.

Question 9

Narcolepsy

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

Question 10

Sleep apnea

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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 stage 4 sleep, within two to three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered.

Question 12

Dream

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Manifest content

Answer 13

According to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream.

Question 14

Latent content

Answer 14

According to Freud the underlying meaning of a dream. Freud believed that a dream’s latent content functions serve as a safety valve.

Question 15

REM Rebound

Answer 15

The tendency for REM sleep to increase following sleep deprivation.

Question 16

Hypnosis

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

Question 17

Post-hypnotic Suggestion

Answer 17

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.

Question 18

Dissociation

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Psychoactive Drug

Answer 19

A chemical substance that alters perception and mood.

Question 20

Tolerance

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The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect.

Question 21

Withdrawal

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The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug.

Question 22

Physical Dependence

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A psychological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued.

Question 23

Psychological Dependance

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A psychological need for a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions.

Question 24

Addiction

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A compulsive drug craving and use.

Question 25

Depressants

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Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.

Question 26

Barbiturates

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Drugs that depress the activity of the CNS, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement.

Question 27

Opiates

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

Question 28

Stimulants

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Drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, and ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.

Question 29

Amphetamines

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

Question 30

Methamphetamine

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A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the CNS, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels.

Question 31

Ecstasy (MDMA)

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A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short term health risks and long term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

Question 32

Hallucinogens

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

Question 33

LSD

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A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid.

Question 34

THC

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

Question 35

Near-Death Experience

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

Question 36

Dualism

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

Question 37

Monolism

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

Question 38

Information Processing

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Physiological Function

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Activation Synthesis

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Cognitive Theory

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Dream content reflects dreamers’ cognitive development - their knowledge and understanding. Aids in brain maturation.

Question 42

Anton Franz Mesmor

Answer 42

Discovered hypnosis thinking it was animal magnetism.