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Test #3 Flashcards

1
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Consciousness

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degree of awareness

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2
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menstrual cycle, breathing, bathroom, sleep/wake

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Biological circadian clocks

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3
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drowsiness, still awake, low eyes 8-12 waves per second combination on the EEG

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Alpha stage

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4
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lightest stage of sleep, lasts max seven minutes, consciousness decreasing, wave frequently 4-7 waves per second on EEG

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Stage 1

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5
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takes 15-20 mins to get here, falling deeper asleep, blood pressure decreasing, brain waves spike, sleep spindles

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Stage 2

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6
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heart rate and temperature decrease, EEG brain wave pattern decreases. Slow rhythmic pattern

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Stage 3&4

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7
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deepest sleep, rapid eye movement. Eyes moving back and forth. State that you dream in. low amplitude wave thats high in frequency 14-25 waves per second

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REM sleep

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8
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your unconscious freely expresses itself even while your body is at rest. Interpretation of every dream had to have a sexual content (not true) Freud

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Freud idea of conscious and unconscious

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9
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Dreams reflect waking concerns, when you’re sleeping your brain works on the same things it does when it’s awake. Relation to what is going on in wake life to dream. Most evidence of this Rosalind Cartwright

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Extensions of waking life theory-Rosalind Cartwright

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10
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Dreams are entirely rem, nothing meaningful to why we activate certain memories. Help us better remember. Piece together meaning to memories that are typically random.J Allan Hobson

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Activation Synthesis theory- J Allan Hobson

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11
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dream of threatening things to be prepared for said threat

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Threat simulation theory

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12
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what is typical content for dreams?

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normally involve people, will take place inside rather than outside. Can only dream of things already in your memory.

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13
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what type of emotions do dreams typically convey?

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Emotions tend to be negative rather than positive. Your brain feels like it needs to resolve an issue.

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14
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1700s Anton Mesmer, dissociated consciousness. Perception is altered.

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Hypnosis

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15
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someone suggesting a smell, pain, but believing what you want.

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socio-cognitive theory-

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16
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was hard for the subject to deal with so they are told not to remember and they don’t.

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Posthypnotic amnesia

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17
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located in the center of the brain.
secretion increases with darkness and decreases with light. drugs do not work unless you have a deficiency.

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Melatonin

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18
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occurs in older people,
voluntary muscles are paralyzed and sleepers will act out their dreams (causes them to break a hand, punch a wall, hit a spouse)

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REM behavior disorder

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19
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low body temperature in the morning and it rises throughout the day, temperature of a morning person rises more quickly 1-3 hours earlier than an evening person

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getting up

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20
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body temperature of a morning person peaks earlier in the evening and an evening person’s body temp peaks 1-3 hours later, so they would go to bed later.

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going to bed

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21
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increased activity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which regulates the sleep cycle, not as susceptible to fatigue

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evening people

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22
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what percent of adults sleep six hours or less per night?

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16%

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23
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what percent of adults sleep 6-7 hours per night?

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24%

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24
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what percent of adults sleep 8 or more hours per night?

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26%

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25
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what percent of adults sleep 7-8 hours per night?

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31%

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26
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how many hours of sleep does a child need

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9 hours

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27
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how many hours a day does a new born sleep?

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17 hours

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28
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how many hours of sleep do elderly people need?

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6.5 hours a night but naps make up lost sleep

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29
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brain repairs itself during sleep.

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Repair theory

30
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sleep helps us avoid danger

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Adaptive theory

31
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what part of the brain is turned off to go to sleep

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Reticular formation

32
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troubles going to sleep or staying asleep

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Insomnia

33
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occur during REM sleep, usually involve danger

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Nightmares

34
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20 million adults in the US have this, a person stops breathing for more than 10 seconds at a time while sleeping
Wakes up continue breathing, then goes back to sleep

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Sleep apnea

35
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this chronic disorder causes excessive sleepiness, short periods of sleep throughout the day. Brief periods of REM sleep and loss of muscle

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Narcolepsy

36
Q

occurs in stage 3 or 4 of delta sleep
Has small conversations
No memory of this
Poor coordination and clumsiness

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sleep walking

37
Q

goes through neurotransmitters works its way through the central nervous system

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Psychoactive drugs

38
Q

does not produce change in the central nervous system

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Non psychoactive drugs

39
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marijuanna, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine

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legal drugs

40
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still using the drug even with a negative outcome

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substance abuse

41
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makes someone feel sick, almost always the opposite of whatever the drug is helping with.

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withdrawal

42
Q

give reward to the midbrain

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drugs

43
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overwhelming desire to use/obtain the drug even after stopping still crave the drug, relapse and then use again

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addiction

44
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after using a drug for a long time it doesn’t have the desired effect, larger dose of drug for same effect

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Tolerance

45
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change in nervous system takes drug to prevent painful withdrawl symptoms

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Dependency

46
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physical and psychological symptoms, occur after drug dependent person stops using drug.

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Withdrawal symptoms

47
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Increases alertness arousal, awareness, get less sleep, decrease fatigue, less of an appetite

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stimulants

48
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in the 60s you could go to the doctor and say you were tired and get prescribed this drug. Studies proved this caused addiction more than other drugs. This drug is now only able to be prescribed for narcolepsy and ADHD

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Amphetamine- illegal stimulant

49
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when was amphetamine prescribed by doctors for fatigue, depression and obesity

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1960s

50
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when was increased use of cocaine, Stimulate of choice

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1970s

51
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drug war FDA cracked down on cocaine and drugs

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1980s

52
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when ppl were looking for a new stimulant. They used the internet to find the recipe for this drug. Ppl were producing the drug in their garage, hard for police to crack down

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1990s- methamphetamine.

53
Q

grows in South America.
Increase the release of dopamine and block its reuptake.
Enhanced mood , alertness, increased activity.
Lack of Appetite, weight loss, loss of sleep, respiratory (whether it is smoked or snorted) heart rate increase, cardiac problems

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cocaine

54
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mild stimulants, dependent on this with low dosages could cause dependency. Headaches, shaking, feeling tired, cranky,

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caffeine 16 oz is two cups

55
Q

doesn’t cause cancer. It’s the tar
Potent cognitive enhancer, Improves concentration.
Makes someone feel good due to stimulant.
Could cause someone to gain weight since this is an appetite suppressor.

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nicotine

56
Q

how to stop a nicotine addiction?

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gum or patch if one smoked 20 cigs a day, decrease 1 cig a day for 20 days.
Replace it with something else to put in your mouth.

57
Q

have their effect because they work on endorphins
used for pain physically and mentally, and constipation.

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Opiates

58
Q

release when pain occurs, or while running.

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endorphins

59
Q

misrepresentation of any of your five senses, visual, auditory, smell, tactical, taste.

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Hallucinogens

60
Q

extremely hallucinogenic, a small dose has a powerful effect.
Floods body with serotonin.
Known as feel good neurotransmitter,

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LSD

61
Q

memory trace

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flashback of what happened while on LSD

62
Q

what is the main chemical in magic mushrooms

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Psilocybin

63
Q

alteration of mood, slight visual sensation, mild hyperhaluction effects, slightly alter feelings

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magic mushrooms

64
Q

grows from peyote cactus,
mild hyperhaluction effects, slightly alter feelings

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Mescaline-

65
Q

a combination of properties, combining stimulants with hallucinogenic ecstasy: used at Long standing party, art festival, music festival, social element, comes through dopamine, more dopamine present.
High levels of serotonin

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designer drugs

66
Q

really potent drug. Releases serotonin and dopamine
heightens sensations feel euphoric
Manufactured drugs may alter ingredients many don’t know what is in the drug,

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MDMA

67
Q

Going through withdrawals from this hightness risk of seizures.

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Alcohol

68
Q

memory issues, respiratory problems, Coordination affects, reaction time impact
not common to cause addiction or withdrawals.

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Marijuana

69
Q

chemical messenger. Think of chemical key that open or close the doors in neurons. This will result in decreased neural activity.

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neurotransmitter

70
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neurotransmitters are removed through reabsorption.

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reuptake

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