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The brain unit 3 Flashcards

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-Electrodes are places on the scalp that amplify recording of the waves of electrical activity across the brain surface

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EEG

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  • A series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of the brain
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Ct/Cat Scan

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A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images that allow us to see structures within the brain

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MRI

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-Measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow
-When an area of the brain is in use, blood flow of that region also increases

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FMRI

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Case study analysis of victims who suffer from a brain injury, results in variation in normal behavior
Ex: Phineas Gage

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Accidents

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-Where the spinal cord connects to the brain
-The functions here are mostly done outside of our awareness and occur without any conscious effect (autonomically)
-The parts of this pat control basic biological functions that help keep humans alive

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The Brain Stem

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-Part of the stem
-The point at which the spinal cord enters the skull
-Controls heartbeats, breathing, blood pressure, and attention
-In the thickest part of the skull

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Medulla

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-Extends from the rear of the brain stem
-coordinates voluntary movements and balance

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Cerebellum

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-Extends from the spine to the thalamus in the middle of your brain
-Responsible for arousal (wakefulness) and attentivness

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Reticular formation

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-Receives sensory input from all the senses except smell and routes it to the proper area of the brain for processing

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Thalamus

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-The body’s thermostat
-Responsible maintaining homeostasis - internal balance
-Controls temperature, thirst, hunger, arousal, etc
-Relays communication between the brain and the endocrine system, via the pituitary gland
-Monitors hormones released into the bloodstream

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Hypothalamus

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-Processes and creates new memories
-If damaged you cant make new memories

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Hippocampus

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-Tied to emotions, especially those of aggression, rage, and fear

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Amygdala

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-Hypothalamus, Thalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala
-Come together to create the ______

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The Limbic System

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-The intricate, wrinkled covering of the brain
- contains glial cells which hold neurons in place and provide nutrients to the myelin

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General Cortex

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-Right hemisphere controls the left side
-Left hemisphere controls the right side
-The 2 halves are connected by the Corpus Callosum

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Two halves of the brain

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-Language
-Math
-Logic
-Analytic thought
-Scientific thought
-Reasoning

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Left Hemisphere

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-Spatial abilities
-Facial recognition
-Visual imagery
-Music
-Creativity
-Emotional instincts

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Right Hemisphere

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-Frontal lobe
-Parietal lobe
-Occipital lobe
-Temporal lobe

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The 4 lobes

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-Mostly involved in abstract thought, making plans, judgements, speaking, and muscle movemens
-Contains the motor cortex

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Frontal lobe

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-Receives messages from the brain and sends the messages back to the muscles in order to control voluntary movements

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Motor cortex

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-Located in the left frontal lobe
-Controls language expression and the muscles involved with producing speech

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Broca’s area

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-Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage

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Aphasia

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-Knowing what you want to say but being unable to produce the words

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Broca’s aphasia

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-The portion of the cortex lying at the top of the head
-Includes sensory cortex
-Integrates your sensors information (sight sound, touch, taste,and smell combine to make sense of the world)

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Parietal lobe

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-Registers and processes touch sensations

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Sensory Cortex

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-Portion of the cerebral cortex roughly located above the ears
-Audio Processing
-Comprehension, naming, verbal memory, and other language functions

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Temporal lobe

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-Located in the left temporal lobe
-Interprets both written and spoke language

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Wernicke’s Area

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-Difficulty understanding words - either written or spoken

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Wernicke’s Aphasia

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-Located at the back of the head
-The part that processes visual information, including color, form, and motion

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Occipital lobe

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-The ability of the brain tissue to take on new functions
-Greatest in childhood
-Important if parts of brain are damaged or destroyed
-The younger you are the greater elasticity

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Plasticity

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-Awarness of yourself and the environment
-Experience of these behaviors include thoughts, sensations, and memories

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Consciousness

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-Natural life cycles that help to guide our levels of awareness and our behaviors

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Biological Rhythms

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-Seasonal changes affecting moods, appetite, sleep patterns

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Annual Cycles

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-Female Menstrual Cycle

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Twenty-eight day cycle

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-Sleep Cycle

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Ninety-minute cycle

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-Daily cycle of levels of alertness, hormones, body temperature, etc

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Twenty-four Hour Cycle

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-A cycle or rhythms that is roughly 24 hrs longs
-The cyclical daily fluctuations in biological and psychological processes

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Circadian rhythms

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When is peak mental alertness?

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9 am and 9 pm

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When is low mental alertness?

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3 am and 3 pm

40
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When is peak physical strength?

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11 am and 7 pm

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When is peak sensations?

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3 am and 6 pm

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When is peak sensitivity to pain?

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3 am and 5 pm

43
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When is peak degree of sleepiness?

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3 am and 3 pm

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-The Circadian rhythms related to wakefulness and sleep are controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) which is ___

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A cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus

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-Sleep disturbances
-Daytime fatigue & sleepiness
-Physical complaints
-Cognitive difficulties
-Poor psychometric coordination
-Mood disturbance

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Jet lag

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-Sleep promotes physiological processes that restore and rejuvenate the body & mind
NREM - bodily restoration
REM - Mind restoration

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Restorative Theory of Sleep

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-Rapid eye movements & dreaming occur
-Voluntary muscle activity is surpressed

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REM Sleep

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-Quiet, typically dreamless sleep in which rapid eye movements are absent

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NREM (Non-rem) Sleep

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-Transition from wakefulness to sleep (drowsy stage)
-May experience hypnagogic hallucinations and/or myoclonic jerks

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Pre-Sleep

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-Twitching of the limbs that accompanies a falling sensation while sleeping
-Caused by the brains misinterpretation of relaxed muscles as falling

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Hypnic Jerk

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-Transition stage from wakefulness to sleep
-First 5-10 minutes of sleep
-Gradually dispengage from the sensations of the surrounding world
-Still able to regain consciousness easily
-Some hypnagogic experiences continue here

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Stage 1: Alpha waves (NREM 1)

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-15 to 20 minutes
-Breathing becomes rhytmical
-Some small muscle twitches
-Brain activity begins to slow down
-Sleep spindles

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Stage 2: Theta waves (NREM 2)

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-Quick burst of brain activity that last for a second or two

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Sleep spindles

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-Deepest sleep
-Most sleep disorders occur during this time
-Heart rate, blood pressure, & breathing drop to their lowest levels
-body is busy removing lactic acid from muscles, supplying growth hormones, and fortifying the immune system
-Slow Delta waves
-Sleeper is oblivious to the outside world
-May take 15 minutes or more to regain consciousness

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Stage 3: Delta waves (NREM 3)

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Sleep cycle

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Pre-Sleep – Stage 2 – Stage 3 – Stage 2 – REM – Stage 2 – Stage 3 – Stage 2 – REM

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-The brain becomes more active and generates small, fast brain waves
-Visual & motor neurons fire during this stage, but voluntary muscle ,movements are suppressed (SLEEP PARALYSIS)

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REM Sleep

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-When you dream
-Paradoxical sleep
- muscles are relaxed, but other body systems are active

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REM (Rapid Eye Movement)

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How long does the REM cycle last?

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1st = 15 minutes
The first sleep cycle lasts about 90 minutes total (from stage 1 through REM)

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-The less time we spend in REM sleep in one night, the longer amount of time we will spend in REM sleep the next night

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REM Rebound Sleep

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-Cycle between NREM & Rem sleep throughout the night
-Each cycle last about 90 minutes
-Just before & after Rem sleep you typically change body positions
-As the night goes on, stage 3 & 4 get shorter and REM sleep increases

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Sleep cycles

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-Very common
-Vagus, uncreative thoughts about real-life events

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Sleep thinking

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-Images passing through a sleeping persons mind
5 basic characteristics:
-Intense emotions
-Illogical
-Bizarre sensations
-Bizarre details are accepted
-Images are hard to remember

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Dreams

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We dream every night (more than once) but often don’t remember
-We remember dreams that occur close to waking

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Remembering dreams

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-Allan Hobson and Robert Mccartes
-Dreams are from neural activity that spreads upward from the brain Stem
-DREAMS are the brains attempt to make sense of random neural “static’

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Activation Synthesis Theory of Dreaming

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-We dream to process information and consolidate our memories from the day
-Dreams help sift, sort, & fix the days experiences in our memory

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Consolidation Dream Theory

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Not getting the right amounts of sleep

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Sleep deprivation

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-Fatigue
-Impaired concentration
-IMMUNE SUPPRESSION
-Irritability
-Slowed performance

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Effects of sleep loss

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-A person is unable to fall asleep, stay asleep, or feel adequately rested by sleep

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Insomnia

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-Occurs in stage 3
-The sleeper can move around objects and walk, but poorly coordinated

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Somnambulism (sleep walking

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-Person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep
-Carbon dioxide builds up in the blood, classes a momentary awakening, during which the sleeper snorts or gulps for air

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Sleep Apnea

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-Excessive daytime sleepiness & brief lapses into sleep throughout the day
-Can fall asleep at any time, arousals usually trigger sleep - laughter, anger, surprises, sex
-Instantly lose muscular control, and enter REM sleep, often with terrifying dreams
-loss of cells in the hypothalamus

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Narcolepsy

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-A sleep disorder in which you physically act out vivid, often unpleasant dreams with vocal sounds and sudden, often violent arm and leg movements during REM sleep when you should be paralyzed

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

73
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Changes mood & perception

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Psychoactive drugs

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-Drugs that reduce neural activity
-Slow body function
-Alcohol - most widely abused
-Lowers inhibitions

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Depressants

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-Depress neural function
-Mimics endorphins

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Opioids

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-Drugs that excite neural activity
-Speed up body function
-Produce feelings of optimism & boundless energy
-Arouse behavior & increase mental awareness

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Simulants

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What does Cocaine block the reuptake of?

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Dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

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-Drugs that distort perception and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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Psychedelics/hallucinogens

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-Depressant
-Initial high followed by relaxation and inhibition
-Depression, memory loss, organ damage, impaired reactions

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Alcohol

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-Depressant
-Rush of euphoria, relief from pain
-Depressed physiology, agonizing withdrawal

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Heroin

81
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-Stimulant
-Increased alertness and energy
-Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia in high doses
-Uncomfortable withdrawal

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Caffeine

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-Stimulant
-Euphoria, alertness, and energy
-Irritability, insomnia, hypertension, seizures

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Methamphetamine

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-Stimulant
-Rush of euphoria, confidence, and energy
-Cardiovascular stress, suspiciousness, depressive crash

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Cocaine

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-Stimulant
-Arousal, relaxation, sense of well being
-Heart disease, cancer

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Nicotine

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-Mild Hallucinogen
-Enhanced sensation, pain relief, distortion of time, relaxation
-lowered sex hormones, loss of memory, lung damage

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Marijuana

86
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Examples of a depressant?

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-Alcohol
-Barbiturates
-Tranquilizers
-Valium

87
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Examples of an opioid?

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-Opium
-Morphine
-Heroine
-Vidocin
-Oxycodone
-Fentanyl

88
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Examples of a stimulant?

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-Caffeine
-Nicotine
-Amphetamines
-Cocaine

89
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Examples of a hallucinogen?

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-LSD
-Marijuanna
-Mescalime
-Pesote

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