UNIT 5 VOCAB + CONCEPTS Flashcards
Our awareness of ourselves and our environments
Consciousness
A social interaction in which one person (the subject) responds to another person’s (the hypnotist’s) suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts or behaviors with spontaneously occur
Hypnosis
The states of daydreaming, drowsiness, and dreaming occur …
Spontaneously
Hallucinations, orgasms, and food/oxygen starvation occur..,
when they are physiologically induced
Sensory deprivation, hypnosis, and meditation are induced by…
Psychological induction
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
Posthypnotic suggestion
A split in consciousness which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
Disassociation
The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for ex. Of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24 hour cycle
Circadian rhythm
Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
REM sleep
The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state.
Alpha waves
periodic, atrial lo-ss of consciousness- as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation
Sleep
Clase sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Hallucinations
the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
Delta waves
Non rapid eye movements sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep
NREM sleep
A pair fo cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm. In response to light, the SCN causes the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production, thus modifying our feelings of sleepiness
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
Insomnia
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at in opportune times
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings
Sleep apnea
A sleep disorder characterized by Hugh arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during NREM-3 sleep within two or three hours of falling asleep and are seldom remembered
Night terrors
A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping persons mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, and for the dreamers delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it
Dream
According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as distinct from its latent or hidden content)
Manifest content
According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content)
Latent content
The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakening during REM sleep)
REM rebound
Continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk
Substance use disorder
A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
Psychoactive drug
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 drugs effect
Tolerance
Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors (such as gambling) después known adverse consequences
Withdrawal
Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
Depressants
(Alcoholism) alcohol use marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue problematic use
Alcohol use disorder
Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but imparting memory and judgement
Barbiturates
Opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporary lessening pain and anxiety
Opiates
Drugs (caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, and meth) that excite near Al activity and speed up body functions
Stimulants
Drugs that stimulate near activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes
Amphetamines
A stimulating and highly addictive psychoactive drug in tobacco.
Nicotine
A powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria
Cocaine
A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mod changes; over time, appears to reduce the baseline dopamine levels
Methamphetamine
A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input
Hallucinogens
A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as lysergic acid diethylamide
LSD
An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as by cardiac arrest); often similar to drugs-induced hallucinations
Near-death experience
The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a verity of effects, including mild hallucinations
THC
