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UNIT 5 VOCAB + CONCEPTS Flashcards

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Our awareness of ourselves and our environments

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Consciousness

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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

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Hypnosis

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The states of daydreaming, drowsiness, and dreaming occur …

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Spontaneously

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Hallucinations, orgasms, and food/oxygen starvation occur..,

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when they are physiologically induced

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Sensory deprivation, hypnosis, and meditation are induced by…

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Psychological induction

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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 with others

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Disassociation

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The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for ex. Of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24 hour cycle

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Circadian rhythm

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Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.

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REM sleep

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

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Alpha waves

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periodic, atrial lo-ss of consciousness- as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation

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Sleep

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

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Hallucinations

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the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Delta waves

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Non rapid eye movements sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep

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NREM sleep

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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

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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Insomnia

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

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Narcolepsy

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

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Sleep apnea

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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

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Night terrors

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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

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Dream

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According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as distinct from its latent or hidden content)

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Manifest content

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According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content)

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Latent content

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The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakening during REM sleep)

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REM rebound

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Continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk

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Substance use disorder

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A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods

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Psychoactive drug

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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 drugs effect

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Tolerance

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Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors (such as gambling) después known adverse consequences

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Withdrawal

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Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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Depressants

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(Alcoholism) alcohol use marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue problematic use

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Alcohol use disorder

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Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but imparting memory and judgement

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Barbiturates

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

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Opiates

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Drugs (caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, and meth) that excite near Al activity and speed up body functions

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Stimulants

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

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Amphetamines

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A stimulating and highly addictive psychoactive drug in tobacco.

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Nicotine

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A powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria

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Cocaine

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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

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Methamphetamine

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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

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Ecstasy (MDMA)

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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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A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as lysergic acid diethylamide

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LSD

40
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An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as by cardiac arrest); often similar to drugs-induced hallucinations

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Near-death experience

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The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a verity of effects, including mild hallucinations

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THC

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