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WEEK 6-8: CONSCIOUSNESS (PT.2) Flashcards

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A trance-like state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestion of others

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HYPNOSIS

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In the therapeutic setting, a clinician may use relaxation and suggestion in an attempt to alter the thoughts and perception of a patient. It also has been used to draw out information believed to be buried deeply in someone’s memory

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HYPNOSIS

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A Viennese Physician who used hypnosis to cure his patients. In his healing salon, he had a huge tub with “magnetized water” with oddly shaped rods placed around the tub

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FRANCE ANTON MESMER

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The Baquet, a large round oak barrel about the height of a low table, enabled people to sit around it who then had access to the movable iron rods that pierced its cover.

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ANIMAL MAGNETISM/MESMERISM

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A Scottish Physician who was considered as the “Father of Hypnosis”

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JAMES BRAID

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He conducted research on hysteria, a condition with symptoms like paralysis and convulsions without apparent physical causes. In his investigations, he used hypnosis as a tool to explore and manage hysteria symptoms

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JEAN-MARTIN CHARCOT

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He defined hypnotism as mostly a matter of highly motivated role playing

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MARTIN ORNO

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They believed that hypnosis is a form of a sleep

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JAMES BRAID AND IVAN PAVLOV

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He theorized that under hypnosis, a kind of split in consciousness occurs. There is a second part of the hypnotized subject’s awareness which monitors everything that happens during hypnosis.

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EARNEST HILGARD

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This is like a hidden, subconscious force in your mind that influences your behavior without you knowing. It responds to suggestions and affects how you act.

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THE SECRET HYPNOTIST

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After hypnosis, your conscious mind can give suggestions to itself. Even after the hypnosis session is over, your conscious mind can keep influencing your behavior through self-suggestions.

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THE POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTER

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Which of the following can hypnosis not do?

a) Produce anesthesia

b) Cause changes in behavior after hypnosis has ended

c) Cause people to act against their will

d) Reduce inhibitions

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CAUSE PEOPLE TO ACT AGAINST THEIR WILL

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Your subconscious mind can observe and remember experiences, even if they are painful. During hypnosis, you might access this that can share information and insights about your experiences

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THE HIDDEN OBSERVER

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Achieving an altered state of consciousness by performing certain rituals and exercises.

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MEDITATION

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The result of this is a pleasant, mildly altered subjective state in which the individual feels mentally and physically relaxed

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MEDITATION

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Form of meditation where people concentrate on mantras-words or sounds

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TRANSCEDENTAL MEDITATION

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Provides clients mantra-like techniques they can use to focus on the present moment rather than ruminate about problems

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MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

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A traditional form of meditation where the meditator is asked to focus on breathing

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ZEN MEDITATION

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These are substances that can alter the consciousness, mood, and thoughts of those who use them

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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

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They are often helpful in treating depression, anxiety, insomnia and other psychological complications that may accompany HIV infections

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PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS

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A class of psychoactive drug used on patients to block pain and other sensations.

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ANESTHESIA

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Often prescribed to manage pain

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PAIN KILLERS

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Commonly used to manage severe pain, particularly in medical situations where other pain medications may not be sufficient

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MORPHINE

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Are prescribed for the management of mental and emotional disorders

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PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION

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A class of psychiatric medication used to improve a person’s mood and make them feel anxious. It works by affecting chemicals in the brain, like serotonin and norepinephrine

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ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

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A medication used to make people more awake, alert, and energetic. This speeds up certain functions in the body, like heart rate and breathing

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STIMULANTS

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Used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia and mania. Work by balancing certain chemicals in the brain like dopamine

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ANTI-PSYCHOTICS

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Medications that help balance and stabilize a person’s mood. It is used to treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder

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MOOD STABILIZER

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Are like tools to help calm excessive worry and anxiety. They can make a person feel more relaxed and less tense

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ANXIOLYTICS

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A drug that slows down or “depresses” the activity of nervous system

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DEPRESSANTS

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In many cultures, possessing or having used this type of psychoactive drug is seen as a status symbol.

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RECREATIONAL DRUGS

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Type of recreational drugs that elevates the central nervous system, used recreationally for their euphoric and performance-enhancing effects

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STIMULANTS

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Induce perceptual and cognitive functions. They can cause visual distortions, intense colors, and unusual sensations.

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HALLUCINOGENS

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Which are used recreationally because they induce inebriation (intoxication)

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HYPNOTICS

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Used recreationally because of their euphoric effects. Examples are caffeine, alcohol, cocaine, LSD, and cannabis

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ANALGESICS

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Also referred to as drug dependence. A disorder of the brain brought on by the use of psychoactive drugs

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ADDICTION

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A user feels compelled to use a drug despite negative physical or societal consequence

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PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION

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It occurs when a drug user requires more and more of a given drug in order to experience the same effects of the drug

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TOLERANCE

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A user must use a drug to avoid medically harmful withdrawal

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PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE

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The “thinking” part of the brain; when someone is addicted, it may become harder for them to make good decisions and resist
the impulse to engage in addictive behavior

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PREFRONTAL CORTEX

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Brain’s reward system; use of drugs triggers a large release of dopamine, creating an intense feeling of pleasure

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THE LIMBIC SYSTEM

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Deals with basic survival function; In addiction, this may become hypersensitive to cues. This means, when someone wants to quit, this part reacts strongly to triggers, making it hard to resist cravings

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THE MIDBRAIN

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