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7772109799consciousnessour awareness of ourselves and our environment driving a car focusing on road and traffic0
7772109800biological rhythmsperiodic physiological fluctuations 28 day months cycle annual cycle 24 hour cycle1
7772109801circadian rhythmthe biological clock, regular bodily rhythms 24 daily cycle2
7772109802REM Sleeprapid eye movement sleep, the stage where vivid dreams most often occur eye twitching3
7772109803Alpha wavesthe relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state4
7772109804sleepperiodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness sleep, coma5
7772109805hallucinationsfalse sensory experiences seeing something that isn't actually there6
7772109806delta wavesthe large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep7
7772109807insomniarecurring problems in falling or staying asleep laying awake8
7772109808narcolepsya sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks hypersomnia9
7772109809sleep apneaa sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings stop breathing during sleep10
7772109810night terrorsa sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep. scream and punch in deep sleep11
7772109811dreama sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind story while sleeping12
7772109812manifest contentaccording to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream remembering what you dream13
7772109813latent contentaccording to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream significance of dream14
7772109814REM reboundthe tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation sleep an hour one day then the next sleep 16 hours15
7772109815hypnosisa social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will occur spontaneously making someone act as if they are a chicken16
7772109816posthypnotic suggestiona suggestion made during hypnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized someone stop smoking after a hypnotic session17
7772109817dissociationa split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others when someone can think something but have another thought at the same time18
7772109818psychoactive druga chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood -cocaine19
7772109819tolerancethe diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug -tolerance to alcohol, based on race20
7772109820withdrawalthe discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of an addictive drug -withdrawal from heroin21
7772109821physical dependencea physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms22
7772109822psychological dependencea psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions23
7772109823addictioncompulsive drug craving and use -caffeine, alcohol, opiates24

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