Advanced Placement Psychology
Enterprise High School, Redding, CA
All terms from Myers Psychology for AP (BFW Worth, 2011)
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| 7502437342 | consciousness | our awareness of ourselves and our environment. |  | 0 |
| 7502437343 | circadian rhythm | the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle. |  | 1 |
| 7502437344 | REM (rapid eye movement) sleep | recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other body systems are active. |  | 2 |
| 7502437345 | alpha waves | the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state. | | 3 |
| 7502437346 | sleep | periodic, natural loss of consciousness—as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation. (Adapted from Dement, 1999.) |  | 4 |
| 7502437347 | hallucinations | false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus. |  | 5 |
| 7502437348 | delta waves | the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. | | 6 |
| 7502437349 | NREM sleep | non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep. | | 7 |
| 7502437350 | insomnia | recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. |  | 8 |
| 7502437351 | narcolepsy | a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. |  | 9 |
| 7502437352 | sleep apnea | a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings. |  | 10 |
| 7502437353 | night terrors | a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, these occur during Stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered. |  | 11 |
| 7502437354 | activation synthesis model | the hypothesis that dreams are the result of random neurological activity in the brain |  | 12 |
| 7502437355 | manifest content | according to Freud, the story of the dream. |  | 13 |
| 7502437356 | latent content | according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content). | | 14 |
| 7502437357 | REM rebound | the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep). |  | 15 |
| 7502437358 | hypnosis | a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur. |  | 16 |
| 7502437359 | posthypnotic suggestion | 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. |  | 17 |
| 7502437360 | dissociation | a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others. |  | 18 |
| 7502437361 | psychoactive drug | a chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods. |  | 19 |
| 7502437362 | tolerance | 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 drug's effect. |  | 20 |
| 7502437363 | withdrawal | the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. |  | 21 |
| 7502437364 | physical dependence | a physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued. |  | 22 |
| 7502437365 | psychological dependence | a psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions. |  | 23 |
| 7502437366 | addiction | compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences. |  | 24 |
| 7502437367 | depressants | drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions. |  | 25 |
| 7502437368 | barbiturates | drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment. |  | 26 |
| 7502437369 | opiates | opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. |  | 27 |
| 7502437370 | stimulants | drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, and Ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions. |  | 28 |
| 7502437371 | amphetamines | drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing sped-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes. |  | 29 |
| 7502437372 | methamphetamines | a powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with sped-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels. |  | 30 |
| 7502437373 | Ecstacy (MDMA) | 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. |  | 31 |
| 7502437374 | hallucinogens | psychedelic ("mind-manifesting") drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input. |  | 32 |
| 7502437375 | LSD | a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide). |  | 33 |
| 7502437376 | THC | the major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations. |  | 34 |
