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Chapter 5: Variations in Consciousness Flashcards

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595027121ElectroencephalographA device that monitors the electrical activity in the brain
595027122ElectromyographA device that records muscle activity and tension
595027123ElectrooculographA device that records eye movements
595027124Biological RhythmsPeriodic fluctuations in physiological functioning
595027125Circadian RhythmsThe 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species
595027126REM sleepSleep involving rapid eye movements
595027127Non-REM sleepSleep stages 1 through 4, which are marked by an absence of rapid eye movements
595027128Ascending reticularConsists of the afferent fibeers running through the reticular formation that influence physiological arousal
595027129NarcoticsDrugs that are derived from opium that are capable of relieving pain
595027130InsomniaInvolves chronic problems in getting adequate sleep
595027131NarcolepsyA disease marked by sudden and irresistable onsets of sleep during normal waking hours
595027132Sleep apneaReflexive grasping for air that awakens a person and disrupts sleep
595027133Night terrorsAbrupt awakenings from NREM sleep accompanied by intense autonomic arousal and feelings of panic
595027134NightmaresAnxiety arousing dreams that lead to awakening, usually from REM sleep
595027135SomnambullismOccurs when a sleeping person arises and wanders about in deep NREM sleep
595027136HypnosisA systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility
595027137DissociationInvolves a splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness
595027138MeditationA family of medical excersises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way
595027139Psychoactive drugsChemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or behavioral functioning
595027140Slow-wave sleep (SWS)Sleep stages 3 and 4, in which low-frequency delta waves become prominent in EEG recordings
595027141SedativesDrugs that have sleep-inducing and behavioral depression effects
595027142StimulantsDrugs that tend to increase central nervous system activation and behavioral activity
595027143HallucinogensA diverse group of drugs that have powerful effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked most prominently by distortions in sensory and perceptual experience
595027144CannabisThe hemp plant from which marijuana, hashish, and THC are derived
595027145AlcoholA variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol
595027146ToleranceA progressive decrease in a persons responsiveness to a drug
595027147Physical dependenceA condition that exists when a person must continue to take a drug to avoid withdrawal illness
595027148Psychological dependenceA condition that exists when a person must continue to take a drug to satisfy mental and emotional craving for the drug
595027149Manifest contentFreud's term that refers to the plot of a dream at the surface level
595027150Latent contentFreud's term that refers to the hidden or disguised meaning of events in a dream
595027151Lucid dreamsDreams in which persons are aware that they are dreaming
595027152MDMAA drug, also known as ecstacy, compounded from both amphetamine and hallucinogens that produces a short-lived high

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