5442609688 | Consciousness | Awareness of ourselves and our environment | 0 | |
5442609689 | Nonconscious | descriptive of bodily processes, such as the growing of hair, of which we are not aware | 1 | |
5442609690 | Preconscious memories | Information that is not currently in consciousness but can be recalled to consciousness voluntarily or after something calls attention to them | 2 | |
5442609691 | Unconscious | Contents of the mind that are beyond awareness, especially impulses and desires not directly known to a person. | 3 | |
5442609692 | Circadian Rhythms | The 24-hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species. | 4 | |
5442609693 | REM sleep | Rapid Eye Movement sleep - vivid dreaming occurs here | 5 | |
5442609694 | Stage 1/NREM 1 | Alpha Waves. 1st Stage of sleep | 6 | |
5442609695 | Stage 2/NREM2 | A sleep deeper than stage 1, characterized by a slower, more regular wave pattern "sleep spindles." | 7 | |
5442609696 | Stage 3 and 4/NREM 3 | "slow wave sleep" | 8 | |
5442609697 | Sleep paralysis | A temporary condition in which a person is unable to move upon awakening in the morning or during the night. | 9 | |
5442609698 | REM rebound | the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation | 10 | |
5442609701 | Activation-Synthesis Theory | Suggests that the brain engages in a lot of random neural activity. Dreams make sense of this activity. | 11 | |
5442609702 | Insomnia | Chronic difficulty falling and staying asleep | 12 | |
5442609703 | Sleep Apnea | A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated awakenings. | 13 | |
5442609704 | Night Terrors | A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; occur during Stage 4 sleep typically during the first 2 sleep cycles. | 14 | |
5442609705 | Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. | 15 | |
5442609706 | Cataplexy | A sudden temporary paralysis of the muscles typically associated with narcolepsy | 16 | |
5442609707 | Hypnosis | A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur | 17 | |
5442609708 | Meditation | A learned technique for refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness. | 18 | |
5442609709 | Hallucinagens | psychogenic drugs such as LSD that create false sensory perceptions, also known as hallucinations | 19 | |
5442609710 | Opiates | A category of psychoactive drugs that are chemically similar to morphine and have strong pain-relieving properties. | 20 | |
5442609711 | Depressants | Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions. | 21 | |
5442609712 | Stimulants | Drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, and Ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions. | 22 | |
5442609713 | Tolerance | A progressive decrease in a person's responsiveness to a drug. | 23 | |
5442609714 | Physical Dependence | A physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued | 24 | |
5442609715 | Addiction | A physical dependence on a substance. | 25 | |
5442609716 | Withdrawl | the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug | 26 | |
5442609717 | Psychological dependence | A desire to obtain or use a drug, even though there is no physical dependence | 27 | |
5442609719 | Sigmund Freud | Dreams show desires, motives, repressed feelings, and conflicts. | ![]() | 28 |
5442609721 | Franz Mesmer | Physician who developed the concept of hypnosis. | 29 | |
5442627101 | Sense of Self | aware of uniqueness | 30 | |
5442628647 | Altered States of Consciousness | When the perception of an individual or world changes | 31 | |
5442628695 | Direct Inner Awareness | Not actually experiencing an event with your senses, but recalling the feelings through memory i.e. love and fairness | 32 | |
5442630460 | Selective Attention | focusing on a particular stimulus | 33 | |
5442631961 | Consciousness as A Construct | something that can not be measured, but is assumed to be present | 34 | |
5442633415 | Sensory Awareness | senses make it possible for you to be aware of your environment | 35 | |
5442654749 | Problem focused Approach | dreams are where you can solve real life situations | 36 | |
5442654750 | Cognitive Approach | dreams are where you see real life situations, no problem solving piece. | 37 | |
5442658748 | detoxification | harmful substances are removed from the body | 38 | |
5442658749 | maintenance programs | control amounts of drug given to participants | 39 | |
5442660262 | support groups | people with similar problems sharing common experiences | 40 | |
5442660263 | counseling | group or individual sessions | 41 | |
5442682111 | Cocaine, meth, and caffeine are types of | stimulants | 42 | |
5442684395 | LSD, Mescaline, and Peyote are types of | hallucinogens | 43 | |
5442687196 | Alcohol and narcotics are types of | depressants | 44 | |
5442688818 | Most widely used drug in the US: | Alcohol | 45 | |
5442688819 | Depressants make people feel | Relaxed | 46 | |
5442697975 | Sleepwalking | Any physical activity during sleep | 47 | |
5442700831 | Causes of Sleepwalking | underdeveloped nervous system, stress, anxiety | 48 |
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