245727319 | addiction | compulsive drug craving and use. | |
245727321 | alpha waves | brain wave of awake relaxed person | |
245727323 | amphetamines | drugs that increase energy and stimulate neural activity | |
245727325 | barbiturates | drugs that reduce anxiety and depress central nervous system activity | |
245727326 | consciousness | Our awareness of ourselves and our environment | |
245727327 | delta waves | the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. | |
245727328 | depressants | drugs (such as alcohol) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions. | |
245727329 | dissociation | a split between different levels of consciousness | |
245727330 | dream | a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind. | |
245727331 | Ecstasy | Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons | |
245727332 | endorphin | natural painkiller produced by the brain | |
245727333 | Freud's theory | theory that dreaming reflects our erotic subconscious drives | |
245727334 | hallucinations | false sensory experiences | |
245727335 | hallucinogens | psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input | |
245727336 | hypnosis | an altered state of consciousness in which the participant is highly focused and highly suggestible. | |
245727337 | insomnia | recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. | |
245727338 | latent content | deeper meaning of dreams | |
245727339 | LSD | a powerful hallucinogen; also known as acid | |
245727340 | manifest content | surface content of dreams | |
245727341 | narcolepsy | disorder in which uncontrollable sleep attacks occur | |
245727342 | night terrors | a sleep disorder which occurs during Stage 4 sleep, presented with frantic bouts of terrifying screams which are not remembered | |
245727343 | opiates | they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety (e.g. opium) | |
245727344 | physical dependence | a need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued. | |
245727345 | posthypnotic suggestion | a suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized (e.g. stop smoking) | |
245727346 | psychoactive drug | a chemical substance that penetrates the blood brain barrier and alters perceptions and mood. | |
245727347 | psychological dependence | a need to use a drug such as to relieve negative emotions. | |
245727348 | REM | sleep stage in which the brain is very active, while the body is paralyzed; associated with vivid dreams | |
245727349 | REM rebound | the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation | |
245727350 | sleep | periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness | |
245727351 | sleep apnea | sleep disorder in which breathing stops | |
245727352 | sleep spindle | brain-wave activity during Stage 2 sleep | |
245727353 | Stages 3 and 4 sleep | stage of deep sleep associated with the long delta waves | |
245727354 | stimulants | drugs (e.g. caffeine, nicotine) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions. | |
245727355 | THC | the major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations. | |
245727356 | tolerance | the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses | |
245727357 | withdrawal | the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. | |
245727358 | subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness | |
245727359 | non-conscious | behaviors and thoughts we process automatically without conscious effort or control; speaking, breathing etc |
los chupacabras states of consciousness
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