Myers eighth edition chapter 7 vocabulary
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| 62482936 | Consciousness | Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. | |
| 62482937 | Biological rhythms | Periodic physiological fluctuations. | |
| 62482938 | Circadian rhythm | The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle. | |
| 62482939 | REM sleep | A recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep because the muscles are relaxed but other body systems are active | |
| 62482940 | Alpha waves | The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state. | |
| 62482941 | Sleep | Periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness. | |
| 62482942 | Hallucinations | False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus. | |
| 62482943 | Delta waves | The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. | |
| 62482944 | Insomnia | Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. | |
| 62482945 | Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. | |
| 62482946 | Sleep apnea | A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings. | |
| 62482947 | Night terrors | A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified. | |
| 62482948 | Dream | A sequence of images, emotions, and thought passing through a sleeping persons mind. | |
| 62482949 | Manifest content | According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream. | |
| 62482950 | Latent content | According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream. | |
| 62482951 | REM rebound | The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation. | |
| 62482952 | Hypnosis | A social interaction in which one person suggest to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur. | |
| 62482953 | Posthypnotic suggestion | A suggestion made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized. | |
| 62482954 | Dissociation | A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others. | |
| 62482955 | Psychoactive drug | A chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood. | |
| 62482956 | 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 drugs effect. | |
| 62482957 | Withdrawal | The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an active drug. | |
| 62482958 | Physical dependence | A physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued. | |
| 62482959 | Psychological dependence | A psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions. | |
| 62482960 | Addiction | Compulsive drug craving and use. | |
| 62482961 | Depressants | Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions. | |
| 62482962 | Barbiturates | Drugs that depress the activity of the CNS, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement. | |
| 62482963 | Opiates | Opium and it's derivatives, such as morphine and heroine; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety. | |
| 62482964 | Stimulants | Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions. | |
| 62482965 | Amphetamines | Drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes. | |
| 62482966 | Methamphetamine | A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the CNS, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce the baseline dopamine levels. | |
| 62482967 | Ecstasy (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. | |
| 62482968 | Hallucinogens | Psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input. | |
| 62482969 | LSD | A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid. | |
| 62482970 | THC | The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations. | |
| 62482971 | Near-death experience | An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death; often similar to drug-induced hallucinations. | |
| 62482972 | Dualism | The presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact. | |
| 62482973 | Monism | The presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing. |
