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| 6372926017 | consciousness | our awareness of ourselves and our environment | 0 | |
| 6372926018 | biological rhythms | periodic physiological fluctuations | 1 | |
| 6372929140 | circadian rhythm | the biological clock, regular bodily rhythms | 2 | |
| 6372929141 | REM Sleep | rapid eye movement sleep, the stage where vivid dreams most often occur | 3 | |
| 6372929142 | Alpha waves | the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state | 4 | |
| 6372930590 | sleep | periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness | 5 | |
| 6372930591 | hallucinations | false sensory experiences | 6 | |
| 6372930592 | delta waves | the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep | 7 | |
| 6372932453 | insomnia | recurring problems in falling or staying asleep | 8 | |
| 6372932454 | narcolepsy | a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks | 9 | |
| 6372932455 | sleep apnea | a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings | 10 | |
| 6372935627 | night terrors | a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep. | 11 | |
| 6372937307 | dream | a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind | 12 | |
| 6372937308 | manifest content | according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream | 13 | |
| 6372938987 | latent content | according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream | 14 | |
| 6372938988 | REM rebound | the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation | 15 | |
| 6372938989 | hypnosis | a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will occur spontaneously | 16 | |
| 6372940997 | posthypnotic suggestion | a suggestion made during hypnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized | 17 | |
| 6372942825 | dissociation | a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others | 18 | |
| 6372942826 | psychoactive drug | a chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood | 19 | |
| 6372942827 | tolerance | the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug | 20 | |
| 6372944660 | withdrawal | the discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of an addictive drug | 21 | |
| 6372944661 | physical dependence | a physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms | 22 | |
| 6372947072 | psychological dependence | a psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions | 23 | |
| 6372947073 | addiction | compulsive drug craving and use | 24 | |
| 6372947074 | depressants | drugs, that reduce neural activity and slow body functions | 25 | |
| 6372948229 | barbiturates | drugs that depress the activity of the CNS, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement | 26 | |
| 6372948230 | opiates | opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin, depress neural activity therefore lessening pain | 27 | |
| 6372948231 | stimulants | drugs that excite neural activity and speed up bodily functions | 28 | |
| 6372949730 | amphetamines | drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing sped-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes | 29 | |
| 6372949731 | methamphetamines | a powerfully addicted drug that stimulates the CNS, speeds up bodily functions while improving mood and energy, lower base line dopamine levels | 30 | |
| 6372951677 | ecstasy | a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen, produces euphoria and social intimacy but with short and long term health risks | 31 | |
| 6372951678 | hallucinogens | psychedelic drugs such as LSD that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images | 32 | |
| 6372951679 | LSD | a powerful hallucinogenic drug | 33 | |
| 6372953268 | THC | the major active ingredient in marijuana, triggers a lot of effects including mild hallucinations | 34 | |
| 6372953269 | near-death experience | an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death | 35 | |
| 6372954583 | dualism | the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact | 36 | |
| 6372968642 | monism | the presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing | 37 |
