AP Psychology Ch. 6

	the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus, as in the cocktail party effect
	the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle.
	rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other body systems are active.
	the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state.
	periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness—as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation. (Adapted from Dement, 1999.) (Myers Psychology 8e p. 277)
	false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
	the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
	our awareness of ourselves and our environment
	recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
	A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times
	a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings
	a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during Stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered
	a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer's delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it.
	According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as distinct from its latent, or hidden, content).
	according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content). Freud believed that a dream's latent content functions as a safety valve. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 287)
	the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep)
	a social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.
	supposed inability to recall what one experienced during hypnosis; induced by the hypnotist's suggestion
	a suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behaviors.
	a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
	Hilgard's term describing a hypnotized subject's awareness of experiences, such as pain, that go unreported during hypnosis
	a chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
	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 drug's effect
	the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug
	A physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued.
	a psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions
	opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.
	drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, and Ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.
	drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes
	a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short term health isks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition
	psychedelic ("mind-manifesting") drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input
	A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide).
	an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as through cardiac arrest); often similar to drug-induced hallucinations
	The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations.
	drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.
	drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment