AP Psychology unit 5 Flashcards

Myers Psychology for AP 1e
Chapter 5: States of Consciousness

5015577325	consciousness	Our awareness of ourselves and our environment.	0
5015577326	circadian rhythm	regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle.	1
5015577327	REM sleep	the sleep stage in which the brain and eyes are active, the muscles are relaxed and vivid dreaming occurs. Also known as paradoxical sleep.	2
5015577328	alpha waves	The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state.	3
5015577329	sleep	natural, periodic loss of consciousness, on which the body and mind depend for healthy functioning	4
5015577330	hallucinations	False sensory experiences that occur without any sensory stimulus	5
5015577331	delta waves	The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.	6
5015577332	NREM sleep	the stage of sleep associated with muscular relaxation. It encompasses all stages of sleep except REM sleep	7
5015577333	insomnia	a person regularly has difficulty in falling or staying asleep	8
5015577334	narcolepsy	A sleep disorder in which the victim suffers sudden, uncontrollable sleep attacks. often characterized by entry directly into REM sleep	9
5015577335	sleep apnea	A sleep disorder in which the person ceases breathing while asleep, and repeats this cycle throughout the night	10
5015577336	night terrors	a person experiences episodes of high arousal with apparent terror. Usually occur during stage four	11
5015577337	dreams	sequences of images, emotions, and thoughts the most vivid of which occur during REM sleep	12
5015577338	manifest content	According to Freud, the story line of a dream	13
5015577339	latent content	According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream	14
5015577340	REM rebound	The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation	15
5015577341	hypnosis	A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.	16
5015577342	posthypnotic suggestion	A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, that is to be carried out when the subject is no longer hypnotized	17
5015577343	dissociation	A split between different levels of consciousness, allowing a person to divide attention between two or more thoughts or behaviors	18
5015577344	psychoactive drug	A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods. They work by affecting or mimicking the activity of neurotransmitters	19
5015577345	tolerance	The diminishing of a psycoactive drug's effect that occurs with repeated use, requiring progressively larger doses to produce the same effect	20
5015577346	withdrawal	The discomfort and distress that follow discontinued use of an addictive drugs	21
5015577347	physical dependence	A physiological need for a drug that is indicated by the presence of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is not taken	22
5015577348	psychological dependence	A psychological need to use a drug	23
5015577349	addiction	Compulsive craving for a drug despite adverse consequences and withdrawal symptoms	24
5015577350	depressants	psychoactive drugs such as alcohol, opiates, and barbiturates, that reduce neural activity and slow body functions	25
5015577351	barbiturates	depressants, sometimes used to induce sleep or reduce anxiety	26
5015577352	opiates	depressants derived from the opium poppy such as opium, morphine, and heroin; they reduce neural activity and temporarily lessen pain and anxiety	27
5015577353	stimulants	psychoactive drugs such as caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.	28
5015577354	amphetamines	a type of stimulant and as such, speed up body functions and neural activity	29
5015577355	methamphetamine	A powerfully addictive stimulant that speeds up body functions and is associated with energy and mood changes	30
5015577356	Ecstasy (MDMA)	produces short-term euphoria by increasing serotonin levels in the brain. Repeated use may permanently damage serotonin neurons, suppress immunity, and impair memory and other cognitive functions	31
5015577357	hallucinogens	Psychedelic drugs, such as LSD and marijuana, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.	32
5015577358	LSD	A powerful hallucinogenic capable of producing vivid false perceptions and disorganization of thought processes. it produces its unpredictable effects partially because it blocks the action of a subtype of the neurotransmitter serotonin	33
5015577359	near-death experience	An altered state of consciousness that has been reported by some people who have had a close brush with death	34
5015577360	THC	The major active ingredient in marijuana; classified as a mild hallucinogen	35