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AP Psychology Unit 5 Terms Flashcards

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An awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Consciousness

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The biological clock; regular body rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle

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Circadian Rhythm

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Rapid eye movement 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

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REM Sleep

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The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

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Alpha Waves

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Periodic, natural loss of consciousness; distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, anesthesia, or hibernation

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Sleep

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False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus

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Hallucinations

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The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

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Delta Waves

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Non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep

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NREM Sleep

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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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Insomnia

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inappropriate times

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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

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Sleep Apnea

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A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, they occur during stage 4 sleep and are seldom remembered

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Night Terrors

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A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind. They are noted for hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities and incongruities, and for the delusional acceptance of the content and difficulties remembering it

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Dream

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According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream

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Manifest Content

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According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream

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Latent Content

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The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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REM Rebound

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A social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur

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Hypnosis

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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

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Posthypnotic Suggestion

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A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others

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Dissociation

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A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods

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Psychoactive Drug

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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

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Tolerance

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The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug

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Withdrawal

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A physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued

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Physical Dependence

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A psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions

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Psychological Dependence

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Compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences

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Addiction

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Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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Depressants

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Drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement

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Barbiturates

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Opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxeity

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Opiates

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Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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Stimulants

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Drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing sped up body functions and associated energy and mood changes

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Amphetamines

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A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system with sped up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels

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Methamphetamine

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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

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Ecstasy

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Psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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Hallucinogens

34
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A powerful hallucinogenic drug, also known as acid

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LSD

35
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An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death; often similar to drug-induced hallucinations

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Near-Death Experience

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The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations

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THC

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