Unit 5 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Our awareness of outselves and our environment
Consciousness
The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle
Circadian rhythm
Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur
R.E.M. sleep
Relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
Alpha waves
Periodic, natural loss of consciousness – as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a, generally anesthesia or hibernation
Sleep
False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
Hallucinations
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
Delta waves
Nonrapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep
NREN sleep
Recurring problems and falling sleep or staying asleep
Insomnia
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The set for May left directly into REM sleep, often at in opportune times
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessation of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary wakings
Sleep apnea
A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares,
Night terrors
The sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind.
Dream
According to fraud, the remembered storyline of the dream
Manifest content
Courtney fraud, the underlying meaning of a dream
Latent content
The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation
R.E.M. rebound
Search for your action in which one person suggest to another that certain perceptions feeling thoughts and behaviors will spontaneously occur
Hypnosis
Suggestion made during a hot hit gnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized
Posthypnotic suggestion
A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
Dissociation
The chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
Psychoactive drug
Did diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug
Tolerance
The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug
Withdrawal
Physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued
Physical dependence
Ecological need to use the drug so just to relieve negative emotions
Psychological dependence