Sleep
the large, slow brain waves that are predominate in Stage 4 sleep
What are delta waves?
What is insomnia?
Frightening dreams
What are nightmares?
This is the theory that hypnotized persons enter an altered state in which two streams of consciousness operate simultaneously, one actively responding to suggestion and the other passively observing what is going on.
What is Hilgard's neodissociation (dissociation) theory?
the painful experience associated with termination of the use of an addictive substance
What is withdrawal?
Paradoxical sleep is a term for this sleep stage and reflects that the internal body is very active but the large muscles are paralyzed.
What is REM sleep?
sleep disruption during Stage IV sleep involving screaming, panic, or confusion
What are night terrors?
The stage of sleep during which vivid dreaming occurs.
What is REM sleep?
The idea that statements made by a hypnotist, while a person is hypnotized, will be able to influence the person's behavior later
What is posthypnotic suggestion?
drugs that depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain
What are opiates (narcotics)?
This can lead to weight gain, reduced muscle strength, suppression of cells that fight common colds, and depression.
What is sleep deprivation?
A patient reports constant sleepiness. A series of tests reveal that the patient's sleep in frequently disrupted by periods of interrupted breathing and brief awakenings. This sleep disorder would account for the patient's symptoms.
What is sleep apnea?
Sigmund Freud called this the hidden, underlying meaning of a dream.
What is latent content?
This concept refers to the effectiveness of hypnosis for pain relief.
What is hypnotic analgesia?
psychoactive drugs that modify or distort an individual's perceptual experiences
What are hallucinogens?
burst of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity that occurs during Stage 2 sleep
What are sleep spindles?
Michael is experiencing sudden "sleep attacks" in which he is overwhelmed by the urge to fall asleep instantly. This urge is uncontrollable, and he falls asleep even if he is standing up or if he is in public. Michael is most likely to be diagnosed as having this sleep disorder.
What is narcolepsy?
This theory suggests that dreams help us sort out the day's events and consolidate our memories.
What is the information processing theory of dreaming?
Ernest Hilgard's term describing a hypnotized subject's awareness of unreported experiences
What is a hidden observer?
This drug acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen.
What is ecstasy?
Stage 1 dream-like sensations of falling or floating similar to hallucinations
What are hypnagogic sensations?
Sleepwalking occurs during this stage of sleep.
What is Stage 4?
This theory states that dreams are merely the result of the brain attempting to interpret the stimulation it is receiving during sleep.
What is the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming?
This theory of hypnosis receives support from evidence that unhypnotized subjects can often be induced to perform the behaviors of hypnotized subjects.
What is the social influence theory of hypnosis?
the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that is responsible for altered perception
What is THC?