Vocab
Awareness of internal and external stimuli
Consciousness
Family of practices that train attention to heighten awareness and bring mental processes under greater voluntary control
Meditation
Theory of dreaming where it is asserted that people accomplish unmet needs from waking hours through hopeful thinking in dreams
Wish Fulfillment
Chronic problems in getting adequate sleep that result in daytime fatigue and impaired functioning. Main patterns are difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, or persistent early morning awakenings
Insomnia
Hemp plant from which marijuana, hashish, and THC are derived
Cannabis
Day Residue
Systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility
Theory of dreaming that asserts the purpose of dreams is to reflect on recent emotional experiences and regulate accordingly, as well as engage in creative thinking about issues
Problem-solving / mood-regulation
Potentially troublesome dream enactments during REM sleep
REM Behavior Disorder
Sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease central nervous system activation and behavioral activity
Sedative
Progressive decrease in a person’s responsiveness to a drug as a result of continued use
Tolerance
Splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness
Dissociation
Theory of dreaming that asserts dreams are just a byproduct of neural firing, and our cortex creates dreams to make sense of the random signals
Activation Synthesis Model
Frequent, reflexive gasping for air that awakens a person and disrupts sleep
Sleep apnea
Drugs that tend to increase central nervous system activation and behavioral activity
Stimulant
Device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over time
Electroencephalograph (EEG)
Chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or behavioral functioning
Psychoactive drugs
This stage of sleep is also known as slow wave sleep or deep sleep
Stage 3
When a person arises and wanders about while remaining asleep
Somnambulism
Diverse group of drugs that have powerful effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked most notably by distortions in sensory and perceptual experiences
Hallucinogens
Cycle of biological processes that fluctuate on a roughly 24-hour timetable
The phenomenon when you arrive at a destination and you do not remember the entire drive you just completed
REM sleep
Disease marked by sudden and irresistible onset of sleep during normal waking periods
Narcolepsy
Drugs derived from opium that are capable of relieving pain
Narcotics