Waves
What wave shows up when: someone is in a relaxed, meditative state?
alpha
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
The inability to fall asleep
Insomnia
Depressants
Which dream theory does this describe: When you dream to help face your fears
Threat simulation theory
What wave shows up when someone is very awake
beta
How must someone feel during hypnosis
Relaxed, calm, comfortable
What sleeping disorder can be triggered by a heightened emotional state?
Narcolepsy
Heroin and morphine fall under what type of category of drug?
Opiates
What is it called when you are in the transitional state of consciousness between awake and being asleep?
A Hypnogogic State
These waves are large, slow brain waves (very high amplitude and very low frequency)
delta
What is it called when someone has an increase of REM sleep after some time of having REM deprivation?
REM Rebound
With this sleep disorder, alcohol and obesity can contribute to it
Sleep apnea
What category of drug increases the levels of GABA?
Which dream theory is this: when random brain activity causes you to dream
Activation/synthesis theory
Which waves are very similar to each other?
When can the danger of the creation of false memories occur?
During regression hypno-therapy
What is the solution to bruxism?
Wearing a mouth guard
What physiological process can be explained by drug tolerance, withdrawal, and addiction?
Homeostasis
Increased social openness and higher self-esteem are benefits from doing what?
Meditating
What wave shows up when: someone displays sleep spindles on an EEG
theta
What is the process used to hypnotize a person called?
Hypnotic induction
What is it called when you have involuntary limb movements while sleeping?
Myclonus
A drug that blocks neural transmission is called what
An Antagonist
What is it called when mental events or memories that are outside of his/her current awareness are able to be brought into consciousness with effort?
Pre-conscious