Depressants Slow Bodily Functions and Induce Relaxation
Stimulants Speed Up Bodily Functions
100
Your awareness of yourself and your environment.
What is Consciousness?
100
The most common altered state of consciousness is _____, which is a nonwaking state of consciousness characterized by minimal physical movement and minimal responsiveness to one's surroundings.
What is sleep?
100
A psychological state of altered attention and awareness in which a person is unusually receptive to suggestions
What is hypnosis?
100
Psychoactive drugs that slow down - or depress- the nervous system and decrease mental and physical activity
What are depressants?
100
______ stimulates the cerebral cortex, which causes an increase in mental alertness and wakefulness.
What is caffeine?
200
Each of us has our own conscious experiences. We can discuss with others what we see, hear, feel, and think: but we cannot directly share these experiences - our consciousness is unique.
What is Subjectivity?
200
Internally generated behavior and physiological changes that occur on a daily basis
What is circadian rhythms?
200
It was partly lack of success in using hypnosis as a therapeutic tool in the treatment of psychological disorders that led him to develop psychoanalysis in the 1890's
Who is Sigmund Freud?
200
By far the most widely consumed and abused depressant in the world is
What is Alcohol?
200
This stimulant is a natural substance that comes from the leaves of the coca bush, which grows in South America.
What is Cocaine?
300
Focused awareness on a single stimulus to the exclusion of all others is known as
What is selective attention?
300
A hormone produced by the pineal gland that induces drowsiness
What is melatonin?
300
The degree to which a person can enter a deep hypnotic state
What is hypnotizability?
300
Like alcohol, ________ are powerful depressants that reduce anxiety and promote sleep, and in milder doses produce relaxation, slight euphoria, and reduced inhibitions.
What are barbiturates?
300
A disturbing cultural trend has been the increased abuse of ______, a stimulant drug prescribed to treat attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder in children.
What is ritalin?
400
Attention that is split and simultaneously focused on different stimuli
What is divided attention?
400
Non-rapid-eye-movement sleep; which is a relatively inactive phase in the sleep cycle
What is NREM sleep?
400
A theory that hypnotized persons enter an altered state in which two streams of consciousness operate simultaneously, one actively responding to suggestions and the other passively observing what is going on
What is Neodissociation theory?
400
A category of depressant drugs, including opium, morphine, and heroine, that depress the nervous system, temporarily relieve pain, and produce a relaxed, dreamlike state.
What are opiates?
400
The psychoactive drugs that produce the most profound alterations in consciousness are the _____, which distort perception and generate sensory images without any external stimulation.
What are hallucinogens?
500
A relatively passive state of waking consciousness that involves turning attention away from external stimuli to internal thoughts and imaginary situations
What is daydreaming?
500
A relatively active phase in the sleep cycle, characterized by rapid eye movements, in which dreaming occurs
What is REM sleep?
500
A variety of mental exercises that alter the normal flow of consciousness in order to enhance self - knowledge
What is meditation?
500
Tolerance of and physical dependence on alcohol due to prolonged abuse of that substance
What is alcoholism?
500
the most potent of the hallucinogenic drugs, ___, is not found in nature but is a synthesized drug that is structurally similar to the neurotransmitter serotonin.