Vocabulary
A state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations, ideas and perceptions.
What is consciousness
a stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, a high level of brain activity, a deep relaxation of the muscles, and dreaming.
What is (Rapid Eye Movement) REM Sleep
This term describes the need for more and more of a drug to achieve the effects a person previously felt at lower doses.
What is tolerance?
When a person stops using a drug and experiences negative symptoms (often the opposite of the drug's effects), they are going through this.
What is withdrawal?
The opposite of addiction.
What is connection?
Walking or carrying out behaviors while asleep.
What is sleep walking
These waves are present when the body begins to relax and starts to prepare itself for sleep.
What are alpha waves
This practice involves focusing on a single target, such as breath, to increase awareness of the present moment and manage stress.
What is meditation?
This category of drugs causes mild to intense changes in perception and can vary greatly based on the individual's environment.
What are hallucinogens?
This common substance is a depressant that decreases inhibitions, causes motor disturbance, and can result in memory loss.
What is alcohol?
A condition characterized by suddenly falling asleep or feeling very sleepy during the day.
What is narcolepsy
These waves are present when we are in stage 4 sleep, which is our deepest level of sleep.
What are delta waves
What is the most commonly used stimulant in the USA today?
Caffeine
What is the most commonly used depressant in the USA?
Alcohol
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland to help people fall asleep.
What is melatonin?
A prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep—has many causes and takes many forms. It may be caused by anxiety or depression. Overuse of alcohol or drugs can also cause this.
What is insomnia
This psychologist believed dreams revealed a "collective unconscious" filled with universal symbols known as archetypes.
Who is Carl Jung?
This neurotransmitter is often affected by stimulants; it is associated with the reward and pleasure centers of the brain.
What is dopamine?
Withdrawal from this specific drug class is often described as feeling like a "severe case of the flu."
What are opiates?
This type of dependence refers to an emotional, rather than physical, need for a drug, often used to relieve psychological distress.
What is psychological dependence?
Located in the hypothalamus, this serves as the main center for homeostasis and acts as our body's internal "clock."
What is the biological clock?
This model, proposed by McCarley and Hobson, suggests that dreams are simply the brain's attempt to make sense of internal activity during REM sleep.
What is the Activation-Synthesis Model?
This state of extreme self-focus and attention typically involves minimal attention to external stimuli and is often used in clinical settings.
What is hypnosis?
Xanax and other Benzodiazepines are classified as this type of drug, which treats anxiety and insomnia by suppressing the CNS.
What are depressants?
Involves changes in normal bodily functions and withdrawal upon cessation of use.
What is Physiological dependence?