Consciousness
subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is consciousness?
This is another term for what is called our biological clock.
What is circadian rhythm
Dreams typically occur during this stage of sleep
What is REM
Alcohol is a depressant, so is the class of drugs.
What are barbituates?
This is what happens when a drug user needs more of a drug to get the desired effect.
What is tolerance?
the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with our mental processes.
What is Cognitive Neuroscience
Individuals are most likely to experience this during N1 sleep
What are hallucinations?
These occur during N3 stage of sleep in 1 in 30 children, and 1 in 100 adults
What are Night terrors?
Long-term use of ecstasy causes this...
What is damage serotonin producing neurons?
An unpleasant mental or physical reaction that occurs when a substance user attempts to stop use.
What is withdrawal?
This is a failure to see visible objects because our attention is focused elsewhere
What is inattentional blindness?
Children are most likely to wet themselves during this stage of sleep.
What is N3
These are sensory experiences that occur without a sensory stimulus from the outside world
What is hypnagogic sensations?
This drug impairs motor coordination, perception, reaction time, and memory.
What is cannabis?
This causes a drug user to crave their drug of choice despite adverse consequences.
What is addiction?
This activity occurs when the brain consciously uses information
What is sequential processing
This disorder causes one to unpredictably fall into REM sleep
What is Narcolepsy?
This theory posits that dreams allow the brain to consolidate memories and process emotional information
What is Neurocognitive Function Theory
This class of drugs distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input
What are hallucinogens?
This a PSYCHOLOGICAL contributor to drug use.
What is the feeling that life is meaningless and/or pointless?
This activity occurs when our brain performs tasks "automatically"
What is parallel processing?
This occurs when one sleeps for 15 seconds or less.
What is a microsleep?
This theory posits that dreams are a way to process and condense random neural activity
What is activation-synthesis theory?
This class of drugs depresses neural functioning
What are opioids?
These can be biological influences on substance use disorder.
What are genetic predispositions and variations in neurotransmitter systems?