Consciousness
What is consciousness?
Awareness of ourselves and our environment.
How many stages of sleep are there?
4
Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep is called what?
Insomnia
Name a psychoactive drug.
Various responses.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently classified the abuse of what type of drug as an epidemic?
Opiates
The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.
REM
A friend tells you that they frequently have uncontrollable attacks of extreme sleepiness. You recommend they get checked out for what sleep disorder?
Narcolepsy
Define substance abuse disorder.
Continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk.
What is the most widely abused substance in the world?
Alcohol
Describe the Cocktail party effect.
You can attend your attention to only one voice among many.
Our bodies operate on a 24-hour cycle, sometimes referred to as a biological clock, known as what?
Circadian Rhythm
A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing and repeated awakenings throughout the night is known as what?
Sleep Apnea
The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experience the drug's effect is known as what?
Tolerance
What drug that is purported to be 50-100 times stronger than morphine has become a major source of concern in the U.S.?
Fentanyl
Describe inattention blindness.
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.
What are two potential effects of sleep loss?
Tiredness, Irritability, Weight Gain, Lethargy, etc.
Night terrors and sleepwalking usually occur most frequently in what group of people?
Children
Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors (such as gambling, technology, etc) despite known adverse consequences is known as?
Addiction
Barbiturates are known more commonly as what?
Tranquilizers
Describe blindness.
Failing to notice changes in the environment.
What are two reasons why we sleep?
Protection, recuperation, restoration and consolidation of the days memories, creative thinking, growth.
Comedian Mike Birbiglia who acts out his dreams has what sleep disorder?
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Describe withdrawal.
The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.
Name one stimulant, one depressant, and one hallucinogen.
Various responses.