DA BRAIN
The brain and spinal cord make up this system...
What is the central nervous system?
These are chemical messengers that send messages between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters?
This is what the "N" in NREM stands for.
What is non?
This type of memory storage can last for decades.
What is long-term memory?
These are unwanted, repetitive thoughts that cause anxiety in a person with OCD.
What are obsessions?
The purpose of this branch-like structure of a neuron is to receive messages from other cells.
What are dendrites?
This stress neurotransmitter is responsible for the body's fight or flight response.
What is adrenaline?
This is the action that the acronym REM stands for.
What is rapid eye movement?
This type of memory storage has the shortest duration, lasting up to 4 seconds.
What is sensory memory?
This is a mood disorder characterized by feelings of mania and depression which last for days or weeks.
What is bipolar disorder?
This is the insulation around the axon which speeds up neural impulses.
What is myelin sheath?
This gland secretes growth hormones while we sleep.
What is the pituitary gland?
These are the slow, rolling brain waves that occur during NREM-3 sleep.
What are delta waves?
This refers to turning information into usable form by connecting it to prior knowledge.
What is encoding?
This is the term for a person or situation that “makes you” angry.
What is a provocation?
This is the lobe of the brain responsible for hearing.
What is the temporal lobe?
This is a mood neurotransmitters that contributes to emotional well-being and happiness.
What is serotonin/endorphins?
These sensations occur during NREM-1 sleep and the often wake a person up because they feel like they are falling.
What are hypnagogic sensations?
This is a strategy used to store and recall information, such as clustering or visualization.
What is a mnemonic device?
These are repetitive behaviors done to reduce thoughts of anxiety.
What are compulsions?
This lobe of the brain is responsible for sensations and information processing.
What is the parietal lobe?
This a mood disorder that can be caused by insufficient levels of serotonin.
What is depression/anxiety?
This is the two-word alliterative term for the bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep.
What are sleep spindles?
The memory process involves these three steps.
What are encoding, storage, and retrieval?
These are TWO common provocations in most people (there are FIVE total).
What are: unpleasant, unfair, goals are blocked, avoidable, make you feel powerless