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States of Consciousness & Sleep Theories
Meditation & Hypnotism
Stages of Sleep & Disorders
Drugs and Scenarios
Drugs and Disorders
100

Sleep-wake cycle -- 24-hour cycles that are part of the body's internal clock.

What are circadian rhythms?

100
A mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness.
What is meditation?
100
A stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids and the person is typically experiencing a dream.
What is Rapid-Eye Movement (REM)?
100
Jackie once used marijuana, but quit when she got married. Although she had no problem quitting, she still finds that every now and then she gets a strong craving to use marijuana again. Her craving is most likely the result of this.
What is psychological dependence?
100
A class of opium-related drugs that suppress the sensation of pain by binding to and stimulating the nervous system’s natural receptor sites for endorphins.
What are narcotics?
200
A state in which there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking consciousness.
What is altered state of consciousness?
200

State of consciousness in which the person is especially susceptible to suggestion.

What is hypnosis?

200
With this sleep disorder your hands tremble, you are unable to concentrate, and you have a feeling of general discomfort
What is sleep deprivation?
200

This sleep disorder is most common in children, and it involves doing random activities while in the state of sleep, such as climbing out of a window or talking.

What is sleepwalking?

200

A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep.

What is insomnia?

300
This theory explains why we need to sleep
What is the restorative theory of sleep?
300

This part of the brain processes sensory information about one's surroundings. Activity in this part of the brain slows down during meditation. 

What is the parietal lobe?

300
This disorder occurs during stage four of sleep and is more common in children.
What are night terrors?
300
Cocaine _____________ the neurotransmitters that control mood.
What is excites?
300
Drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system.
What are depressants?
400
You hear about an accident that took place at 3 am, when the driver drifted into oncoming traffic. Given the early morning time, you suspect that the driver may have experienced this.
What is a microsleep episode?
400

The effect of time shifts on circadian rhythm.

What is jet lag?

400
This sleep disorder may require the use of a device to open the nostrils.
What is sleep apnea?
400

This is a period of inactivity accompanied by a significant decrease in body temperature that occurs in some warm-blooded vertebrates.

What is hibernation?

400
Drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system.
What are stimulants?
500
This theory holds that information that is accessed during waking hours can have an influence on dreams.
What is activation-information-mode model?
500
You tell the person to use vivid imagination, to relax, and to focus on what is being said.
What are the steps to inducing hypnosis?
500
In this sleep disorder you suddenly and without warning slip into REM sleep during the day.
What is narcolepsy?
500

This psychologist's dream theory suggests that dreams are an expression of wish fulfillment. 

What is Sigmund Freud?

500
This drug was originally thought to be a more pure form of morphine, with fewer side effects.
What is heroin?