Consciousness
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is Consciousness?
Governs our sleep cycles, alertness, core body temp, moods and learning efficiency
What is carcadian rhythms?
This theory of why we dream suggests that dreams are by-products of random, spontaneous stimulation of brain cells during sleep which the brain combines in coherent patterns
What is activation-synthesis theory of dreams?
Drug taking that causes emotional or physical harm to oneself or others is referred to as this
What is drug abuse?
What is Meditation
Often referred to as ASC
What is "altered state of consciousness"
the hormone that signals the body it's time to sleep
what is melatonin?
This theory of dreaming suggests dreams help us organize and interpret our everyday experiences
What is cognitive view of dreams?
These are often called "downers"
what are depressants?
trance like state of heightened suggestibility
What is hypnosis
Number of levels of awareness the textbook describes
What is four levels of awareness?
The number of sleep stages we typically go through each night
What is 5?
What is insomnia?
Caffeine is an example of this type of psychoactive drug
What is a stimulant?
Prince died from this type of overdose
What is opioid overdose and possible addiction to painkillers?
A level of awareness that requires minimal attention and does not interfere with other ongoing activities
what is automated process
The sleep state in which dreams occur
What is REM
A sudden onset of sleep during waking hours defines this sleep-wake disorder
What is narcolepsy?
LSD and PCP are in this drug category
What are hallucinogens?
mental desire or craving to achieve a drug's effects is known as what?
What is psychological dependence?
Sleep, dreaming and hypnosis are all known as
what is altered states of consciousness
The sleep theory that believes we sleep to conserve energy and provide protection from predators
What is the adaption/protection theory?
Anxiety-arousing dreams that generally occur near the end of the sleep cycle during REM sleep
What is a nightmare?
This narcotic is derived from the opium poppy
What is opiates or opioids?
This technique(s) have proven to reduce stress
what is (are) meditation and hypnosis?