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Unit 4
sleep, dreams, hypnosis, psychoactive drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Infradian Rhythms | happens less than once per day |
| Circadian Rhythms | happens more than once per day |
| Ultradian Rhythms | 24 hour cycle |
| Brain Waves | shows activeness of the brain |
| Beta | when someone is actively engaged in what they are doing, awake |
| Alpha | relaxed, awake but not involved |
| Theta | light sleep |
| Delta | deep sleep |
| Muscle Tone | highest when awake, lowest in REM sleep |
| Eye Movement | fastest during REM |
| Stage 1 | light stage of sleep, may not know you are sleeping |
| Hypnagogic Sensations | part of stage 1, sensation of falling |
| Stage 2 | deeper stage of sleep |
| Sleep Spindles | part of stage 2, bursts of brain activity, brains efforts to keep you sleeping |
| K Complexes | part of stage 2, increasing amplitude of wavelength, every one to two minutes |
| Theta Waves | internal/involuntary things become regular |
| Stages 3 & 4 | deep sleep disorders, deepest sleep |
| Delta Waves | increase in amplitude, sleep walking |
| REM Sleep (“Paradoxical Sleep”) | internally most active, externally least active, dreaming |
| Sleep Theories | why we need sleep |
| Preservation | people couldn’t see in the dark, so we sleep at night for safety |
| Restoration | our body must recuperate from stress during the day |
| Influences on Sleep | things that influence us when to go to sleep |
| Sleep Deprivation | weak immune system, gain weight, stress, hallucinations, cranky, moody, no focus |
| REM Rebound | brain keeps track of how much sleep you lose, then tries to make up for it |
| Insomnia | have trouble falling, getting, or staying asleep |
| Narcolepsy | fall asleep when nervous system is aroused, skip stage 1 |
| Sleep Apnea | snoring, at different times in the night you stop breathing, body wakes you up to breath |
| Night Terrors | not dreams, deep sleep, move a lot, scream, look awake but you aren’t, mostly in children |
| Somnambulism | deep sleep, anything you do in your sleep |
| Freudian Theory | wish fulfillment, psychic safety valve, manifest content, latent content |
| Wish Fulfillment | we live out the life we want through our dreams |
| Psychic Safety Valve | you get insight into your unconsciousness without harming yourself |
| Manifest Content | what you dream about |
| Latent Content | meaning/symbol of your dream |
| Information Processing | dreaming helps us to learn and memorize |
| Physiological Function | use your brain throughout the night so it will work better when you wake up |
| Activation Synthesis | your brain takes your random thought, puts them together, and makes a dream |
| Franz Anton Mesmer | drink an iron solution and move magnets around body |
| Hypnosis | follow suggestion that a hypnotist gives |
| Hypnotic Suggestibility | how likely you are to follow suggestions from a hypnotist |
| Social Influence Theory/Role Theory | expectation that hypnosis is going to work, so it does |
| Divided Consciousness/Dissociation Theory | we have an altered state of conscious, our conscious divides, part of you is there, the other part is with the hypnotist |
| Hidden Observer | part, during divided consciousness, is still with the hypnotist |
| Memory Retrieval | trying to go back to a memory that you have forgotten, not effective |
| Age Regression | takes you back to a certain age, not effective |
| Feats of Strength | feel stronger, not effective |
| Forced Behaviors | force someone to do something, not effective |
| Therapy | help people to do things they shouldn’t do, effective |
| Pain Reduction | used to not experience pain, most effective |
| Hypnotic Induction | process of being hypnotized |
| Posthypnotic Suggestions | after you’ve been hypnotized |
| Posthypnotic Amnesia | you won’t remember what happened, suggestion |
| Physical Dependence | your body needs it |
| Psychological Dependence | mentally, you think you need it |
| Withdrawal | when you aren’t able to have things you have become dependent on |
| Dependence | change bodies function to use certain things |
| Tolerance | getting used to a substance, use more as you go |
| Addiction | you must have something, negative connotation, same as dependence |
| Agonists | drug that mimics neurotransmitter |
| Antagonists | drug that blocks the effect of a neurotransmitter |
| Depressants | slow down the nervous system |
| Alcohol | depressant |
| Barbiturates | depressant |
| Benzodiazepines | depressant |
| Opiates | decrease nervous systems activity in areas of pain |
| Heroin | opiate |
| Morphine | opiate |
| Stimulants | speed up nervous system |
| Amphetamines | stimulant |
| Methamphetamine | stimulant, amphetamine |
| Ecstasy (aka MDMA, methylenedioxymethaphetamine) | stimulant, amphetamine |
| Cocaine | stimulant |
| Nicotine & Caffeine | stimulant |
| Hallucinogens (aka Psychedelics) | effects perception |
| LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) | hallucinogen |
| Marijuana | hallucinogen |
| THC (delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol) | hallucinogen |
| Biological Influences | the body, passed down through families |
| Psychological Influences | people with undiagnosed psychological disorders will treat themselves with drugs |
| Sociocultural Influences | cultures influence on drug use |
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