Psychology Consciousness and Sleep Disorders Crossword Review

What is consciousness?

Awareness of oneself and one's environment.

What is insomnia?

A sleep disorder characterized by problems in falling asleep or staying asleep.

What is sleep apnea?

A sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted during sleep.

What are psychoactive drugs?

Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods.

What is a hallucinogen?

A psychedelic drug, such as LSD, that distorts perceptions and evokes sensory images in the absence of actual sensory input.

What is night terror?

A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and apparent terror.

What is narcolepsy?

A sleep disorder characterized by brief attacks of REM sleep, often at inopportune moments.

What is addiction?

A compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance.

What is a depressant?

A drug that reduces neural activity and slows body functions.

What is a stimulant?

A drug that increases neural activity and speeds up body functions.

What is meditation?

Focusing of attention to clear one's mind and produce relaxation.

What are delta waves?

Slow brain activity associated with deep sleep.

What is the circadian rhythm?

Biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle.

What is withdrawal?

Discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug.

What is the preconscious?

Information not in the conscious mind, like memories and stored knowledge.

What is the unconscious?

A reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories of which we are unaware but which influence our behavior.

What is disassociation theory?

In hypnosis, consciousness is divided into two parts, each aware.

What is REM sleep?

A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement and increased brain activity.

What is stage 4 sleep?

Very deep sleep characterized by delta waves and voluntary muscle activity being paralyzed.

What is a mantra?

Repeating a soothing phrase to oneself during meditation.