ap psych conciousness

Consciousness

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

circadian rhythm

Biological clock, regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle

REM sleep

Rapid eye movement sleep, recurring sleep stage where vivid dreams commonly happen, muscles are relaxed but other body systems are active

Delta waves

Large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

Insomnia

Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep. Can’t go to sleep

Narcolepsy

A sleep disorder of uncontrollable sleep attacks

Sleep apnea

A sleep disorder where temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

Manifest content

The remembered story line of a dream - according to Freud

Latent content

The underlying meaning of a dream - according to Freud

Hypnosis

A social interaction where one person interacts with another’s suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur

Tolerance

The diminishing affect with regular use of the same dose of a drug

Psychological dependence

strong craving and compulsion to consume a drug or certain behaviors, despite negative consequences. Addiction

Depressants

Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow bodily functions

Hallucinogens

Psychedelic drugs like LSD that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

Opiates

Opium and it’s derivatives which depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

Amphetimines

Drugs that stimulate neural activity causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes

Ecstasy

A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short term health risks and long term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition

THC

A major ingredient in marijuana, triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations

Dualism

The belief that the mind and the body are separate entities and that mental processes are not purely physical