Dreams, Hypnosis, and Psychoactive Drugs

This set of flashcards provides vocabulary definitions related to dreams, their significance, hypnosis, and psychoactive drugs based on lecture notes.

Dreams

Mental experiences occurring during sleep, often remembered with more bizarre content when waking from REM sleep.

REM sleep

Rapid Eye Movement sleep, a stage of sleep characterized by dreams and increased brain activity.

Day residue

The phenomenon where experiences from waking life spill over into dreams.

Manifest content

The actual, literal content of a dream as recalled by the dreamer.

Latent content

The hidden psychological meaning of a dream, according to Freud.

Activation-synthesis model

A theory suggesting dreams result from the brain's attempt to make sense of neural activity during sleep.

Evolved threat-rehearsal strategies

The idea that dreams simulate threatening events to help individuals rehearse coping mechanisms.

Hypnosis

A social interaction where suggestions lead to changes in memory, perception, and voluntary action.

Hypnotic susceptibility

Individual differences in response to hypnosis, with about 10% of individuals being easily hypnotized.

Physical dependence

An addiction characterized by the body's physical need for a drug to prevent withdrawal symptoms.

Psychological dependence

An addiction based on emotional or mental needs rather than physical withdrawal symptoms.

Tolerance

The phenomenon whereby increasing amounts of a drug are needed to achieve the original effect.

Chronic Alcoholism

A severe addiction to alcohol that can lead to physical and psychological health issues, including Korsakoff's syndrome.

Psychoactive drugs

Substances that alter perception, mood, or consciousness.

Stimulants

Drugs that increase CNS activity, such as cocaine and amphetamines, enhancing mood and energy.