Chapter 4 Psychology
Narcolepsy
A "sleep attack" in in which a person falls asleep suddenly and irresistibly.
Abstinence syndrome
A characteristic cluster of withdrawal symptoms results from sudden decease decease in an addictive drug's level of usage.
Consciousness
A concept with many meanings, including sensory awareness of the world outside, direct inner awareness of one's thoughts and feelings, personal unity, and the walking state.
Circadian rhythm
A cycle that connected with the 24-hour period of the earth's rotation.
Mindfulness Meditation (MM)
A form of meditation that provides clients techniques they can use to focus on the present moment rather than ruminate about problems.
Opiates
A group of narcotics derived from the opium poppy that provide a euphoric rush and depress the nervous system.
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, which have been linked to dreaming.
Barbiturates
An addictive depressant used to relieve anxiety or induce sleep.
Hyperphagic
Chemical compounds consisting of hydrogen and cardon.
Opioids
Chemicals that act on opiate receptors but are not derived from the opium poppy.
Psychoactive Substances
Drugs that have psychological effects such as stimulation or perceptions.
Narcotics
Drugs used to relieve pain and induce sleep; the term is usually reserved opiates.
Sleep Terrors
Frightening dream-like experiences that occur during the deepest stage of NREM sleep; nightmares, in contrast, occur during REM sleep.
Tolerance
Habituation to a drug, with the result that increasingly higher doses of the drug are needed to achieve similar effects.
Unconscious
In psychodynamic theory, descriptive of ideas and feelings that are not available to awareness; also: without consciousness.
Preconscious
In psychodynamic theory, descriptive of material that is not in awareness but can brought into awareness by focusing one's attention.
Repression
Is psychodynamic theory, the automatic (unconscious) ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from conscious awareness.
Alpha Waves
Rapid low-amplitude brain waves that have been liked to feelings relaxion.
Amphetamines
Stimulants derived from alpha-methyl-beta phenylethylamine, a colorless liquid consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
Sleep Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing while sleeping.
Suppression
The deliberate, or conscious, placing of certain ideas, impulses, or images out of awareness.
Continuity hypothesis
The view that the content of dreams tends to be consistent with previous cognitive activity.