Chapter 4: States of Consciousness

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Across
  1. 4. opiate with relatively low potency- for pain
  2. 6. state marked by relatively low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness that is distinct from periods of rest that occur during wakefulness
  3. 8. drug that tends to suppress the central nervous system
  4. 9. one of a category of drugs that has strong analgesic properties
  5. 12. drug that tends to increase overall levels of neural activity; includes caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine
  6. 13. one of a class of drugs that results in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences
  7. 16. state of requiring increasing quantities of the drug to gain the desired effect
  8. 18. tendency to maintain a balance within a biological system
  9. 19. another word for somnambulism
Down
  1. 1. sleep disorder in which the sufferer cannot resist falling to sleep at inopportune times
  2. 2. state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli
  3. 3. awareness of internal and external stimuli
  4. 5. clearing the mind in order to achieve a state of relaxed awareness and focus
  5. 7. hormone secreted by the endocrine gland that serves as an important regulator of the sleep-wake cycle
  6. 10. synthetic opioid that is less euphorigenic than heron and similar drugs; used to manage withdrawal symptoms in opiate users
  7. 11. characterized by high levels of sensory awareness, thought, and behavior
  8. 14. a very nigh amplitude pattern of brain activity associated with stage 2 sleep that may occur in response to environmental stimuli
  9. 15. consistent difficulty in falling or staying asleep for at least three nights a week over a month's time
  10. 17. one of a group of sleep disorders characterized by unwanted,
  11. 20. variety of negative symptoms experienced when drug use is discontinued