Crossword-States of Consciousness

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Across
  1. 1. Sleep theory that dreams are the result of the brain organizing the day’s events
  2. 4. Nighttime teeth grinding
  3. 6. The result of stopping dependent drug use, frequently corresponding to shakes, headaches, and irritability
  4. 8. Category of drugs that results in an altered state, almost disassociative
  5. 9. Referred to as “paradoxical sleep”, where the sleeper’s brain is super active, but the body is very still
  6. 10. Disorder resulting in a temporary stoppage of breathing
  7. 12. Psychodynamic psychologist whose “Interpretation of Dreams” sought to explain why we dream
  8. 15. 24 hour, daily biorhythm
  9. 16. Seeing or hearing things that do not exist
  10. 19. Part of the limbic system in the brain that initiates sleep
  11. 21. Most popular, easily accessible stimulant
  12. 22. Highly addictive stimulant that is typically smoked or vaped
  13. 23. Stage of sleep that most sleepers spend most of their night in
  14. 25. Disorder resulting in randomly falling asleep
  15. 26. Freud’s explanation for dreaming that our dreams were an expression of repressed desires
  16. 30. The symbolic storyline of dreams
  17. 32. Category of drugs that accelerate neural activity, promoting a feeling of energy and euphoria
  18. 33. Disorder resulting in an ability to get or maintain sleep
  19. 34. Known as MDMA, a stimulant known for heightened sensitivity
  20. 35. Our mental meeting space that allows us to gauge time, be aware of the world around us, and make a mental model of reality
Down
  1. 2. Well known depressant that causes irritability when stopped, consumed by smoke, vape, or edible
  2. 3. Part of the endocrine system that releases hormones that prepares our body for sleep
  3. 5. Highly addictive stimulant that signals a release of dopamine
  4. 7. Hormone that is released that prepares the body for sleep, can be taken as a supplement
  5. 11. State of consciousness that theorists have tried to explain in various ways
  6. 13. The literal storyline of dreams
  7. 14. Most popular, easily accessible depressant
  8. 16. State of heightened suggestibility, effective in getting someone to do something they are already willing to do
  9. 17. Sleepwalking
  10. 18. Dependent use of drugs
  11. 20. Often referred to as pre-sleep, a stage that most sleepers only get to once a night
  12. 24. The result of regular, frequently addictive, use of a drug, where more is required to feel the “euphoria” of the drug
  13. 27. Disorder resulting from chronic loss of sleep
  14. 28. Category of drugs that slows down neural activity
  15. 29. Sleep spindles that are slow and deep, suggesting very deep sleep
  16. 30. Hallucinogen that causes an altered state of consciousness
  17. 31. Highly addictive stimulant that depletes the supply of dopamine and serotonin