States of Consciousness

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Across
  1. 3. rhythm The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle.
  2. 7. suggestion A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behaviors
  3. 8. Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
  4. 11. A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.
  5. 14. sleep Non–rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep
  6. 16. Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.
  7. 17. waves The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
  8. 19. A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
  9. 20. waves The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
  10. 21. apnea A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.
Down
  1. 1. A powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria
  2. 2. terrors A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified
  3. 4. Our awareness of ourselves and our environment
  4. 5. Opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety
  5. 6. A stimulating and highly addictive psychoactive drug in tobacco
  6. 9. A social interaction in which one person (the subject) responds to another person’s (the hypnotist’s) suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
  7. 10. Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.
  8. 12. sleep Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
  9. 13. drug A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods.
  10. 15. rebound The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation
  11. 18. a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide)