States of Consciousness

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Across
  1. 2. When the brain releases long and slow delta waves during sleep and is hardest to be woken from
  2. 5. Being aware of one's mental activity and environment
  3. 9. Both hemispheres are isolated from one another by cutting the corpus callusom and operate independently from one another
  4. 11. Literal content of our dreams which serve to mask the unconscious thoughts and desires of the dreamer
  5. 15. A split in consciousness that allows thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
  6. 17. Exposure to a stimulus ignites related concepts
  7. 18. Drugs that depress the central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment.
  8. 19. Cronic sleep disorder that causes the person to stop breathing in their sleep
Down
  1. 1. A series of thoughts, feelings, and images that passes through one's mind while asleep
  2. 3. A pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm. In response to light, the SCN causes the pineal gland to adjust melatonin production thus modifying our feelings of sleepiness.
  3. 4. Term for being active in one's sleep; sleep walking, eating, talking
  4. 6. Internal clock that tells us when to wake up and sleep
  5. 7. Drug that fits into the 'piece' in order to mimic the neurotransmitter
  6. 8. The level of consciousness that actively holds suppressed thoughts and actions
  7. 10. Main active ingredient in marijuana causing mild hallucinations
  8. 12. Drug that blocks the neurotransmitter
  9. 13. Transition between wakefulness and sleep
  10. 14. Category that increases alertness that can be legal or illegal
  11. 16. Codeine, Morphine, Heroin, and Methadone are...