States of Consciousness Review

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  1. 6. a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
  2. 8. a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during NREM-3 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep,and are seldom remembered.
  3. 9. drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, Ecstasy, and methamphetamine) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.
  4. 11. after a close brush with death (such as by cardiac arrest); often similar to drug-induced hallucinations.
  5. 13. a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings.
  6. 14. recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.
  7. 16. periodic, natural loss of consciousness—as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation.
  8. 17. false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.
  9. 19. 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.
  10. 20. the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.
  11. 21. the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect.
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  1. 1. our awareness of ourselves and our environment
  2. 2. compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors (such as gambling) despite known adverse consequences.
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. the biological clock;regular bodily rhythms (for example,of temperature and wakefulness)that occur on a 24-hour cycle.
  5. 5. an altered state of consciousness
  6. 7. the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.
  7. 10. a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times.
  8. 12. rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
  9. 15. the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.
  10. 18. non–rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep.
  11. 20. a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer’s delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it.