psychology ch.5 vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Consciousness | Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. |
| Selective attention | Focusing on a particular stimulus. |
| Subconscious | Contains material just beneath the surface of awareness that can easily be retrieved. |
| Unconscious | Not aware. |
| Non conscious | Relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things. |
| Altered states of consciousness | In which a person's sense of self or sense of the world changes |
| Circadian rhythms | Biological clocks |
| Rapid-Eye Movement Sleep | A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and linked to dreaming; also called REM sleep. |
| Insomnia | An inability to sleep. |
| Night terrors | Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal. |
| Sleep Apnea | A sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted. |
| Narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep. |
| Meditation | Practice of quiet reflection to clear the mind and find inner peace. |
| Biofeedback | System that provides information about something happening in the body. |
| Hypnosis | A condition in which people appear to be highly suggestible and to behave as if they are in a trance. |
| Posthypnotic suggestion | A suggestion made during hypnosis that influences the participant's behavior afterward. |
| Addiction | Compulsive drug craving and use. |
| Intoxication | Drunkenness. |
| Narcotics | Addictive depressants that have been used to relieve pain and induce sleep. |
| Stimulants | Drugs that increase the activity of the nervous system. |
| Amphetamines | A class of stimulant drugs that arouse the central nervous system and suppress appetite. |
| Hallucination | Perception of an object or a sound that seems real but is not. |
| Delusion | False idea that seems real. |
| Detoxification | The removal of the harmful substance from the body. |
| Hallucinogen | A drug that produces hallucinations. |
| Depressants | Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system. |
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