Psychology

state of being unable to move just after falling asleep or right before waking up

our subjective experience of the workd, our bodies, and our mental perspectives

cyclical changes that occur on a roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes

term for the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus thats responisble for controlling our levels of alertness

darting of the eyes underneath closed eyelids during sleep

stages 1 through 4 of the sleep cycle, during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming is less frequent and vivid

stage of sleep during which the brain is most active and during which vivd dreaming most often occurs

experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming

difficulty falling and staying asleep

disorder characterized by the rapid and often unexpected onset of sleep

disorder caused by a blockage of the airway during sleep, resulting in daytime fatigue

sudden walking episodes characterized by screaming, perspiring, and confusion followed by a return to a deep sleep

walking while fully asleep

theory that dreams reflect inputs from brain activation then attempts to weave into a story

theory that dreams are a meaningful product of our cognitive capacities, which shape what we dream about

out-of-body experience reported by people who've nearly died or thought they were going to die

feeling of reliving an experience thats new

feelings of unity or oneness with the world, often w/ strong spiritual overtones

set of techniques that provides people with suggestions for alterations in their perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and behavior

therapeutic approach that hypnotizes and supposedly age-regresses patients of a present-day problem

approach to explaining hypnosis based on people's attitudes, beliefs, and expectations

approach to explaining hypnosis based on a separations between personality functions that are normally well integrated

substance that contains chemicals similar to those found naturally in our brains that alter consciousness by changing chemical processes in neurons

reduction in the effect of a drug as a result of repeated use, requiring users to consume greater quantities to achieve the same effect

unpleasant effects of reducing or stopping consumption of a dru that users had consumed habitually

dependence on a drug that occurs when people continue to take it to avoid withdrawl symptoms

dependence on a drug that occurs when continued use of the drug is motivated by intense cravings

drug that exerts a calming effect

drug that exerts a sleep-inducing effect

drug that increases activity in the central nervous system, including heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure

drug that relieves pain and induces sleep

causing dramatic altercations of perception, mood, and thought