PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER SEVEN

15 December 2023
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consciousness
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is state of awareness
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insomnia
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the failure to get enough sleep at night in order to feel rested the next day
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sleep apnea
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a sleep disorder in which breathing is interrupted
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Narcolepsy
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A condition characterized by suddenly falling asleep or feeling very sleepy during the day
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Nightmares are to ________ as night terrors are to ________.
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REM sleep; Stage 4 sleep
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nightmares
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unpleasant dreams
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night terrors
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sleep distributions that occur during stage IV of sleep involving screaming panic and confusion
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sleepwalking
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walking or carrying out behavior while asleep
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hypnosis
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is form of altered consciousness
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Franz Anton Mesmer
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First person to practice hypnosis, body is filled with magnetic fluid that can become cause illness
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theory 2: Theodore Barber
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believe if you follow hypnotic instructions you can do anything
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theory 3: Ernest Hilgard
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believed that there is something special, "hidden observer"
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theory 4: sabrin & coe
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hypnotized people behave as expect that hypnotized individuals will forget certain things we told . Potential ability not used
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posthypnotic suggestion
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a suggestion made during hypnosis that influences the participant's behavior afterward
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Biofeedback
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The process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled
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meditation
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practice of relaxation and inner peace
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psychoactive drugs ( pot )
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interact with central nervous sys to alter persons mood and behavior
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marijuana
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a plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects
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depressant : Alcohol
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relaxant and impair memeory
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tranquilizers : Xanx
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relieve anxiety
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opiates : morphine + heroin
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decrease pain attention to real world + ugly after effects and withdraws
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Stimulants : coffee + coco
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increase energy
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mixed stimulants - depressants : nicotine
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stimulate brain act
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distortion of experience: weed
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intensifies sensory experiences, sometimes impairs learning
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Hallucinogens : LSD + mescaline
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cause hallucinations
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LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
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powerful synthetic hallucinogen
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Hallucinogens
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Drugs that often produce hallucinations