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Section 4
Consciousness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Selective Attention | concentration- ability to ignore irrelevant stimuli |
| Divided Attention | Multi-Tasking- ability to focus on two or more things at the same time |
| Manifest Dream Content | what actually happens in the dream |
| Latent Dream Content | what the dream is supposed to mean |
| Psychoactive Drugs | any and all chemical substances that can alter conscious awareness, mood, attention, judgment, time sense, perception, etc. in any way |
| Stimulants | psychoactive drugs that increase activity and responsiveness (amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine, nicotine) |
| Depressants | psychoactive drugs that decrease activity and responsiveness (barbiturates, alcohol, tranquilizers) |
| Hallucinogens | psychoactive drugs that produce sensory/ perceptual distortions and/or hallucinations (marijuana, LSD) |
| Physical Addiction | dependence on a drug as indicated by the presence of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms |
| Psychological Addiction | dependence on a drug based primarily on psychological and/or emotional needs |
| experimental | short term use based on curiosity |
| social-recreational | occasional use for pleasure or recreation |
| situational | use to cope with a specific problem (pain relief, needing to stay awake) |
| intensive | daily use with elements of dependence |
| compulsive | constant use and extreme dependence |
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