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AP Psych Practice 6
States of Consciousness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Higher-Level | Controlled processes; totally aware |
| Lower-Level | Automatic processing |
| Altered States | Produced through drugs, fatigue, & hypnosis |
| Subconscious | Sleeping & dreaming |
| No awareness | Knocked out |
| Metacognition | Thinking about thinking |
| Beta Waves | Awake |
| Alpha Waves | Drowsy |
| Stage 1 | Light sleep |
| Stage 2 | bursts of sleep spindles |
| Stage 3 | Delta waves; deep sleep |
| Stage 4 | Extremely deep sleep |
| Rapid Eye Movement (REM) | Dreaming |
| Circadian Rhythm | 24 hour biological clock |
| Insomnia | Inability to fall asleep; stress/anxiety |
| Sleep Walking | Walking & other movements while sleeping; fatigue, drugs, alcohol |
| Night Terrors | Extreme nightmares, not during REM sleep; typically in children |
| Narcolepsy | Fall asleep out of nowhere |
| Sleep Apnea | Stop breathing suddenly while asleep |
| Fulfillment | Dreaming is gratification of unconscious desires & needs; Sigmund Freud |
| Latent Content | Hidden meaning of dreams |
| Manifest Content | Obvious story line of dream |
| Activation Synthesis | Brain procedures random bursts of energy; stimulating lodged memories; dreams start random then develop meaning |
| Hyponsis | Can reduce pain & help relaxation; Can not give superhuman strength, make a person regress; make you do thing against your will |
| Psychoactive Drugs | Triggers dopamine release in the brain |
| Depressants | Decrease sympathetic nervous system activation; alcohol, barbiturates, tranquilizers, opiates |
| Stimulants | Increase sympathetic nervous system activation; amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy, caffeine, nicotine |
| Hallucinogens | Causes hallucinations; LSD, marijuana |
| Tolerance | Needing more of a drug to achieve the same effects |
| Dependence | Become addicted to the drug; must have it to avoid withdrawal symptoms |
| Withdrawal | Psychological & physiological symptoms associated with sudden stoppage |