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| circadian rhythm? example? |
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biological rhythm with a period of about 24 hrs.
example- sleep wake cycle |
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| responds to light and dark, connections within eye |
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| seasonal effective disorder? |
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| during winter time feelings of sadness, laziness, drowsiness. treated by phototherapy |
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| how does exercise effect mood? |
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| helps to elevate your mood, increased stability to be able to relax, increased levels of seratonin, produce less muscle tension |
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| individual is subject to irresistible and unpredictable daytime attacks of sleepness or actual sleep, lasting from 5 to 30 mins. |
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| breathing periodically stops for a few moments, causing person to choke and gasp. |
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| inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness. |
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| 4 different stages of sleep |
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stage1-unconcious/concious on edge
stage2-minor noises will wake u up
stage3-breating, pulse starts to slow down, muscles relax, heart arouses
stage4-really deep sleep, vigorous shaking may not interrupt. 30-90mins |
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| sleep spindles? when do they occur |
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| brain emits occasional short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves called sleep spindles in stage 2 |
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| acutal images in dreams you experience in everyday life |
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| symbolic meaning, "hidden" content |
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| dreams related to current concerns in life |
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| procedure in which a practioner suggests changes in perceptions, sensations, thoughts, feelings, and behavior of a subject |
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| can everyone be hypnotized? |
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| everyone cannot be hypnotized if they do not have the willingness to be. near to impossible if not willing |
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| how do hypnotically susceptible ppl differ from others? |
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| better able to focus attention, ignore distractions, active imaginations, fantasize, more possible attitude twds hypnosis |
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| not altered state of consciousness. ppl hyp. merely following wut they are told to do |
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| hyp. creates altered state of conciousness, ppl tht r hyp. produce dramatic effects. ex. being insensitive to pain |
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| combo of role and state theory, believe being hyp is not special state of consciousness, normal thoughts and ideas break apart. splitting of conciousness |
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| psychoactive drugs. What is the most important factor that we discussed in class |
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alters state of consciousness: mood, thinking, memory.
Environmental settings |
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| major classifications of drugs, and examples of each |
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stimulants-speeds up central nervous system-caffine, nicotine, speed, cocaine.
depressants- slows down central nervous system. alcohol, tranquilizers, habituates.
opiates-painrelievers. opium, morphine, herione
psychedelics-disrupts normal thought, hallucinations. LSD, mushrooms |
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| diff in cns functioning in stimulants and depressants |
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stimulants-speeds up cns
depressants-slows down cns |
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| what things can influence reaction in psychoactive drug? |
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| chemical properties, physical condition, prior experience with drug, environmental setting, mental set, person's expectations and motives for taking the drug |
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| which drug has the most severe withdrawal symptoms? |
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| induce sleep and reduce pain |
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| What do our biological clocks govern? |
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| Sleep cycle, body temp, monthly period |
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| What part of our brain controls circadian rhythms? |
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| What did research say about people who are night owls |
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| What type of behavior are they more likely to display? More likely to be antisocial, or develop it |
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| What is the major theory for the need for sleep? |
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| Repair and rejuvenate body |
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| What does research say about sleep and weight? |
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| If ur obese ur more likely to have insomnia and sleep disorders, more likely to snore. |
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| Do you dream according to which part of your brain is firing? What is an example of that? |
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| Yes, depending on wut ur dreaming of is the part of brain that is working |
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| What are the major arguments against legalizing marijuana? |
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| Don’t wanna legalize think is gateway drug, and it is addictive |
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| What health benefits does marijuana serve, according to proponents of legalizing marijuana? |
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| Asthma and curing nausea from chemo |
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