rapid eye movement sleep;a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur

the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed,awake state 

periodic, natural loss of conciousness as distinct from unconciousness resulting from a coma,general anesthesia or hibernation.

false sensory experiences such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.

the large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep.

recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.

a sleep disorder charaterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often inopportune times.

a sleep disorder charaterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings. 

a sleep  disorder charaterized by high arousal and an apperance of being terrified  unlike nightmares night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep, within in two or three hours of falling asleep.Not remembered

A sequence of images, emotions and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind. 

according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream as distinct from its latent or hidden content. 

According to Freud the underlying meaning of a dream.

A social interaction in which one person the hypnotist suggests to another the subject that certain perceptions feelings thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur. 

A suggestion made during a hypnosis session to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized;used by some clinicians to help control indesired symptoms undesired and behaviors. 

a chemical substance that alters perception  and moods. 

The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before expriencing the drugs effect. 

The discomfort and distress that follow dicontinuing the use of an addictive drug. 

A physiological need for drugs also with unplesant withdrawl symptoms when the drug is discontinued. 

a psychological need to use a drug to relieve negative emotions.

drug craving and use despite adverse concequence. 

Drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system reducing anxiety but imparing memory and judgement. 

opium and its derivatives such as morphine and heroin they depress neutral activity temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

drugs that excite neural avtivity and speed up body functions. ( caffeine, cocaine, ectasy)

drugs that stimualte neural actvity causing speeded up body functions and associated energy and mood changes. 

Powerfullly addicitve drug that stimulates the central nervous system with speeded up and associated energy and mood changes. 

A synthetic stimulant and mild halluccinogen.(euphoria and social intimacy)

a powerful hallucinogenic drug also known as acid. 

an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death often similar to drug induced hallucinations. (cardiac arrest)

threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.

complex molecules containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein. 

twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two creating two genetically identical organisms.

twins who develop from seperate fertalized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters but they share a fetal enviroment. 

a person's characterstic emotional relativity and intensity.

the interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor(enviroment) depends on another factor such as heredity.

the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the princples of natural selection.

principle that among the range of inheraited trait variations those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

a random error in gene replication that leads to a change. 

an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. "prober behavior"

the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies. 

giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's idenity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications. 

giving priority ti group goals and defining one's idenity accordingly. 

found in both men and women. females have 2 and males have 1. an X chromosme from both a female and male will create a female. 

found only in males. when paired in a x chromosome will produce a male child.

most important of the male sex. both males and femals have it but it is important for the male especially because it stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and development of the male sex during puberty. 

a set of expectations about social postions defining how those in the postion ought to behave. 

expected behaviors for males and females.

Sense of being a male or female 

the acqusition of a traditional masculine or feminime role. 

theory that we learn social behaviors by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished