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BRAIN
Definition
THE COMPLEX MASS OF NEURAL CALLS AND RELATED CELLS ENCASED IN THE SKULLS
Term
SPINAL CORD
Definition
THE NERVE FIBERS IN THE SPINAL CORD
Term
NEURON
Definition
AN ADDITIONAL NERVE CELL
Term
CELL BODY
Definition
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE NEURON THAT INCLUDES THE NUCLEUS
Term
DENTRITES
Definition
EXTENSIONS OF THE CELL BODY THAT USUALLY SERVE AS RECIEVING AREAS FOR THE MESSAGES FROM OTHER NEURONS
Term
AXONS
Definition
NEURON BRANCHES THAT TRANSMIT MESSAGES TO OTHER NEURONS
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NERVE
Definition
A BUNDLE OF LONG NEURONS OUTSIDE THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Term
IONS
Definition
ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES
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CELL MEMBRANES
Definition
THE COVERING OF A NEURON OR ANOTHER CELL
Term
SEMIPERMEABLE
Definition
A SURFACE THAT ALLOWS SOME BUT NOT ALL PARTICLES TO PASS THROUGH
Term
POLARIZED
Definition
THE RESTING STATE OF A NEURON WHEN MORE NEGATIVE IONS ARE INSIDE AND MORE POSITIVE IONS ARE OUTSIDE THE CELL MEMBRANE
Term
DEPOLARIZATION
Definition
THE PROCESS DURING WHICH POSITIVELY CHARGED IONS FLOW INTO THE AXON MAKING IT LESS NEGATIVELY CHARGED INSIDE
Term
ALL OR NONE PRICIPLE
Definition
THE LAW THAT STATES THAT ONCE A NEURAL ACTION POTENTIAL IS PRODUCED ITS MAGNITUDE IS ALWAYS THE SAME
Term
ACTION POTENTIAL
Definition
A BRIEF ELECTRICAL SIGNAL THAT TRAVELS THE LENGTH OF THE AXON
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MYLELIN SHEATH
Definition
THE INSULATING FATTY COVERING WRAPPED AROUND THE AXON THAT SPEEDS THE TRANSMITION OF NEURAL MESSAGES
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SYNAPSE
Definition
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE AXON OF ONE NEURON AND ANOTHER NEURON
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SYNAPTIC GAP
Definition
THE SNALL SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO NEURONS AT A SYNAPSE
Term
SYNAPTIC VESICLES
Definition
TINY VESSELS CONTAINING STORED QUANTITIES OF THE NEUROTRANSMITTER SUBSTANCE HELD IN THE SYNAPTIC TERMINALS OF THE AXON
Term
SYNAPTIC TERMINAL
Definition
THE KNOBLIKE TIPS OF OF THE AXON
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RECEPTOR SITES
Definition
SITES ON THE NEURON THAT RECEIVE THE NEUROTRANSMITTER SUBSTANCE
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GLIAL CELLS
Definition
CELLS THAT ASSIST NEURONS BY TRANSPORTING NUTRIENTS TO THEM PRODUCING MYELIN SHEATH AND REGULATING THE LIKLIHOOD OF TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES ACROSS THE SYNAPTIC GAP
Term
ACETYLCHOLINE
Definition
A NEUROTRANMITTER USE DBY SOMATIC NEURONS THAT CONTRACT THE BODYS LARGE MUSCLES ACETYLCHOLINE ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN MEMORY AND IS THOUGHT TO REGULATE DREAMING
Term
DOPAMINE
Definition
A NEUROTRANSMITTER SUBSTANCE USED BY NEURONS IN THE BRAIN THAT CONTROL LARGE MUSCLE MOVEMENTS AND BY NEURONS IN PLEASURE AND REWARD SYSTEMS IN THE BRAIN
Term
SEROTONIN
Definition
A NEUROTRANSMITTER SUBSTANCE USED BY SYSTEMS OF THE NEURONS BELIEVED TO REGULATE SLEEP DREAMING APPETITE ANXIETY DEPRESSION AND THE INHIBITION OF VIOLENCE
Term
NOREPINEPHRINE
Definition
A NEUROTRANSMITTER BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN VIGALANCE AND ATTENTION ANS RELEASED BY SYMPATHATHETIC AUTONOMIC NEURONS AND THE ADRENAL GLANDS
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GLUTAMATE
Definition
THE MOST WIDESPREAD EXCITATORY NEUROTRANSMITTER IN THE BRAIN
Term
NEUROPEPTIDES
Definition
A LARGE GROUP OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS SOMETIMES REFERED TO AS NEUROMODULATORS AS THEY APPEAR TO BROADLY INFLUENCE THE ACTION OF THE OTHER NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Term
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE BRAIN AND THE SPIANL CORD
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE NETWORK OF NERVES THAT BRANCHES FROM THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY
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INTERNEURON
Definition
NEURONS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CONNECT OTHER NEURONS
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SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE DIVISION OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CARRIES MESSAGES FROM THE SENSE ORGANS TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND FROM THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TO THE SKELETAL MUSCLES
Term
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE DIVISION OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT REGULATES THE ACTIONS OF INTERNAL BODY ORGANS SUCH AS HEARTBEAT
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SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT PREPARES THE BODY TO RESPOND TO PSYCHOLOGICAL OR PHYSICAL STRESS
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PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
THE DIVISION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES BODILY MAINTENANCE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION AND STORAGE UNDER NON STRESSFUL CONDITIONS
Term
DIVISIONS SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
OPENS (DILATES) PUPILS OF EYES, DECREASES SALIVATION, SPEEDS HEARTBEAT, DILATES BRONCHI, INHIBITS DIGESTIVE TRACT, RELEASES SUGAR FROM LIVER, STIMULATES SECRETION OF EPINEPHRINE, INHIBITS CONTRACTION OF URINARY BLADDER, INCREASES BLOOD FLOW AND MUSCLE TENSION IN LARGE MUSCLES
Term
DIVIONS OF PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
CLOSES (CONSTRICTS) PUPILS, INCREASES SALIVATION, SLOWS HEARTBEAT, CONSTRICTS BRONCHI, ACTIVATES THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, RELEASES BILE FROM LIVER, INHIBITS SECRETION OF EPINEPHRINE, CONTRACTS THE URINARY BLADDER, REDUCES BLOOD FLOW AND MUSCLE TENSION IN THE LARGE MUSCLES
Term
GAGLIA
Definition
CLUSTERS OF CELL BODIES OF NEURONS OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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HINDBRAIN
Definition
THE LOWEST PART OF THE BRAIN LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE SKULL
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MEDULLA
Definition
THE SWELLING JUST ABOVE THE SPINAL CORD WITHIN THE HINDBRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING BREATHING AND A VARIETY OF REFLEXES
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PONS
Definition
THE PART OF THE HINDBRAIN THAT IS INVOLVED IN BALANCE HEARING AND SOME PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTIONS
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CEREBELLUM
Definition
TWO ROUNDED STRUCTURES BEHIND THE PONS INVOLVED IN THE COORDINATION OF MUSCLE MOVEMENTS LEARNING AND MEMORY
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RETICULAR FORMATION
Definition
SETS OF NEURONS THAT PROJECT FROM THE MEDULLA AND PONS DOWNWARD ONTO THE SPINAL CORD TO PLAY A ROLE IN MAINTAININGMUSCLE TONE AND CARDIAC REFLEXES AND ALSO PROJECT UPWARD THROUGHOUT THE CEREBRAL CORTEX WHERE THEY INFLUANCE WAKEFULLNESS AROUSAL LEVEL AND ATTENTION
Term
MIDBRAIN
Definition
THE SMALL AREA AT THE TOP OF THE HINDBRAIN THAT SERVES PRIMARILY AS A REFLEX CENTER FOR ORIENTATING THE EYES AND EARS
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FOREBRAIN
Definition
THE PARTS OR THE BRAIN INCLUDING THE THALAMUS HYPOTHALAMUS AND CEREBRAL CORTEX THAT COVER THE HINDBRAIN AND MIDBRAIN AND FILL MUCH OF THE SKULL
Term
THALAMUS
Definition
THE PART OF THE FORBRAIN THAT PRIMARILY ROUTES SENSORY MESSAGES TO APPROPRIATE PARTS OF THE BRAIN
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HYPOTHALAMUS
Definition
THE SMALL PART OF THE FOREBRAIN INVOLVED WITH MOTIVES EMOTIONS AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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LIMBIC SYSTEM
Definition
A COMPLEX BRAIN COMPOSED OF THE AMYGDALA HIPPOCAMUS AND CINGULATE CORTEX THAT WORKS WITH THE HYPOTHAMALUS EMOTIONAL AROUSAL
Term
AMYGDALA
Definition
A PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN EMOTION
Term
HIPPOCAMPUS
Definition
THE PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN MEMORY AND THE PROCESSING OF EMOTION
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HIPPOCAMPUS
Definition
THE PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN MEMORY AND THE PROCESSING OF EMOTION
Term
CINGULATE CORTEX
Definition
A PART OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM LYING IN THE CEREBRAL CORTEX THAT PROCESSES COGNITIVE INFORMATION IN EMOTION
Term
CEREBRAL CORTEX
Definition
THE LARGEST STRUCTURE IN THE FORBRAIN CONTROLLING CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE AND BEING INVOLVED WITH THE SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
FRONTAL LOBES
Definition
THE PART OF THE CERBRAL CORTEX IN THE FRONT OF THE SKULL INVOLVED IN PLANNING ORGANIZATION THINKING DECISION MAKING MEMORY VOLUNTARY MOTOR MOVEMENTS AND SPEECH
Term
EXPRESSIVE APHASIA
Definition
AN IMPAIRMENT OF THE ABILITY TO GENERATE SPOKEN LANGUAGE BUT NOT THE COMPRHENSION OF LANGUAGE
Term
PARIETAL LOBES
Definition
THE PART OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX THAT IS BEHIND THE FRONTAL LOBES AT THE TOP OF THE SKULL AND THAT CONTAIN THE SOMATOSENSERY AREA
Term
SOMATOSENSERY AREA
Definition
THE STRIP OF THE PARIETAL CORTEX RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE MOTOR AREA OF THE FRONTAL LOBES THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN BOBY SENSES
Term
TEMPORAL LOBES
Definition
THE PART OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX THAT EXTENDS BACK FROM THE AREA OF THE TEMPLES BENEATH THE FRONTAL AND PARIETAL LOBES AND THAT CONTAINS AREAS INVOLVED IN THE SENSE OF HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE
Term
WERNICKES AREA
Definition
THE LANGUAGE AREA OF THE CORTEX THAT PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING SPOKEN LANGUAGE
Term
WERNICKES APHASIA
Definition
A FORM OF APHASIA IN WHICH A PERSON CAN SPEAK FLUENTLY (but nonsesically)AND CANNOT MAKE SENSE OUT OF LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY OTHERS
Term
OCCIPITAL LOBES
Definition
THE PART OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE BACK OF THE HEAD THAT PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE PROCESSING SENSORY INFORMATION FROM THE EYES
Term
ASSOCIATION AREAS
Definition
AREAS WITHIN EACH LOBE OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX BELEIVED TO PLAY GENERAL RATHER THEN SPECIFIC ROLES
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)
Definition
A RECORDING OF THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN OBTAINED THROUGH ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE SCALP
Term
POSITIVE EMMISION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)
Definition
AN IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT REVEALS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAIN
Term
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
Definition
AN IMAGING TECHNIQUE USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE TO OBTAIN DETAILED VIEWS OF THE BRAIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Term
FUNCTIONAL MRI
Definition
A TYPE OF MRI THAT MEASURES THE ACTIVITY OF PARTS OF THE BRAIN BY MEASURING THE USE OF OXYGEN BY GROUPS OF NEURONS
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CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE
Definition
THE TWO MAIN PARTS OR THE CEREBRAL CORTEX DIVIDED INTO LEFT AND RIGHT HEMISPHERES
Term
CORPUS CALLOSUM
Definition
THE MAJOR NEURAL STRUCTURE CONNECTING THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEMISPHERE
Term
PLASTICITY
Definition
THE ABILITY OF PARTS OF THE BRAIN PARTICULARLY THE CEREBRAL CORTEX TO ACQUIRE NEW FUNCTIONS THAT PARTYLY OR COMPLETLY REPLACE THE FUNCTIONS OF A DAMAGED PART OF THE BRAIN
Term
NEURAL PRUNING
Definition
THE NORMAL PROCESS OF SELECTIVE LOSS OF GREY MATTER IN THE BRAIN OVER TIME WHICH IS THOUGHT TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF NEURAL SYSTEMS BY ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY CELLS
Term
NEUROGENESIS
Definition
THE HYPOTHESIZED GROWTH OF NEW NEURONS IN ADULT MAMMALS
Term
endocrine system
Definition
THE SYSTEM OF GLANDS THAT SECRETES HORMONES
Term
GLANDS
Definition
STRUCTURES IN THE BODY THAT SECRETE SUBSTANCES
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HORMONES
Definition
CHENMICAL SUBSTANCES PRODUCED BY ENDOCRINE GLANDS THAT INFLUENCE INTERNAL ORGANS
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PITUITARY GLAND
Definition
THE BODYS MASTER GLAND LOCATED NEAR THE BOTTEM OF THE BRAIN WHOSE SECRETIONS HELP REGULATE THE ACTIVITY OF THE OTHER GLAND IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Term
ADRENAL GLAND
Definition
TWO GLANDS ON THE KIDNEYS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL AROUSAL
Term
EPINEPHRINE
Definition
A HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE ADRENAL GLANDS
Term
NOROPINEPHRINE
Definition
A HORMONE PRDUCED BY THE ADRENAL GLANDS
Term
CORTISOL
Definition
A STRESS HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE ADRENAL GLANDS
Term
ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
Definition
ENDOCRINE CELLS IN THE PANCREAS THAT REGULATE THE LEVELS OF SUGAR IN THE BLOOD
Term
PANCREAS
Definition
THE ORGAN NEAR THE STOMACH THAT CONTAINS THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
Term
GLUCAGON
Definition
A HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE ISLETS OF LANGERHAN THAT CAUSES THE LIVER TO RELEASE SUGAR INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
Term
INSULIN
Definition
A HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE ISLETS OF LANGERHAN THAT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN THE BLOODSTREAM
Term
OVARIES
Definition
FEMALE ENDROCRINE GLANDS THAT SECRETE SEX RELATED HORMONES AND PRODUCE OVA OR EGGS
Term
TESTES
Definition
MALE ENDOCRINE GLANDS THAT SECRETE SEX RELATED HORMONES AND PRODUCE SPERM CELLS
Term
GONADS
Definition
THE GLANDS THAT PRODUCE SEX CELLS AND HORMONES IMPORTANT IN SEXUAL AROUSAL AND THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SEX CHARACTARISTICS
Term
ESTROGEN
Definition
A FEMALE SEX HORMONE
Term
TESTOSTERONE
Definition
A MALE SEX HORMONE
Term
THYROID GLAND
Definition
THE GLAND BELOW THE VOICE BOX THAT REGULATES METABOLISM
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE BODY USES ENERGY
Term
THYROXIN
Definition
A HORMONE PRODUCED BY THE THYROID THAT IS NECESSARY FOR PROPER MENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND HELPS DETERMINE WEIGHT AND LEVEL OF ACTIVITY IN ADULTS
Term
CRETINISM
Definition
A TYPE OF MENTAL RETADATION IN CHILDREN CAUSED BY A DEFITIONCY OF THYROXIN
Term
PARATHORMONE
Definition
A HORMONE THAT REGULATES ION LEVELS IN NEURONS AND CONTROLS EXCITALILITY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
PARATHYROID GLANDS
Definition
FOUR GLANDS EMBEDDED IN THE THYROID THAT PRODUCE PARATHORMONE
Term
PINEAL GLAND
Definition
THE ENDOCRINE GLAND THAT IS LARGLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGULATUION OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
Term
CONSCIOUSNESS
Definition
A STATE OF AWARNESS
Term
DAYDREAMS
Definition
RELATIVELY FOCUSED THINKING ABOUT FANTASIES
Term
DIVIDED CONSCIOUSNESS
Definition
THE SPLITTING OFF OF TWO CONSCIOUS ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY
Term
UNCONSCIOUS MIND
Definition
MENTAL PROCESSES THAT OCCUR WITHOUT CONSCIOUS AWARNESS
Term
HYPNAGOGIC STATE
Definition
A RELAXED STATE OF DREANLIKE AWARNESS BETWEEN WAKEFULNESS AND SLEEP
Term
MYOCLONIA
Definition
AN ABRUPT MOVEMENT THAT SOMETIMES OCCCURS DURING THE HYPNAGOGIC STATE IN WHICH THE SLEEPER OFTEN EXPERIENCES A SENSE OF FALLING
Term
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)
Definition
A MEASURE OF ELECTRICAL BRAIN ACTIVITY
Term
DREAMING
Definition
CONSCIOUS AWARNESS DURING SLEEP THAT PRIMARLY OCCURS DURING RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP (REM)
Term
REM SLEEP
Definition
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP CHARACTERIZED BY MOVEMENT OF THE EYES UNDER THE LIDS OFTEN ACCOMPANIES DREAMS
Term
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
Definition
INTERNALLY GENERATED CYCLES LASTING ABOUT 24 HOURS A DAY THAT REGULATE SLEEPINESS AND WAKEFULLNESS BODY TEMPERTURE AND THE SECRETION OF SOME HORMONES
Term
DAY RESIDUE
Definition
DREAM CONTENT THAT IS SIMILAR TO EVENTS IN THE PERSONS WAKING LIFE
Term
STIMULUS INCORPORATION
Definition
STIMULI OCCURRING DURING SLEEP THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO DREAMS EITHER DIRECTLY OR IN ALTERED FORM
Term
MANIFEST CONTENT
Definition
ACCORDING TO FREUD THE LITERAL MEANING OF DREAMS
Term
LATENT CONTENT
Definition
ACCORDING TO FREUD THE TRUE MEANING OF DREAMS THAT IS FOUND IN THE SYMBOLS IN THEIR MANIFEST CONTENT
Term
NIGHTMARES
Definition
DREAMS THAT OCCUR DURING REM SLEEP AND WHOSE CONTENT IS EXCEPTIONALLY FRIGHTENING SAD ANGRY OR IN SOME OTHER WAY UNCOMFORTABLE
Term
NIGHT TERRORS
Definition
UPSETTING NOCTURNAL EXPERIENCES THAT OCCUR MOST OFTEN IN PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN DURING DEEP NON REM SLEEP
Term
SLEEPWALKING
Definition
WAKING AND CARRYING ON COMPLICATED ACTIVITIES DURING THE DEEPEST PART OF NON REM SLEEP
Term
SLEEPTALKING
Definition
TALKING DURING ANY PHASE OF THE SLEEP CYCLE
Term
SLEEP DISORDERS
Definition
DISTURBANCES OF SLEEP
Term
INSOMNIA
Definition
A DISORDER IN WHICH THE PERSON HAS DIFFICULTY FALLING ASLEEP OR STAYING ASLEEP
Term
NARCOLEPSY
Definition
A SLEEP DISORDER IN WHICH THE PERSON SUDDENLY FALLS ASLEEP DURING ACTIVITIES USUALLY PERFORMED WHEN FULLY AWAKE EVEN THE PERSON HAS HAD ADEQUATE SLEEP
Term
SLEEP APNEA
Definition
THE SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF BREATHING DURING SLEEP
Term
MEDITION
Definition
SEVERAL METHODS OF FOCUSING CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AND GENERATING A SENSE OF RELAXATION
Term
MANTRAS
Definition
WORDS OR SOUNDS CONTAINING RELIGIOUS MEANING THAT ARE USED DURING MEDITION
Term
TRANSCENDENTAL STATE
Definition
AN ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS SOMETIMES ACHIEVED DURING MEDITATION THAT IS SAID TO TRANSEND NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Term
MINDFULLNESS
Definition
THE STATE OF FOCUSING CONSCIOUS AWARNESS COMPLETELY ON WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE PRESENT MOMENT
Term
HYPNOSIS
Definition
AN ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN WHICH THE INDIVDUAL IS HIGHLY RELAXED AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO SUGGESTION
Term
DEPERSONALIZATION
Definition
THE PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE OF ONES BODY OR SURROUNDINGS BECOMING DISORTED OR UNREAL
Term
ASTRAL PROJECTION
Definition
DEPERSONALIZATION THAT INCLUDES THE ILLUSION THAT THE MIND HAS LEFT THE BODY
Term
PSYCHTROPIC DRUGS
Definition
THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF DRUGS INCLUDING STIMULANTS DEPRESSENTS AND HALLUCINOGENS THAT ALTER THE CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE
Term
STIMULANTS
Definition
DRUGS THAT INCREASE THE ACTIVITY OF MOTIVATIONAL CENTERS IN THE BRAIN PROVIDING A SENSE OF ENERGY AND WELL BEING
Term
AMPHETAMINES
Definition
POWERFULL STIMULANTS THAT PRODUCE A CONSCIOUS SENSE OF INCREASED ENERGY AND EUPHORIA
Term
AMPHETAMINE PSYCHOSIS
Definition
A PROLONGED REACTION TO THE EXCESSIVE USE OF STIMULANTS CHARACTERIZED BY DISORDERED THINKING CONFUSED AND RAPIDLY CHANGING EMOTIONS AND INTENSE SUSPICIOUSNESS
Term
EPHEDRA
Definition
A HERBAL STIMULANT THAT MAY SUPPRESS APPETITE BUT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES
Term
DEPRESSANTS
Definition
DRUGS THAT REDUCE THE ACTIVITY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LEADING TO A SENSE OF RELAXATION DROWSINESS AND LOWERED INHIBITIONS
Term
SEDATIVES
Definition
DEPRESSANTS THAT IN A MILD DOSES PRODUCE A STATE OF CALM RELAXATION
Term
NARCOTICS
Definition
POWERFULL AND HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DEPRESSANTS
Term
OPIATES
Definition
NARCOTIC DRUGS DERIVED FROM THE POPPY SEED
Term
INHALANTS
Definition
TOXIC SUBSTANCES THAT PRODUCE A SENSE OF INTOXICATION WHEN INHALED
Term
HALLUCINOGENS
Definition
DRUGS THAT ALTER PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCES
Term
DRUG DEPENDENCE 3 REASONS PEOPLE BECOME ADDICTED
Definition
SENSITIZATION OF PLEASURE AND REWARD SYSTEM IN THE BRAIN, REDUCTION OF NEGATIVE FEELINGS, CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
Term
DRUG USE BASIC CONSIDERATIONS
Definition
DOSE AND PURITY (CANT CONTROL), PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS (EACH PERSON DIFFERENT), EXPECTATIONS (YOU PARTLY GET WHAT YOU EXPECT, SOCIAL SITUATION (MAY REACT DIFF IF ALONE OR W/A GROUP, MOODS (ORIGINAL MOOD MAY BE HEIGHTENED)
Term
HPNOSIS
Definition
THE HYPNOTIC STATE USUALLY HAS FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS RELAXATION, HYPNOTIC HALLUCINATIONS, HYPNOTIC ANALGESIA, HPNOTIC AGE REGRESSION, HYPNOTIC CONTROL
Term
ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Definition
DISORTIONS OF PERCEPTION, INTENSE POSITIVE EMOTIONS, SENSE OF UNITY, ILLOGICAL, INDESCRIBABLE, TRANCENDENT, SELF EVIDENT REALITY
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