Pschycology
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- Circadian rhythms
- the 24 hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species
- Latent content
- according to Freud, the hidden or disguised meaning of events in a dream
- Cannabis
- the hemp plant from which marijuana, hashish, and THC are derived
- consciousness
- one's awareness of internal and external stimuli
- EMG (electromygraph)
- a device the records muscular activity and tension
- Insomnia
- Chronic problems in getting adequate sleep
- dissociation
- a splitting off of mental processes into two, separate, simultaneous streams of awareness
- EOG (electrooculograph)
- a device that records eye movements
- EKG (electrocardiograph)
- a device that records the contractions of the heart
- Narcolepsy
- a disease marked by sudden and irresistable onsets of sleep during normal waking periods
- Manifest content
- According to Freud, the plot of a dream at a surface level
- Hallucinogens
- A diverse group of drugs that have powerfull effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked most prominently by distortions in sensory and perceptual experience
- Meditation
- A family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way
- MDMA
- A compound drug related to both amphetamines and hallucinogens, especially mescaline; commonly called "ecstasy"
- Biological rhythms
- Periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning
- Alcohol
- A variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol
- Hypnosis
- A systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility
- EEG (Electroencephalograph)
- A device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain over time by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp