Chapter 4: Consciousness

________: stimulants that are synthesized (made) in laboratories rather than being found in nature.

________: drugs that lower anxiety and reduce stress.

________: physical symptoms that can include nausea, pain, tremors, crankiness, and high blood pressure, resulting from a lack of an addictive drug in the body system.

________: a class of opium- related drugs that suppress the sensation of pain by binding to and stimulating the nervous systems natural receptor sites for endorphins.

________: mild hallucinogen (also known as "pot "or "weed) "derived from the leaves and flowers of a particular type of hemp plant.

The ________ tells the person to focus on what is being said.

________ (Ecstasy or X): designer drug that can have both stimulant and hallucinatory effects.

________: relatively rare disorder in which the person experiences extreme fear and screams or runs around during deep sleep without waking fully.

________: divided state of conscious awareness.

________ behavior disorder (RBD): a rare disorder in which the mechanism that blocks the movement of the voluntary muscles fails, allowing the person to thrash around and even get up and act out nightmares.

________: synthesized drug now used as an animal tranquilizer that can cause stimulant, depressant, narcotic, or hallucinogenic effects.

________: narcotic drug derived from opium that is extremely addictive.

________: (lysergic acid diethylamide) powerful synthetic hallucinogen.

________: the active drug in tobacco.

________: depressant drugs that have a sedative effect.

________: drugs including ________ and marijuana that produce hallucinations or increased feelings of relaxation and intoxication.

________: a mild stimulant found in coffee, tea, and several other plant- based substances 4.13 Down in the Valley: Depressants.

________: the chemical resulting from fermentation or distillation of various kinds of vegetable matter.

________: the inability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep.

________: brief sidesteps into sleep lasting a few seconds.

________: a natural drug derived from the leaves of the coca plant.

________: drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system.

________: drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system.

________: condition occurring when a persons body becomes unable to function normally without a particular drug.

________: bad dreams occurring during REM sleep.

________: narcotic drug derived from opium, used to treat severe pain.

________: the feeling that a drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well- being.

________: a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24- hour period 4.4 Why We Sleep.

Rapid ________ (REM): stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly under the eyelids and the person is typically experiencing a dream.

________: substance derived from the ________ poppy from which all narcotic drugs are derived.

________: chemical substances that alter thinking, perception, and memory.

Activation- ________: premise that states that dreams are created by the higher centers of the cortex to explain the activation by the brain stem of cortical cells during REM sleep periods.

________ (NREM) Sleep: any of the stages of sleep that do not include REM.

The ________ tells the person to "let go "and accept suggestions easily.

________: drugs that cause false sensory messages, altering the perception of reality.