AP Psych Unit 5

The theory that states that dreaming serves to work out our daily problems while we sleep.

• Wish Fulfillment
• Information Processing
• Activation-Synthesis
• Manifest Theory

The tendency for REM  sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation 

• REM rebound 
• NREM sleep
• Stage 2 sleep
• awakness

Consciousness is affected by

• Hypnosis
• Sleep
• Drugs
• All of these

Require higher doses to achieve similar effect

• Withdrawal
• Physical Dependence
• Addiction
• Tolerance

Drugs that calm neural activity and slow body functions, including alcohol, barbiturates and opiates

• Depressants
• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens
• Hypnosis

Drugs that heighten alertness, arousal, and decrease appetite, including: cocaine, caffeine, nicotine, and methamphetamine

• Hallucinogens
• Depressants
• Stimulants
• Opiate

Drugs that cause hallucinations, including: marijuana and LSD

• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens
• Depressants
• Opiates

Characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks

• Night Terrors
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea

Characterized by a cessation (stop) in breathing, which causes a person to wake up repeatedly throughout the night

• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea
• Night Terrors

REM Sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories

• Freud's Wish-Fulfillment
• Information Processing
• Cognitive Development
• Activation-Synthesis Theory