AP Psychology Consciousness, Sensation and Perception

A molecule that by binding to a receptor site and mimicking it, stimulates a response EX- heroin/opioid

• antagonist

• agonist

• acetylcholine

• serotonin

Drugs that depress central nervous system, act as tranquilizers

• opioid

• antipsychotics

• stimulants

• barbiturates

Drugs used to treat schizophrenia & other severe thought disorders EX- clozapine (Clozaril)

• anti anxiety

• antidepressants

• antipsychotics

• barbiturates

Large, slow brain waves of deep sleep

• beta

• alpha

• REM

• delta

Relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

• beta

• alpha

• REM

• delta

Brain imaging device that tracks sleep spindles

• EEG

• EKG

• MRI

• PET

The suprachiasmatic nucleus controls circadian rhythm by making the pineal gland adjust this hormone

• melanin

• adrenalin

• melatonin

• estrogen

Sleep disorder- temporary disruptions in breathing, associated with obesity

• narcolepsy

• night terrors

• insomnia

• apnea

Freud believed that dreams help us deal with unacceptable feelings and that psychoanalysis requires looking at this underlying meaning

• manifest content

• psychodynamic

• projection test

• latent content

Which is not a stimulant?

• amphetamines

• cocaine

• Ecstasy/MDMA

• alcohol