bind to the opiod receptors to produce a feeling of pleasure and thereby reduce the craving of opiates.
but cause less impairment.
Intro to psy Ch6 Concious |
Concious
Aspects of concious
concious
Monitoring
Controlling
Alerted states of concious
preconcious
remember sth.
unconcious
dreams
Automaticity
Dissociation
Meditation
Opening-up meditation
yoga
Zen
Concentrative meditation
Hypnosis
Characteristic of the hypnotized state
Planfulness ceases
Attention
Enriched fantasty
Reality testing
Suggestibility
Posthypnotic amnesia
Hallucinations
Positive
Negative
As therapy
Psychoactive drugs
Drug dependence
Tolerance
Withdrawal
compulsive use
Depressants
effect
depress the CNS
inhibit neurotransmitters
slow down communication
Alcohol
effects
light-headedness
relaxation
release of inhibitations
motor reactions
self-confidence
fetal alcohol syndrome
Illicit drugs
Cannabis
effect
high feeling
cognitive and motor impairments
hallucinations
2 stages
stimulation&euphoria
tranquility&sleep
2 clear effect on memory
Opiates
effects
reduce pain
alter mood
reduce anxiety
Heroin
decrease endorphin production
replace body's own natural opiates
develop drugs
Agonists
bind to the opiod receptors to produce a feeling of pleasure and thereby reduce the craving of opiates.
but cause less impairment.
Methadone
Antagonists
lock onto the opiod receptors but in a way that does not activate them. produce no feeling of pleasure and the craving is not satisfied.
Naltrexone
stimulants
effect
stimulate neurotransmitters
speed up communication
increasing heart rate and blood pressure
causing the person to become hyperalert
Amphetamines
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Sleep and dreams
Stages of sleep
EEG
5 stages
4 different depth of sleep
Non-REM
no eye movement
heart and breathing rates
muscles
the brain's metabolic rate
1highly active stage
REM
eye movement rapidly
heart rate
the brain's metabolic
paralyzed
dreams
no motor outputs
emotional memories
Sleep theory
Opponent-process model of sleep and weakfulness
Homeostasis sleep drive
Clock-dependent alerting process
so-called biological clock
2 tiny structures
exposure to light
melatonin
Sleep disorders
Deprivation
Insomnia
Subject matter
Narcolepsy
hypocretin deficiency
the intrusion of REM episodes
Apnea
Dreams
Theories of dreams
Sigmund Freud