Chapter 15

A disorder in which a person wanders during early-night NREM sleep

a disorder in which the person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep

Theory that hypnosis is a normal state of consciousness in which people act the way they think hypnotized persons are supposed to act

An awareness of yourself and your surroundings that is noticeably different from your normal state of consciousness

Stimulant drugs which activate the sympathetic nervous system and increase dopamine and norepinephrine activity

Plant from which marijuana is produced

Stimulant drug which activates the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system, raising body temperature, heart rate, and breathing, and reducing the desire for food and sleep (

Awareness of yourself and your surroundings

(MDMA) A stimulant drug that affects the brain cells that produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that affects mood

Continued drug use despite it interfering with the drug user's behavior or social relationships

the tendency for larger doses of a drug to be required overtime to achieve the same effect

products of an altered state of consciousness in which images and fantasies are confused with reality

Psychoactive drugs that dramatically alter consciousness and produce hallucinations; also calledPsychedelics

Sensations and perceptions that occur without any external stimulation (p. 456); hearing or seeing things that are not there (p. 521)

The degree to which a person can enter a deep hypnotic state