PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Homeostasis, Hallucinogen, Muscle Tone

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Russell Day

Document Summary

Activation-synthesis theory: during rem sleep, brain stem bombards our higher brain centres with random neural activity. Alcohol myopia: shortsightedness in thinking caused by inability to pay attention to as much information as sober people. Alpha waves: brain waves slows down into these waves. Amphetamine psychosis: schizophrenia like hallucinations and delusions that occur when brain"s dopamine activity is artificially increased far beyond normal levels by continuous, heavy amphetamine use. Beta waves: waves of alert waking sate. Circadian rhythms: biological cycles within the body that occur on an approximately 24 hour cycle. Cognitive process dream theory: theory that focuses on how we dream and proposes that dreaming and waking thought are produced by the same mental systems in the brain. Compensatory responses: bodily response that opposes a drug"s effects and occurs in an attempt to restore homeostasis. Consciousness: our moment to moment awareness of ourselves and our environment. Controlled processing: mental processing that requires some degree of volitional control and attentiveness.