PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Sleep Disorder
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Psych 100 lecture 15 altered states of mind. Narcolepsy: incurable sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and uncontrollable attacks of rem sleep. Sleep apnea: periods during sleep when breathing stops. Insomnia: difficulty falling or staying asleep: waking too early, sleep that is light, restless, or of poor quality. Psychoactive drugs: any substance that alters mood, perception, or thoughts. People take drugs to: relieve pain/discomfort, alter consciousness, psychologically escape, or for recreation/fun. Stimulants: speed up the central nervous system: low-moderate levels: excited, confident, euphoric, high levels: anxious, jittery, hyper, overdose: convulsions, heart failure, death, common uppers : caffeine, meth, cocaine, nicotine, speed, crack, crank. Depressants: slow central nervous system: low-moderate levels: calm, drowsy, reduced anxiety and inhibitions, high levels: insensibility to pain and other senses, overdose: irregular heartbeat, death, common downers : alcohol, xanex. Opiates: derived from the poppy plant, mimics the body"s endorphins, effects vary: euphoria, reduced anxiety, common pain killers : opium, heroine, methadone, morphine.
