Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Drug Tolerance, Stimulant Psychosis, Physical Dependence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Problem solving dream models: help find creative solutions to conflicts and problems not constrained to reality. Critics- we may think about our problems after we sleep and not problem solve while dreaming cognitive- process dream theories: focus on process of how we dream. Dreaming and waking thoughts are produced by the same mental systems in the brain. David foulkes - dreaming requires imagery skills and other cognitive abilities. Toward integration amalgamation (using multiple theories) of the theories. Although dreams represent unconscious desires, it may also involve emotional and motivational processes as well as cognitive ones. Drug use diminishes more rapidly than heavy drinking as time goes on. Used for many years (aztecs and ancient peoples) healing and spiritual communication. Drugs are the cornerstone of medical practice. Drug alter consciousness by modifying brain chemistry, but drug effects are influenced by psychological, environmental and cultural factors. Although blood-brain barrier can block some of these drugs, some are able to affect neural activity.