Someone who is cortically blind can still avoid obstacles in their path because of unconscious processing.

Our internal natural biological clock of wake and sleep.

Difficulty falling or staying asleep.

Continued drug use despite significant disruption in your daily life.

When you need more and more of a substance to feel the same effect.

Our difficulty detecting changes in our environment when our attention is focused on something.

Stage of sleep where dreams occur.

Theory that dreams are where we can express our inner desires and drives.

Type of psychoactive drug that calms the nervous system, slowing heart rate, breathing, etc.

Addictive stimulant that reduces natural dopamine levels and causes a quick decline in physical appearance.

When we selectively attend to information relevant to us (e.g., our name) while ignoring irrelevant information.

Brain waves associated with wakefulness and focus on a task.

Part of the brain that is activated by light; decreases melatonin production.

This drug causes a withdrawal crash experience occurs quickly and is characterized by depression and agitation.

This drug acts on our system's natural endorphin receptors and our body will stop producing endorphins with regular use.

Our brain's ability to process information outside of our awareness while we consciously process what we are focused on.

Characterized by repeatedly waking during the night because you periodically stop breathing.

This occurs when we are sleep deprived, which provides evidence that the dreaming sleep state is important.

This drug that reduces serotonin receptors is both considered a hallucinogen and a stimulant.

This neurotransmitter system seems to be associated with genetic predisposition to substance abuse.

What our brain does when we need to solve new and unique problems.

Lack of sleep causes and increase in this hormone, which causes weight gain.

The sleep stage that occurs more earlier in the night and less later in the night.

Hallucinogens are similar to this type of experience.

It is important to have this type of approach when treating drug addiction.