Consciousness Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Psychology & Sociology has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Awareness of yourself and the world around you.
periodic, natural, and reversible loss of consciousness--as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation
rapid eye movement sleep, a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur.
lighter, non-rapid eye movement sleep.
recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.
a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks.
a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings.
a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified.
a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind.
________ content is, according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as distinct from its latent content).
_______ content is, according to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream.
the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation is REM ______.
________ drugs are any chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood
the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect
the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug
drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement
opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they suppress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety
drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions
psychedelic ("mind-manifesting") drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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