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8190298976Stage 1 SleepLight sleep Beta waves Hypnogogic sleep0
8190298977Stage 2 SleepSleep spindles Theta waves Rapid bursts of brain activity1
8190302777Stage 3 sleeoTransition to deep sleep Delta waves2
8190423409Stage 4 sleepDeep sleep Delta waves Tissue regeneration3
8190302778REM sleep*R*apid *e*ye *m*ovement Solidify and organize thoughts/dream state4
8190307209Alpha wavesDuring periods of relaxation, while still awake, our brain waves become slower, increase in amplitude5
8190307210Beta wavesStage 1 waves Dominate our normal waking state of consciousness when attention is directed towards cognitive tasks and the outside world6
8190307211Delta wavesStage 3 and 4 waves Slowest waves and highest amplitude7
8190425317Theta wavesStage 2 waves8
8190309597Sleep spindlesStage 2 sleep Rapid bursts of neural activity9
8190309598Hypnagogic sensationsStage 1 sleep Sensations of falling or floating that are sometimes later incorporated into memories10
8190314625Paradoxical sleepThe body is in sleep paralysis, but eyes move a lot and brain most active11
8190314626Night terrorsWake up with sympathetic nervous system Panic attack whilst sleeping and wakes you up During 3rd and 4th stafes12
8190334361Nightmarea dream that results in feelings of extreme fear, horror, distress, or anxiety13
8190334362Sleep apneaBlockage in air way Brain becomes oxygen deprived, wakes up14
8190336724NarcolepsySleep attacks15
8190336725InsomniaInability to sleep16
8190339214HypersomniaExcessive sleepiness Difficultly staying awake17
8190339215REM reboundWhen sleep deprived, body goes straight into REM REM lasts longer than usual18
8190342353Latent contentWhat the dream truly means Id19
8190342354Manifest contentWhat we recall Ego/Superego20
8190346432Activation synthesis hypothesisDreams are the result of scattered messages deriving from the brainstem and the frontal lobe makes sense of it21
8190346433Restorative sleepSleeping is essential in revitalizing and restoring the mind and body22
8190349506Free running cycleA sleep pattern that is not adjusted to the 24-hour cycle in nature nor to any artificial cycle23
8190349507Lucid dreamingDreamlike state where the individual is conscious of their dream and can control it24
8190359329ElectroencephalographThe measurement of electrical activity in different parts of the brain and the recording of such activity as a visual trace on paper or on an oscilloscope screen25
8190359330ElectromyographyThe recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.26
8190361351Electrocardiographthe measurement of electrical activity in the heart and the recording of such activity as a visual trace on paper or on an oscilloscope screen, using electrodes placed on the skin of the limbs and chest.27
8190364054Sigmund FreudPsychologist that proposed dreams are the window into the mind Latent and manifest content28
8190364055Hobson and McCarleyTwo psychologists that proposed the Activation Synthesis Hypothesis29
8190366574Stephen LaBergeDevised a methodology that enabled them to test the reality of reports of lucid dreaming. eye movements of REM sleep correspond to the reported direction of the dreamers gaze.30
8190366575DepressantsSlows body down and neural activity GABA - parasympathetic Alcohol, sedatives Psychological and physiological addiction31
8190366576StimulantsIncreases bodily functions and neural activity Parasympathetic nervous system Cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, ecstasy, speed, meth Psychological and physiological addiction32
8190369335HallucinogensDistort reality User's mind may have sensations without stimuli PCP, LSD, "Marijuana", peyote Only psychological addiction33
8190372127Narcotics/opiatesStop transmission of pain messages and alter sensation Endorphins Opium, morphine, heroin Psychological and physiological addiction34
8190374782Effects of expectation or set35
8190374783Biological predispositionswhen a subject possesses some internal quality that gives them an increased likelihood of having a condition Relates to addiction to drugs36
8190378428Psychological addictionMental dependence on a drug37
8190378429Physiological addictionPhysical dependence on a drug Neurotransmitter replacement Delirium tremens Tolerance Brain plasticity38
8190381532Withdrawala state of unease or dissatisfaction, a reduced capacity to experience pleasure, or anxiety upon cessation of drug use or engagement in certain behaviors In some cases, can be deadly39
8190381533Delirium tremensShaking, confusion, high blood pressure, fever, and hallucinations Withdrawal symptoms, especially alcohol40
8190381534ToleranceA drug's decreased potency in affecting a specified behavior after repeated or continuous exposure to the drug41
8190384826DaydreamingShort-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake.42
8190384827Hypnosisthe induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction43
8190384828Near death experiencesa personal experience associated with death or impending death detachment from the body feelings of levitation total serenity security warmth the experience of absolute dissolution the presence of a light44
8190388601Pain controlMost common use of hypnosis45

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