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Unit 5 States of consciousness

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62572753CONSCIOUSNESSawareness of surroundings, can be altered through hypnosis, bio-feedback, sleep, drugs, meditation
62572754CIRCADIAN RHYTHMsleep pattern; unique to self
62572755BETA WAVESAwake waves; low amplitude, high frequency
62572756ALPHA WAVESdrifting off waves; high amplitude, low frequency
62572757DELTA WAVESdeep sleep; large slow waves
62572758NON-REM SLEEPFour stages that progress from light to heavy
62572759REM SLEEPdreams occur; occurs 90 minutes into sleep; 90 minutes of this sleep all together
62572760ORTHODOX (n-REM)sleep for mind; stages 1-4; higher level functioning resting, but muscles still tense
62572761PARADOXICAL (REM)sleep for body; body relaxed, brain is very active
62572762SLEEP DEPRIVATIONdeprived of REM or total sleep; tendency for REM rebound; symptoms include general disorientation, increase sensitivity to pain
62572763MICROSLEEPbrief seizures of sleep; eyes are open
62572764RESTORATION THEORYone of sleep's purposes is to restore the body; tissue repair, hormones and NTs produced
62572765INSOMNIAdifficulty sleeping
62572766CLASSICAL INSOMNIAcannot stay asleep
62572767SITUATIONAL INSOMNIAdifficulty getting to sleep
62572768PSEUDOINSOMNIAdream that cannot get to sleep; wake feeling tired
62572769SLEEP APNEAbreathing related disorder where one stops breathing while sleeping
62572770NARCOLEPSYsuddenly and unexpectedly fall asleep; set off by strong emotions
62572771SOMNABULISMsleepwalking; runs in families; occurs in twilight zone between REM and nREM sleep
62572772ENTRAINMENTwork with body to train a sleep cycle
62572773FREUDWish fulfillment hypothesis; have sexual and aggressive urges, but cannot act in conscious level because it is too immoral; repressed into dreams
62572774CONDENSATIONreplacing objects and people with other people
62572775DISPLACEMENTtake feelings with one person and place it on another
62572776SYMBOLIZATIONuniversal symbols in dreams
62572777SECONDARY ELABORATIONwake up from dream and fill in missing parts
62572778MANIFEST CONTENTsurface of dream, what you tell others about dream
62572779LATENT CONTENTtrue meaning of dream; what dreams really mean
62572780CARL JUNGbelieves dreams are "wisdomatic;" hidden door to soul; what you see is what you get; universal dreams
62572781R.D. CARTWRIGHTnetwork model; purpose of dreams is to problem solve in a non-threatening way
62572782HOBSON -MCCARLYActivation synthesis hypothesis; dreams are random neural firing of brain and is biologically based
62572783C.S. HALLinformation processing theory; purpose of dreaming is processing daily info.
62572784LUCID DREAMINGstart to control the dream
62572785PERSEVERATIONidea that mind will bring troubled situations until solved
62572786NIGHTMARESoccur in REM sleep; more likely to have them during stressful periods
62572787REPETITION COMPULSIONFreud believed that until painful experience is deal
62572788DAYDREAMconscious fantasy; willful control; mainly about money and love
62572789HYPNOSISalter consciousness; possible therapeutic technique; only work if want it to work; form of meditation
62572790HYPERSUGGESTIBILITYheightened state of suggestibility
62572791DEPRESSANTSslows down the central nervous system; alcohol
62572792NARCOTICSstimulate endorphins; relieve pain; heroin, crack cocaine
62572793STIMULANTSdrugs which increase the central nervous system activity
62572794HALLUCINOGENSdrugs which produce hallucinations

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