Psychology: Themes and Variations Ch.5 Flashcards

1715824537	Consciousness	Awareness of local activity at any given moment -Personal Awareness	0
1715824538	Biological Rhythms	periodic functions in physiological functioning -rhythms of sleep -The riddle of hypnosis Consciousness-altering drugs -Exploring the dream world	1
1715824539	Circadian Rhythms	24-hour biological cycles found in humans -Temp fluctuations early vs. late riser -Cardiac issues 5am and 10am	2
1715824540	Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)	Sends signals to the pineal gland, whose secretion of hormone melatonin plays a key role in adjusting biological clock -non photo retinal cells-blue -Located in the hypothalamus	3
1715824541	PER	Period	4
1715824542	TIM	Timeless-reset to environmental time	5
1715824543	CLK	CLOCK	6
1715824544	CYC	Cycle	7
1715824545	Master Pacemaker	SCN, local PM also found on liver and lung	8
1715824546	Internal Desynchronization	-Jet lag -work shifts -Illness, stress, fatigue, excitement, drugs -home team advantage	9
1715824547	Moods and long-term rhythms	-Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -Pineal Gland -Melatonin/Serotonin	10
1715824548	Why don't we move during sleep?	-Brain nucleus inhibits arousal center -Brainstem paralyzes -Cats pons lesions-imaginary prey	11
1715824549	Why do we need sleep?	-Body maintenance -Memory integration -Evolution-safety-less exposure to danger -Energy conservation	12
1718604803	Beta Brain Waves	fast, alert -Normal wake thoughts	13
1718604804	Alpha Brain Waves	Deep relax, mediation	14
1718604805	Theta Brain Waves	Light sleep	15
1718604806	Delta Brain Waves	-Slow wave -Deep sleep	16
1718604807	Stage 1	Feel self drifting on the edge of consciousness	17
1718604808	Stage 2	Minor noises won't disturb you	18
1718604809	Stage 3	Breathing and pulse have slowed down	19
1718604810	Stage 4	Deep sleep	20
1718604811	REM	Very deep sleep -dominated by Beta waves that resemble whose in awake people	21
1718604812	Infant Sleep Pattern	Sleep 16 hours 50% REM	22
1718604813	Adult Sleep Pattern	20% REM	23
1718604814	Effects of Sleep Apnea	-Alters heart rhythm -High bp -Weight gain	24
1718604815	Causes of Sleep Apnea	-Correlation between sleep and weight	25
1718604816	Night Terror	-panic -Stage 4	26
1718604817	Nightmares	Bad dream- REM sleep	27
1718604818	Effects of Sleep Dep. in rats	-motor impairment -Yellowing fur -Lesions -Metabolic Problems -Paw Swelling -Weak EEG -3/8 died	28
1718604819	Selective Deprivation	-Partial sleep del. -worse than always being sleep deprived -Not used to it	29
1718604820	Influence of Perception on Drugs	Low dose of THC-depend on social cues High Doses-Does not matter. You are high	30
1718604821	Factors that affect drug reaction	-Body weight -Metabolism -Arousal -Expectations -Tolerance	31
1718604822	Types of Tolerance	-Physiological -Psychological/Environmental	32
1718604823	Overdose	-too much drug -change in environment	33
1718604824	Mesmer	-Hypnosis is dependent on the person being hypnotized -Cannot force	34
1718604825	Hypnosis and Memories	-Not a literal re-experiencing of long-past events -Doesn't increase accuracy of memory -remember true and false things	35
1718604826	Manifest Content	The plot of a dream at its surface level	36
1718604827	Freud	Dreams can be simple or tell us about important hidden facets of unconsciousness	37
1718604828	Jung	Dreams may be linked into collective unconscious	38
1718604829	Cartwrights	Dreams let us rehash problems at night	39
1718604830	Hobson	Dreams are a side effect of pons firing and cortical interpretation of random signals	40
1718604831	Problems with Hobson's theory	-can still dream with no pons -You can dream in REM -Dreams have more meaning than random	41
1718618112	Latent Content	unconscious wishes symbolized in dream	42