(5) Consciousness Flashcards

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Consciousness

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Being awake

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Circadian Rhythms

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Daily cycles of physiological and behavioral processes

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3
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Entrainment

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Biological rhythms synchronized to external cues

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4
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Endogenous Rhythms

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Biological rhythms generated by our body

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5
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Chronotype

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preferred sleep and wake times

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6
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Polysomnography

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measuring physiological sleep variables

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7
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REM Sleep

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When we dream

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Restore and repair Hypothesis

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Sleep repairs cognitive, emotional, and immune functioning’s

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Preserve and protect Hypothesis

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that sleep keeps us safe and conserves energy

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10
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Sleep Deprivation

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When you don’t get enough or cannot sleep

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Sleep Displacement

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When you sleep out of the ordinary

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12
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Jet Lag

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When sleep isn’t synched with light and darkness

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13
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Manifest Content

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Images and storylines we dream about

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14
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Latent Content

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Symbolic meaning of a dream

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15
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Problem-Solving Theory

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That dreams may help solve conscious problems

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16
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Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis

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That excitatory messages from the pons cause dreams

17
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Insomnia

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The disorder of extreme lack of sleep

18
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Nightmares

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Vivid and disturbing dreams

19
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Night Terrors

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Panic, heightened emotions, and arousal from dreams

20
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REM Behaviour Disorder

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Uncontrollable movement during dreams

21
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Somnambulism

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Sleepwalking

22
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Sleep Apnea

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Temporary inability to breath during sleep

23
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Narcolepsy

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Extreme daytime sleepiness

24
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Hypnosis

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Increasing a person’s suggestibility

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Dissociation Theory

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That consciousness is split between perception and

26
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Social-Cognitive Theory

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That beliefs and expectations contribute suggestibility