(5) Consciousness Flashcards
Consciousness
Being awake
Circadian Rhythms
Daily cycles of physiological and behavioral processes
Entrainment
Biological rhythms synchronized to external cues
Endogenous Rhythms
Biological rhythms generated by our body
Chronotype
preferred sleep and wake times
Polysomnography
measuring physiological sleep variables
REM Sleep
When we dream
Restore and repair Hypothesis
Sleep repairs cognitive, emotional, and immune functioning’s
Preserve and protect Hypothesis
that sleep keeps us safe and conserves energy
Sleep Deprivation
When you don’t get enough or cannot sleep
Sleep Displacement
When you sleep out of the ordinary
Jet Lag
When sleep isn’t synched with light and darkness
Manifest Content
Images and storylines we dream about
Latent Content
Symbolic meaning of a dream
Problem-Solving Theory
That dreams may help solve conscious problems