(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
Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis
That excitatory messages from the pons cause dreams
Insomnia
The disorder of extreme lack of sleep
Nightmares
Vivid and disturbing dreams
Night Terrors
Panic, heightened emotions, and arousal from dreams
REM Behaviour Disorder
Uncontrollable movement during dreams
Somnambulism
Sleepwalking
Sleep Apnea
Temporary inability to breath during sleep
Narcolepsy
Extreme daytime sleepiness
Hypnosis
Increasing a person’s suggestibility
Dissociation Theory
That consciousness is split between perception and
Social-Cognitive Theory
That beliefs and expectations contribute suggestibility
