5 - Consciousness Flashcards
Our awareness of ourselves and our enviornment
Consciousness
social interaction in which one person responds to another person’s suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur
hypnosis
a split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
dissociation
the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
circadian rhythm
rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur
REM sleep
the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
alpha waves
periodic, natural loss of consciousness - as distinct from consciousness resulting from a com, general anesthesia, or hibernation
sleep
false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus
hallucinations
the large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
delta waves
non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for rem sleep
NREM sleep
a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
insomnia
a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
narcolepsy
a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings
sleep apnea
a sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during nrem-3 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered
night terrors
