5.1.3 & 5.1.4 Flashcards

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1
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Sleeping pills and alcohol can make….

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Insomnia worse

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2
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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times

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3
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Narcolepsy is a….

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Brain disease

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4
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Sleep apnea

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A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

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5
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Night terrors

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A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep within two or three hours of falling asleep, and are seldom remembered

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Dream

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A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind. Dreams are notable for their hallucinatory imagery, discontinuities, and incongruities, and for the dreamer’s delusional acceptance of the content and later difficulties remembering it

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Manifest content

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According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as distinct from its latent, or hidden, content)

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We dream to satisfy our own….

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Wishes

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Latent content

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According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest content)

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10
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We dream to file away….

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Memories

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11
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We dream to develop and preserve….

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Neural pathways

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12
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We dream to make sense of….

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Neural static

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13
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We dream to reflect…

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Cognitive development

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REM rebound

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The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep)

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Insomnia

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Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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