ch 4 sleep patterns and theories vocab

Question 1

a sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessasions of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

Answer 1

sleep apnea

Question 2

according to freud, the symbolic, remembered storyline of a dream

Answer 2

manifest content

Question 3

according to freud, the underlying meaning of a dream

Answer 3

latent content

Question 4

proposes that dreams may help sift, sort, and fix the days experiences in our memory

Answer 4

information processing theory

Question 5

the tendency for REM sleep to increase following rem sleep deprivation

Answer 5

rem rebound

Question 6

rem sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleping brain weaves into stories

Answer 6

activation-synthesis theory

Question 7

drugs that reduce neural activity

Answer 7

depressants

Question 8

drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the abscence of sensory input

Answer 8

hallucinogens

Question 9

the branch of biology concerned with biological rhythms such as the sleep wake cycle

Answer 9

chronobiology

Question 10

attack of muscles and near total paralysis

Answer 10

cataplexy

Question 11

narcolepsy is caused by lack of _____

Answer 11

orexin

Question 12

mediates social bonding in both dreams and when we’re awake (eg a hug)

Answer 12

oxytocin

Question 13

imitates/mimics neurotransmitters

Answer 13

agonist

Question 14

prevents/blocks neurotransmitters

Answer 14

antagonist

Question 15

dopamine production stops (often as a result of using opiates)

Answer 15

anhedonia

Question 16

methamphetamine affects ____-

Answer 16

dopamine

Question 17

LSD affects ______

Answer 17

serotonin