Ch 4: States of Consciousness Flashcards
describes our awareness of internal and external stimuli
consciousness
pain, hunger, thirst, sleepiness, awareness of thoughts
internal stimuli
sight, feeling, hearing
external stimuli
internal rhythms of biological activity
biological rhythms
bio rhythm that takes place over a period of about 24 hours
circadian rhythm
main center of homeostasis
hypothalamus
brain’s clock mechanism is located in an area of the hypothalamus
suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
difference in circadian patterns of activity
chronotype
consistent difficulty in falling or staying asleep for at least 3 nights a week over a month
insomnia
not getting sufficient sleep on a chronic basis
sleep debt
study that combines the results of many related studies
meta-analysis
sleep-deprived individual will fall asleep more quickly during subsequent opportunities for sleep
sleep rebound
part of brain that is more important for regulating REM sleep
pons
hormones that are associated with sleep
melatonin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), lutenizing hormone (LH) and growth hormone
discipline that studies the universal patterns of behavior and cognitive processes have evolved over time as a result of natural selection
evolutionary psych
2 general stages of sleep
REM and NREM
4 stages of NREM sleep
Stage 1-3 + REM sleep
what kind of brain waves are associated with stage 1 sleep
mostly alpha waves and towards of stage 1 is theta waves
type of brain wave in which it is low frequency, high amplitude
alpha waves
type of brain wave in which they are lower frequency and higher amplitude
theta waves
transitional sleep phase that occurs between wakefulness and sleep, slowing of RR and HR, # of overall muscle tension, and core body temp.
Stage 1
sleep phase is which you are in a state of deep relaxation, theta waves are dominant with interruptions of sleep spindles and also have the appearance of K-complexes
Stage 2
rapid burst of 4 frequency brain waves that may be important for learning and memory
sleep spindles
very high amplitude pattern of brain activity that may in some cases occur in response to environmental stimuli
K-complex
stage of sleep in which you are in a deep sleep or slow-wave sleep, HR and RR is slow, and the individual is more difficult to arouse when they are in this stage of sleep
Stage 3
what kind of brain waves are associated with Stage 3 of sleep
low frequency delta waves