Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle?
Circadian Rhythm
When does the Hypnogogic Sensation occur?
Stage 1 Sleep
The first half of the night you are in _____ sleep while in the second half of the night you are in _____ sleep.
First Half is Deep. Second Half is REM
What is Paradoxical Sleep?
The brain is acting like they are awake, but they are not
Stage 3+4 Waves are called
Delta Waves
Delta waves are slow or fast?
Slow
The older you get the ____ sleep you need.
Less
Average newborn sleeps about ____ hours a day
18-20 hours
What is a cultural influence on sleep patterns?
People in countries without a electrical light sleep longer
Why do we need to go into stage 3 + 4 sleep?
For Physical Restoration and growth. This is when growing happens.
What happens when you deprive people of REM?
They cannot remember well. Memory problems.
How to avoid insomnia?
Do not exercise before going to bed and do not drink caffeine.
What would prevent a pilot from getting his license if he suffers from _____
narcolepsy
Traits of individuals who has sleep apnea?
- Overweight
- Snoring
- Sleep on their Back
Theory that dream has nothing to do with Freudian dream fulfillment and that its just random memories and your brain is trying to organize them is ….
Activation Synthesis Hypothesis
Who spends the most time in REM?
Infants
What is REM Rebound?
Making up time in REM for time lost
Hypnosis involves…
Increased Suggestibility
Memories that are retrieved through hypnosis are…
inaccurate because they are susceptible to perception
What is a Post-Hypnotic Suggestion?
You tell someone to do something and they keep doing it even after they were hypnotized
What can you do with hypnosis?
Use it in treatment
Is it possible to be put under hypnosis and undergo surgery without anesthesia?
Yes, they are feeling pain but are not paying attention to it.
Stage of sleep when you are sleep walking or sleep talking?
Stage 3
Characteristics of REM
- Major Muscle Paralysis
- Full Brain Arousal (AKA Paradoxical Sleep)
- Bizarre Dreaming
- Short Term Memory ONLY
The remembered story line of a dream
Manifest Content
The underlying meaning of a dream
Latent Content
This process maintains strengthens and modifies memories
Memory Consolidation
Memory Consolidation also converts…
Short Term Memory to Long Term Memory
A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
Psychoactive Drug
The diminishing effects with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect
Tolerace
the discomfort and distress that following discontinuing the use of an addictive drug
Withdrawal
a PHYSIOLOGICAL need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued.
Physical dependence
A PSYCHOLOGICAL need to use a drug, such as a to relieve negative emotions
Psychological dependence
The drug that has the least tolerance are
Hallucinogens
What is the danger of taking sleeping pills and alcohol at the same time?
Amplification
What is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance?
Alchohol
Depressants are
Tranquilizers
Stimulants Increase
Dopamine Release
Opiates work like
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Time Distortion
