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awareness of internal and external stimuli such as feelings of hunger and pain or detection of light

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Consciousness

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high levels of sensory awareness, thought, and behavior

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Wakefulness

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an internal cycle of biological activity including:
- Fluctuation of body temperature.
- An individuals menstrual cycle.
- Levels of alertness

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biological rhythm

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  • biological rhythm that occurs over approximately 24 hours.
  • generated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
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Circadian rhythm

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located in the hypothalamus, serves as the brain’s clock mechanism

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suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

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the brain’s control of switching between sleep and wakefulness as well as coordinating this cycle with the outside world

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sleep regulation

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  • stimulated by darkness, making us sleepy, and inhibited by daylight
  • released by the pineal gland.
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melatonin

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name circumstances that throw off our internal circadian cycles:

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  • jet lag
  • rotating shift work
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result of insufficient sleep on a chronic basis

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sleep debt

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sleep-deprived individual will tend to take a shorter time to fall asleep during subsequent opportunities for sleep

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sleep rebound

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define sleep.

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Sleep is a state marked by relatively low physical activity and a reduced sense of awarenes

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why do we sleep (2)

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  • adaptive function
  • cognitive function
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3 brainwaves during sleep:

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  • alpha
  • theta
  • delta
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brainwave:
relatively low frequency, relatively high amplitude, synchronized

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alpha

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brainwave:
low frequency, low amplitude

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theta

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brainwave:
low frequency, high amplitude,
desynchronize

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delta

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rapid burst of high frequency brainwaves

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sleep spindles

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very high amplitude pattern of brain activity

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K-complexes

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describe REM sleep

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  • rapid eye movement
    -dreams
  • paralysis of voluntary muscles
  • brain waves similar to those seen during wakefullness
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a diagram of the stages of sleep as they occur during a period of sleep

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hypnogram

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sigmund freuds theory of dreams

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  • Saw dreams as a way to gain access to the unconscious.
  • Manifest content – the actual content of the dream.
  • Latent content – the hidden meaning of the dream
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carl jung’s theory of dreams

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  • Believed that dreams allowed us to tap into the collective unconscious.
    Collective unconscious
    – theoretical repository of information shared by all
    people across cultures.
  • Believed that certain symbols in dreams reflected universal archetypes
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certain aspects of wakefulness are maintained during a dreaming state - A person becomes aware that they are dreaming.

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lucid dreaming

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  • Defined by difficulty falling or staying asleep - for at least 3 nights a week for at least one month’s time.
  • The most common sleep disorder.
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insomnia

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involve unwanted motor behavior/experiences throughout the sleep cycle. They include
- sleep walking
-rem sleep behaviour disorder
-restless leg syndrome
-night terrors

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parasomnia

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Occurs when individuals stop breathing during their sleep, usually for 10-20 seconds or longer

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sleep apnea

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Occurs when an infant stops
breathing during sleep and dies

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sids (sudden infant death syndrome)

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Involves an irresistible urge to fall asleep during waking hours.

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narcolepsy

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a compulsive pattern of drug use despite negative consequences (DSM-5 definition)

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substance use disorder

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4 drug categories

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  • stimulant
  • depressant
  • hallucinogens
    -antipsychotics
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drugs that suppress the central nervous system activity, usually GABA agonists which have a quieting effect on the brain (ex, alcohol)

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depressants

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drugs that increase overall levels of neural activity, usually dopamine agonists which work by preventing the reuptake of dopamine. (ex, cocaine)

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stimulants

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drugs that cause changes in sensory and perceptual experiences, can involve vivid hallucinations (ex, LSD)

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hallucinogens

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other states of consciousness

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  • hypnosis
  • meditation

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