Chapter 4 SG Flashcards
Waking Consciousness
state in which thought, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized, and the person feels alert
Altered state of consciousness
state in which there is a shift in the quality or pattern of mental activity as compared to waking conscousness
Circadian Rythm
a cyle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24 hour period
Role of Melatonin in sleep, what gland secretes it?
pineal gland; more melatonin, more sleepy, less melatonin more awake
microsleeps
brief sidesteps into sleep lasting only a few seconds
the restorative theroy of sleep
theory of sleep proposing that sleep is necessary to the physical health of the body and serves to replenish chemicals and repair cellular damage
In which stage of sleep would you awake and be likely to not even know you were asleep?
N1 (R&k Stage 1): Light Sleep
Narcolepsy
sleep disorder in which a person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning
Lettent content
the true, hidden meaning of a dream
manifest
the dream itself
Activation sunthesis hypothesis
our dreams are a product of the way the coretex synthesizes and makes sense of random information from the brain stem
Activation-information-mode model
revised version of the activation-synthesis explanation of dreams; information that is accessed during waking hours can have an influence on the synthesis of dreams
What can hypnosis do? What can it not do>
Can: create amnesia for whatever happens during hypnotic session, releive pain, alter sensory perceptions, help peple relax in situations
Cannot: give superhuman strength, reliably enhance memory, regres people back to childhood, regress people to some past life
social-cognitive theory of hypnosis
people who are hypnotized are not in an altered state, but are merely playing the role expected of them in the situation
Tolerance
more and more of the same drug is needed o achieve the same ffect
