Chapter 4 - States of Consciousness Flashcards
you’re awareness of yourself and the world around you
Consciousness
individuals actively focus their efforts on attaining a goal
Higher-Level Consciousness
requires little attention (daydreaming)
Lower-Level Consciousness
occurs when people are awake as well as sleeping and dreaming
Subconsciousness
24 hour sleep cycle
- sleep/wake cycle, body temp, blood pressure, and sugar levels
Circadian Rhythms
- awake
- stage 1 (light sleep, muscle activity slows, easily woken up)
- stage 2 (breathing pattern and heart rate slow, slight decrease in body temp)
- stage 3+4 (deep sleep, high peak waves, limited muscle activity, rhythmic breathing)
- REM - rapid eye movement (brain waves speed up, dreaming occurs, muscles relax, heart rate increases and breathing is rapid)
Sleep Stages
sleep stage that…
has light sleep, easily woken up, muscle activity slows
Stage 1
sleep stage that…
heart rate and breathing pattern slows, body temp decreases
Stage 2
sleep stage that…
has deep sleep, limited muscle activity, high peak waves, rhythmic breathing
Stage 3+4
sleep stage that…
brain waves speed up, muscles relax, heart rate increases, dreaming occurs, breathing is rapid
Stage REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
you aren’t getting the right number of hours of sleep
- trouble falling or staying asleep
Insomnia (Sleep Disorder)
sleep through the night but not feeling rested
- throat relaxes while sleeping and tongue falls back which tells your brain you need more oxygen which causes snoring
Sleep Apnea (Sleep Disorder)
someone going about their day normally and then falls in REM sleep
- eyes are closed, dreaming, paralyzed
Narcolepsy (Sleep Disorder)
unconscious mind that stores all kinds of things you don’t want to admit/think to yourself or desires/impulses you don’t want to face so dreams allow you to do those things
Freud’s Theory of Dreaming
what does your dream mean?
what do the actions/things in your dream symbolize that are issues for you?
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