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Chapter 5 - consciousness/dreaming Flashcards

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continuum

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from alert to dreaming to drug induced states

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higher level consciousness consists of

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controlled processes

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controlled processes

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  • most alert states of human consciousness
  • actively process
  • requires selective attention
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lower level awareness consists of

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automatic processes, daydreaming

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automatic processes

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  • minimal attention

- do not interfere with other ongoing activities

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daydreaming

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  • between active consciousness and dreaming while asleep
  • usually spontaneous
  • somewhere between active consciousness and dreaming whike youre asleep
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altered state of awareness

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drugs, trauma, fatigue, hypnosis, sensory deprivation

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subconscious awareness consists of

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-waking subconscious awareness and sleep/dreams

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waking subconscious awareness

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-ideas ‘incubate’ below threshold of conscious awareness before emerge

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Sleep and dreams

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  • level of awareness lower than daydream

- remain aware of external stimuli to some degree

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no awareness (unconscious)

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-unconscious contains reservoir of unacceptable wishes, feelings and thoughts

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the 5 levels of consciousness?

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-higher level consciousness, lower level awareness, altered state of awareness, subconscious awareness, no awareness

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delta wave releases

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growth hormones

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affects of sleep deprivation:

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decline in alertness and cognitive performance, decline in brain activity, decline in attention, decline in decision making, decline in immune system, decline in creativity, decline in concentration, decline in communication

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Stage 1 of the sleep cycle:

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-1 to 7 minutes. brief transitional stage of light sleep. alpha waves are of lower frequency and theta waves are prominent. hypnic jerks

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Stage 2 of sleep cycle

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-brief bursts of higher frequency brain waves (sleep spindles) appear. brain waves become higher in amplitude and slower in frequency as body moves into deeper form of sleep

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stages 3/4 of sleep cycle

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-slow wave sleep: high amplitude, low frequency delta waves become prominent. reach in 30 stay for 30.

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stage 5 of sleep cycle

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rem sleep

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“deep” stage or sleep marked by rapid eye movements; high-frequency, low amplitude brain waves and vivid dreaming

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REM sleep

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rem accounts for __% of adults sleep

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20-25

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problem in falling asleep, waking up during the night, or waking up to early

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insomnia

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may occur in any stage of rem or nrem sleep, v common in young children, same for men and women, often associated with night terrors

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sleep talking

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frightening dream that awakens dreamer from rem sleep, content usually involves danger, common for children of 3-6 yrs

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nightmare

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Sudden arousal from sleep and intense fear, rapid heart rate and breathing, loud screams, heavy persipitation, movement, occur during slow wave non rem sleep, peaks at 5-7 yrs

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night terror

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overpowering urge to sleep, may fall asleep while talking or standing up, immediately enter rem sleep, inherited

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narcolepsy

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stop breathing bc windpipe fails to open or bc brain processes involves in respiration fail to work properly

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sleep apnea

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neurogenesis

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refers to formation if new neurons and occurs during sleep

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biological rhythyms

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periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning -> biological clock that monitor passage of time

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24 hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species -> particularly influential in the regulation of sleep, also produce rhythmic variations in blood pressure, urine production, hormonal secretions, and other physical functions, as well as alertness, shot-term memory and other aspects of cognitive performance

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circadian rhythms

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humans energy consumption by brain is reduced by __% during sleep

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in dreams we have a coherent sense of

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self

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day residue

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term coined by freud which describes spill over of life into dreams

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dreams in which ppl can think clearly about the circumstances of waking life and the fact that they are dreaming, yet they remain asleep in the midst of a vivid dream

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lucid dreams

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Beta: frequency? state of consciousness?

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frequency = 13-24
consciousness = normal waking thought, alert problem solving
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Alpha: frequency? state of consciousness?

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frequency: 8-12
consciousness: deep relaxation, blank mind, meditation

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Theta: frequency? state of consciousness?

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frequency: 4-7

typical state of consciousness: light sleep

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Delta: frequency? state of consciousness?

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frequency: less than 4

typical state of consciousness: deep sleep

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State of consciousness occurring during rem sleep - vivid imagery

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dream

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Common dream themes:

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daily contacts, sex, aggressive incidents, misfortunes

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Who argued that the principal purpose of dreams is wish fulfillment?

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Sigmund freud

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Content of dream recognized by freud as content which consists of the plot of a dream at the surface level

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manifest content

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content of dream recognized by freud as content which is hidden or disguised meaning of the events in the plot

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latent content

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who proposed that dreams provide an opportunity to work through everyday problems (cognitive problem solving view)

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Rosalind Cartwright

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Who proposed that dreams are the byproduct of bursts of activity emanating from subcortical areas in the brain (activation synthesis model)

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j allan hobson and robert mccarley

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nature of consciousness

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general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment and one’s mental processes

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an altered state of consciousness first used by mesmer

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hypnosis

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suggestibility

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ability to be hypnotized

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posthynoptic suggestion

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suggestion that a participant should perform a particular action after the hypnotic session has ended

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