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Chapter 5 pt. 1 Flashcards

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1
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How is brain activity measured?

A

historically measured using electroencephalography (EEG)

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EEG = ________ + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

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ELECTRO

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EEG = ELECTRO + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + _______

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GRAPH

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____ = ELECTRO + ENCEPHALON (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

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EEG

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5
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EEG = ELECTRO + ____________ (THE BRAIN) + GRAPH

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ENCEPHALON

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6
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List the EEG patterns of consciousness.

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Beta
Alpha
Theta
Delta

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7
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Which stage of consciousness is this: normal walking thought

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BETA

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Which stage of consciousness is this: alert problem solving

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BETA

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Which stage of consciousness is this: deep relaxation

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ALPHA

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Which stage of consciousness is this: blank mind

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ALPHA

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Which stage of consciousness is this: meditation

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ALPHA

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12
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Which stage of consciousness is this: light sleep

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THETA

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13
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Which stage of consciousness is this: deep sleep

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THETA

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14
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List the sleep stages.

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stage 1: rhythmic alpha waves
stage 2: sleep spindles
stage 3/4: slow delta waves
stage 5: REM

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15
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Slow delta waves and REM are important for ________ _____________

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memory consolidation

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16
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_____ ______ _____ and _____ are important for memory consolidation

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Slow delta wave

REM

17
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_____ is characterized by frequent and vivid dreams

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REM

18
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REM is characterized by frequent and vivid _______

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dreams

19
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True or False: dreams only happen in REM

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False, dreaming happens in other stages as well

20
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Dreaming while in _____ is often called “paradoxical sleeping”.

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REM

21
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Dreaming while in REM is often called “___________ ________”.

A

paradoxical sleeping

22
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What are the characteristics of paradoxical (or REM) sleeping?

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  1. muscles are extremely relaxed
  2. difficult to wake someone up
  3. But brainwaves are similar to when we’re awake
23
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What is the difference between physical dependence and psychological dependence?

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Physical Dependence:

  1. someone taking in a drug consistently, your body will make adaptions for the presence of that drug
  2. taken drugs away can result in withdrawal
  3. can be resolved in a matter of days

Psychological Dependence:

  1. depend on it to maintain normalcy
  2. much harder to get rid of than physical (make take years and therapy)
24
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What are the two forms of tolerance?

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  1. your body processes it more efficiently to get it out of your body (short term tolerance)
  2. neural tolerance; your brain (long term)
25
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What is an overdose?

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  1. occurs when drug consumption surpasses “safe” level

2. serious danger occurs when this impacts autonomic functions

26
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What are some of the results of an overdose?

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  1. coma
  2. brain damage
  3. respiratory failure
  4. heart attack
  5. death
27
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What is the difference between mediation and hypnosis?

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Hypnosis is a systematic procedure that induces a heightened state of suggestibility
Meditation is a heightened awareness. Unlike hypnosis, attention is focused, mental processes under voluntary control .

28
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APA considers hypnosis and effective therapeutic technique for?

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  • pain management
  • anxiety disorders
  • mood disorders
29
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What are the theories about how hypnosis works?

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  1. Role Playing Theory

2. Dissociation Theory

30
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What are the styles of meditation?

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  • focused attention

- open monitoring

31
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What are the three dream theories?

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  1. Wish Fulfillment
  2. Problem-Solving
  3. Activation-synthesis model
32
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Explain the Wish Fulfillment dream theory.

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Freud argued dreams reflect unconscious desires and fears/anxieties

33
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Explain the Problem-Solving dream theory.

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Dreams let us work through problems

34
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Explain the Activation-synthesis model.

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Dreams are simply byproducts of random information organized in some way

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