Chapter 5 Sleep Flashcards

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Altered State of Consciousness

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A form of experience that departs significantly from the normal subjective experiences of the world and the mind

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Hypnagogic State

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Presleep consciousness when task-oriented thoughts are replaced by wandering thoughts

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Hypnic Jerk

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Sudden quiver or sensation of dropping

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Circadian Rhythm

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Naturally occurring 24-hour cycle

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REM

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Stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and high levels of brain activity

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Insomnia

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Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep

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Sleep Apnea

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Person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep

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Somnambulism

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Sleepwalking

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Narcolepsy

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Sudden sleep attacks occur in the middle of waking activities (uncontrollable sleep attacks)

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Sleep Paralysis

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Experience of waking up unable to move

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Night Terrors

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Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal

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5 Characteristics of Dream Consciousness

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E.I.S.A.R

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Manifest Content

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Dream’s apparent topic or superficial topic

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Latent Content

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Dream’s underlying meaning

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Activation-Synthesis Model

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Dreams are produced when the brain attempts to make sense of random neural activity that occurs during sleep

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