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Chapter 5 Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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What is Consciousness

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Awareness of external and internal stimuli

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What are the 3 levels of consciousness

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Minimal, Full, and Self-Consciousness

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What is Minimal Consciousness

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Low-level of sensory awareness

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What is Full Consciousness

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Consciousness in which you know and are able to report your mental state

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5
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What is Self-Consciousness

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A persons attention is drawn to the self as an object

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6
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What are the 4 basic properties of consciousness

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Intentionality, Unity, Selectivity, and Transience

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7
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What is intentionality

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Being directed towards an object

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8
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What is unity

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Integrates all information into one

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9
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What is selectivity

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Capacity to include some objects but not others

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10
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What is transience

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Tendency to change

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11
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What are the 3 biological rhythms

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Daily, Monthly, and Yearly

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What is a circadian rhythm

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A 24-hour biological cycle that regulates sleep patterns

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13
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Does your circadian rhythm change without exposure to daylight

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No

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14
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In the absence of time, what occurs to your circadian rhythm

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The cycle period will be longer than 24 hours

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15
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How many stages are in your sleep cycle

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5

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16
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What is stage 1 of the sleep cycle

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Transitional stage (theta wave)

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What is stage 2 of the sleep cycle

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Rapid, high peaking brain waves (sleep spindles and k complex)

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What is stage 3 of the sleep cycle

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Low-frequency delta waves

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What is stage 4 of the sleep cycle

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Very deep sleep, delta waves

20
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What is stage 5 of the sleep cycle

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REM, which is associated with dreaming

21
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What are the three functions of sleep

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Restoration, energy conservation, circadian/adaptive

22
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What 4 things occur during the restoration function of sleep

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Cells restore and grow
Memory is improved; recollection/consolidation
Certain genes are activated to restore the body
Improved immune system

23
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What occurs during the energy conservation involving the function of sleep

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Save energy and calories for when we are awake

24
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What occurs during the circadian or adaptation function of sleep

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Evolutionary adaptation

Certain mammals sleep at different intervals because of predators

25
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What are some sleep disorders

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Insomnia
Sleep Apnea
Nightmares
Night Terrors
Somnambulism
Narcolepsy
Sleep Paralysis
26
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What is the most common sleep disorder

A

Insomnia

27
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What are some common causes of insomnia

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Caffeine
Pain
Depression
Anxiety
Drugs/medication
28
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What is the second most common sleep disorder

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Sleep apnea

29
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When are nightmares considered sleep disorders

A

When they are chronic and interrupt sleep

30
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When does anxiety-producing dreams occur

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Mostly during REM

31
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What is a night terror

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Abrupt awakening from non REM sleep

32
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What is somnambulism

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Sleepwalking

33
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Does somnambulism occur during REM

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No

34
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Why doesn’t somnambulism occur during REM

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Because your muscles are paralyzed

35
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What stage of sleep does somnambulism occur

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Stage 4

36
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What is narcolepsy

A

Excessive daytime sleepiness

37
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What is sleep paralysis

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Occurs when waking from a dream, and usually temporary bc your muscles are paralyzed

38
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What 3 reasons explain why we dream

A

Psychoanalytic Theory
Problem Focused
Activation Synthesis

39
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Who developed the psychoanalytic theory

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Sigmund Freud

40
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What is psychoanalytic theory

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Believing that dreaming is a way to express unconscious wishes, desires, and conflicts

41
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What is problem-focused dreaming

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Solving problems and processing all information taken in during the day

42
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What is activation synthesis

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A physiological theory; dreams don’t mean anything, just the firing of the neurons

43
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What is hypnosis

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A systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility

44
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What are the two explanations of hypnosis

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Dissociation Theory

Socio-cognitive Theory

45
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What is the dissociation theory regarding hypnosis

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Consciousness splits into two parts; hypnotized (therapist) and non-hypnotized (hidden observer) parts

46
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What is the socio-cognitive theory regarding hypnosis

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Going to act as if you’re hypnotized because everyone else is; i.e. magician/stage hypnosis

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