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Chapter 5 - Variations in Consciousness Flashcards

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1
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Lobes of the brain involved in conciousness? (2)

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Frontal + parietal

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monitors brain electrical activity

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Electroencephalograph (EEG)

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2 Ways brain waves are measured

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  1. amplitude
  2. Frequency
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5
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CPS of Beta waves

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13-24

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CPS of Alpha waves

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8-12

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CPS Theta waves

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4-7

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CPS Delta waves

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<4

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Brain waves associated with normal waking thought, alert problem solving. ALSO REMBrain waves associated with

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Beta waves

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Brain waves associated with deep relaxation / blank mind meditation

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Alpha waves

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Brain waves associated with light sleep (stage 1-2)

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Theta waves

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Brain waves associated with deep sleep AKA slow wave sleep

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Delta waves (slow wave)

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Production of melatonin / physiological pathway of the biological clock

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Light levels > retina > suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus > pineal gland > secretion of melatonin

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14
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How much time do infants spend in REM sleep per night?

%

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50%

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What percentage of time sleeping is spent in REM for adults?

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20%

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A difference between a 20 year old and 70 year old sleep structure?

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Older will spend more time in stage 2, less time in stage 3 (deep sleep)

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consists of the afferent fibres running
through tbe reticular formation that influence
physiological arousal.

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ARAS (ascending reticular acticating system)

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2 areas in the brain critical to the generation of REM sleep

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PONS and adjacent areas in the MIDBRAIN

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Area in the brain that regulates sleep and wakefulness

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hypothalamus

20
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areas in the brain that may control of sleep and a variety of neurotransmitters are involved

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medulla, thalamus, and basal forebrain

21
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Who theorized that dreams are wish-fulfillment; manifest and latent content of dreams

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Freud

22
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Who hypothesized that dreams help woth cognitive problem-solving; enhanced learning after dreaming about a task

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Cartwright

23
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Who hypothesized activation-synthesis, that dreams are solely byproducts of bursts of neural activity?

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Hobson and McCarley

24
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Who popularized the term hypnotism?

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James Braid

25
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4 valid effects produced through hypnosis:

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  • anesthesia
  • sensory distortions / hallucinations
  • disinhibition
  • posthypnotic suggestions and amnesia
26
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Who believed hypnosis to be role playing?

2 people

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Theodore Barber + Nicholas Spanos

27
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Who believed hypnosis to be an altered state of consciousness / dissociation

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Ernest Hilgard

28
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Dissociation

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a splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness.

29
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What is this an example of: people will often drive a car a great distance, responding to traffic signals and other cars, with no recollection of having consciously done so

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divided consciousness

30
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refers to a family of practices that train attention to heighten awareness and bring mental processes under greater voluntary control.

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Meditation

31
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Type of meditation where th emind is focused on something specific

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focused attention

32
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Type of meditation where attention is directed to the contents of one’s moment-to-moment experience in a nonjudgmental and nonreactive way

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open monitoring meditaiton

33
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chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or behavioural functioning.

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Psychoactive drugs

34
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Category of drugs primarily used for pain relief

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Opioids

35
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Morphine, heroin and oxycodone are examples of:

Drug class

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Opioids

36
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Category of sleep inducing drugs

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Sedatives

37
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Category of drugs that increases CNS activity

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Stimulants

38
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Category of drugs that distort sensory and perceptual experience

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Hallucinogens

39
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Category of drugs that produce mild, relaxed euphoria

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Cannabis

40
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Category of drug that produces relaxed euphoria, decreases inhibition

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Alcohol

41
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Barbituates and nonbarbituates are examples of:

Class of drug

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Sedatives

42
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Cocaine blocks reuptake of wich neurotransmitters?

3

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Dopamine, norepinepherine, serotonin

43
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Amphetamines and cocaine increase activity at which circuits?

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Dopamine (reward) circuits

44
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MDMA leads to a learge release of WHICH nt?

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Serotonin

45
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THC hijacks brains cannabinoid receptors, which lead to release of???

naturally occuring morphines

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endorphins

46
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