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Chapter 5.1 Flashcards

1
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what is consciousness

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our awareness of external stimuli
- subjective awareness of the world, our bodies, and our mental perspectives

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Circadian rhythm

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  • term for changes that occur on a roughly 24 hour basis in many of our biological processes, including hormone release, brain waves, body temperature, and drowsiness
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carcadian rhythm is regulated by

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SCN suprachiasmatic nucleus

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SCN is found in the

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hypothalamus

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5
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carcadian rhythm is commonly known as the bodys

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biological alarm clock

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SCN signals the pineal gland to secrete

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melatonin

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7
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Disruptions in circadian rhythm can result in

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extreme problems with sleep
EX: Kleine levin sydrom (sleeping beauty disorder)

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8
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how much sleep do most people need a day

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7-10 hours

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9
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what rare geneitic mutation can cause a person to require less sleep

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DEC2

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10
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how much sleep do collage kids need a day

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9 hours

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how many hours of sleep do infants need a day

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16 hours

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12
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sleep deprivation involves

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missing a period or restful sleep over one or more days

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13
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accumulated sleep loss over muliple days is known as

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sleep debt

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What are the 5 stages of sleep

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1
2
3
4
REM

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what is the order of the sleep stages

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1-2-3-4-3-2-1-REM-1-2..

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16
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Beta waves

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12-13 cycles / sec (awake/alert)

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Alpha waves

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8-12 cycles/sec (relaxed/drowsy)

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18
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stage 1 is also known as

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light sleep

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19
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how long does stage 1 last for

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5-10 mins

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stage 1

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  • brief transitional stage of light sleep
  • changes from alpha/beta waves (during wakefulness) to theta waves (when you have fallen asleep)
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theta waves

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4-7 cycles/sec

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what can occur during stage 1

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  • myoclonic jerks and hypnagogic imagery
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23
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how long does stage 2 typically last

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10-25 mins

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24
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how is stage 2 characterized

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sleep spindals and k-complexes

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25
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what kind of waves are there in stage 2

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predomominatly theta waves

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stage 2 happens when

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brain waves decelerate, heart rate slows, body tempurature decreases, muscles relax, and eye movements cease

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27
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how long does it take to enter stage 3&4 of sleep

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10-30 mins

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28
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Stage 3&4 of sleep are called

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slow wave sleep

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stage 3&4 of sleep are chacaterized by

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delta waves

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30
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Delta waves are around _____-____ cycles per second

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0.5-2

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31
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what is the difference between stage 3 & 4 of sleep

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how much of the brain waves are delta waves

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32
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why are stage 3 & 4 important

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to feel rested

33
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what percentage of delta waves are in stage 3

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what percentage of delta waves are in stage 4

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more than 50

35
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how much does REM sleep occupy of our nights sleep

36
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how long do cycles of REM last for

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20mins to 1 hour

37
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When does dreaming occur

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in both REM and NREM sleep
- more common in REM though

38
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what percentage of REM periods are accosiated with dreaming

39
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what percentage of NREM periods are associated with dreaming

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do our eyes dart around in REM sleep

41
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does middle ear activity occur during REM sleep

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can we move in REM sleep

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no
- bodys are paralyzed except in people with REM behaviour disorder

43
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Lucid dreaming

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the experience of becoming aware that you are dreaming while you are asleep

44
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what percentage of people report a sleep disorder

45
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what are some of the most common sleep disorders

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  • Insomnia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Night Terrors
  • sleep walking
46
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insomnia

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difficultly falling and staying asleep

47
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what forms does insomina take

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  • having trouble falling asleep (regurally take more than 30 mins to fall asleep)
  • waking up to early in the morning
  • waking up during the night and having troible returning to sleep
48
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Insomnia treatments

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  • proper going to bed habits
  • sleeping pills
  • psychotherapy
49
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Narcolepsy

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a disorder in which people experience episodes of sudden sleep

50
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Narcolepsy is associated with

51
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Causes of Narcolepsy

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  • genetics
  • specific type of damage to the brain
  • lack of hormone orexin
52
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Narcolepsy treatment

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  • drug modafinil
  • orexin replacement (experimental)
53
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Sleep apnea

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  • disorder caused by a blockage of the airway during sleep, resulting in daytime fatigue
54
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Sleep Apnea treatment

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  • weight loss
  • surgical removal of tonsils (children)
  • CPAP machine
55
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night terrors occur mainly in

56
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how long do neight terror episodes last

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only a few minutes

57
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Night Terrors

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  • sudden waking episodes characterized by screaming, perspiriing, and confusion, follwed by a return to deep sleep
58
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what percentage of children sleep walk

59
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What percentage of adults sleep walk

60
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Sleep walking

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walking while fully asleep

61
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people are more likely to sleep walk when

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deprived of sleep

62
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What are the four major theories of Dreaming

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  • Freud’s Dream Protection theory
  • Activation-synthesis theory
  • Neurocognitive theory
  • The Dream Continuity Hypothesis
63
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Freuds view on ego

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  • is weekest when we are asleep
  • therefore normally controlled impulses can come to the surface and disturb out sleep
63
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To freud, dreams are the _________ of sleep

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gardians (protectors)

64
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according to freud our ego is also known as our

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mental censor

65
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according to freud do dreams protect us

66
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the __________ disguised these impulses. Transforms them into symbols representing __________

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dreamwork
wish fulfilment

67
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manifest content

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is the things we experience as we dream

68
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latent content

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is the hidden meaning behind our dreams

69
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Activation synthesis

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  • proposed that dreams reflect brain activation
  • brain activates in a haphazard and semi-chaotic way when asleep
  • dreams are the brains attempt to make sense of random and internally generated neural signals that occur mostly during REM
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Neurocognitive Theory

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  • dreams are more than random neural impulses, they reflect ordinary, waking concernes, show stability over time, and relate to our lived experience
  • dreams are simulations in which we place ourselves in differnet mental scenarios to expolre possible outcomes
71
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Dream Continuity Hypothesis

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  • dreams mirror our life circumstances
  • supported by a lost of evidence surrounding the content of dreams in many ways, but not all. So doesnt explain the whole story
72
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some researchers believe that the _____ plays a large role in dreaming

73
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damage to the _____ _______ ______ ____ or ______ _____ can lead to complete loss of dreaming

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  • deep frontal white matter
  • parietal lobes
74
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do dreams follow our development

75
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what does the typical 5 year old dream of

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a pet or a zoo animal

76
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What do children 9-10 dream about

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  • dreams with a lack of movement and are simple
  • lack emotions
77
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when do people start to dream like adults

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after the age of 10

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