Chapter 5.2 - Sleep and Dreaming Flashcards

1
Q

Why are dreams considered an Altered State of Conciousness?

A

Because they involve a transformation of experience that is so radical.

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2
Q

__________ Rhythm is a natuurally occuring 24-hour _____ of Sleeping and _______.

A

Circadian, cycle, waking

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3
Q

A stage of sleep charachterized by rapid eye movements.

A

REM Sleep

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4
Q

What type of EEG patterns show when you are awake?

A

Beta Waves

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5
Q

What type of EEG Patterns show when you are relaxed or drowsy?

A

Alpha Waves

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6
Q

What type of EEG Patterns show when you are in Sleep Stage 1?

A

Theta Waves

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7
Q

What type of EEG Patterns show when you are in Sleep Stage 2?

A

Sleep Spindle and K Complex

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8
Q

What type of EEG Patterns show when you are in Sleep Stage 3/4?

A

Delta Waves

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9
Q

What type of EEG Patterns show when you are in REM Sleep?

A

Fast Random Sawtooh Waves

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10
Q

Can you Identify the names of each EEG Patterns During the Stages of Sleep?

A

Answer Key

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11
Q

Sleep Stages throughout the night Example 1

A

Example 2

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12
Q

What is the relationship between sleeping and learning?

A

REM Sleep deprivation has been directly linked to memory as well as aggressive behavior.

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13
Q

The most common sleep disorder among adult is _________, difficulty in falling asleep.

A

Insomnia

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14
Q

Sleeping Disorder in which an individual stops breathing for brief periods while asleep.

A

Sleep Apnea

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15
Q

___________, commonly called sleepwalking, is where a person arise and walks around while asleep.

A

Somnambulism

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16
Q

Is it safe to wake a sleepwalker?

A

Yes! Take them back to bed.

17
Q

Less common sleep disorder in which a sudden sleep attacks occur during waking activities.

A

Narcolepsy

18
Q

_____ _________ is the experience of waking up unable to move.

A

Sleep Paralysis

19
Q

Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal that usually occur during NREM sleep are ______ ________.

A

Night Terrors

20
Q

Dream Consciousness can be distinguished from the waking state in ____ major ways.

A

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21
Q

In Dream Consciousness we intensely feel _______, whether is be bliss, terror, love or awe.

A

Emotion

22
Q

In Dream Consciousness ________ is illogical. Continuities of time, place and person don’t apply. No Travel Time. Identity changes between scenes, etc.

A

Thought

23
Q

In Dream Consciousness _______ is fully formed and meaningful; visual is predominant, you may experience sound, touch and movement. Experiencing pain is uncommon.

A

Sensation

24
Q

In Dream Consciousness occurs with _________ ____________, meaning our bizarre images and events seem perfectly normal.

A

Uncritical Acceptance

25
Q

We have _________ _____________ Dream Conciousness. Usually the memory of a dream will disappear within a few minutes,

A

Difficulty Remembering.

26
Q

Name the different Dream Theories:

A

Freudian, Feature Return of Suppressed Thoughts, Activation-Synthesis Model

27
Q

The _________ Dream Theory suggests that dreams represent wishes, good or bad, but leaves and infinite number of interpretations.

A

Freudian Dream Theory

28
Q

There is evidence that shows the _________ _________ Dream Theory to be true due to a study in which participants were asked to execute thought suppression of a person prior to sleep and then reported the most dreams about the person they had chosen.

A

Suppressed Thoughts Theory

29
Q

_________-__________ ______ Dream Theory proposes that dreams are produced when the mind attempts to make sense of random neural activity that occurs in the brain during sleep.

A

Activation-Synthesis Model

30
Q

How do the Freudian and the Activation-Synthesis Model differ significantly? In the significance they place on the meaning of dreams.\

A

In Freud’s theory, dreams begin with meaning. In the activation theory they begin randomly and then take meaning as we try to interpret them.

31
Q

Globally studies have shown that a majority of students take the ___________ Dream Theory over others.

A

Freudian Dream Theory

32
Q

During REM Sleep there are 4 areas of the brain activated, they are:

A

Motor Cortex, Amygdala, Brain Stem and The Visual Association Area.

33
Q

During REM Sleep, unlike waking conciousness, the ________ _______ is deactivated. Since this area is associated with planning and decision making, it makes sense that dreams often seem unplanned and are full of rambling.

A

Prefrontal Cortex