Chapter 7: Consciousness Flashcards
Why do we need sleep
-selfcontrol
-lack of sleep can fatigue and affect
-productivity
-physical health
-poor sleep can cause depression, disease, diabetes, hdp, early death
Define Wish Fulfillment
to fulfill ungratified need
What are the 2 components of dreams?
Manifest Content and Latent Content
the actual story line of the dream and what we remember about
Manifest Content
the hidden message behind the dream
Latent Content
the idea of the Activation Synthesis Model
hobson believed dreams involve unconscious desires or conflicts
Neocognitive Theory
a theory that dreams are meaningful products of our cognitive capacities
Functions of Sleep include;
-repair the wear and tear on our bodies
-gives the brain a rest
a device that can record activity in the brain during sleep is known as a
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
an unusual disturbance of consciousness is known as
Sleep Paralysis
what index do we use to text the quality of sleep
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
REM stands for
Rapid Eye Movement
what occurs during REM sleep:
-muscle paralysis
-rapid eye movement occurs
-we spend most of our time in REM during sleep
-people who are deprived of REM will fall into it faster
Disorders of Sleep include
problems getting sleep, increases with age
symptoms of Insomnia include:
-difficulty falling asleep
-panic, negative thoughts
-increased arousal
-poor sleep
-fatigue
what can help with Insomnia, what is the downside to taking taking this process?
sedatives (sleeping pills) can help u sleep, but the pills begin to lose their effectiveness and can cause u a dependence on drugs withdrawal and symptoms
a disease caused by suddenly falling to sleep during normal work period
Narcolepsy
reflective gasping for air that awakes a person and disrupts sleep
Sleep Apnea
anxiety dreams that lead to an awakening
Nightmares
a disorder where abrupt awakening from NREM-Sleep are caused by feelings of panic during non REM sleep
Night Terrors
sleep walking is also known as
Somnambulism
a psychoactive drug is
a substance that contains the chemicals similar to those found naturally in our brains that alter consciousness