Chapter Four: States of Consciousness

Question 1

Stream of Consciousness

Answer 1

a continuous flow of changing sensations, images, thoughts, and feelings.

Question 2

Unconscious Thought

Answer 2

according to Freud, a reservoir of unacceptable wishes, feelings, and thoughts that are beyond conscious awareness.

Question 3

Circadian Rhythms

Answer 3

Daily behavioral or physiological cycles that involve the sleep/wake cycle, body temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar level.

Question 4

Stage One of Sleep

Answer 4

drowsy sleep, may experience sudden muscle movements, theta waves.

Question 5

Stage Two of Sleep

Answer 5

muscle activity decreases, person is no longer consciously aware of the environment, theta waves.

Question 6

Stage Three and Four of Sleep

Answer 6

deepest sleep, delta waves.

Question 7

REM Sleep

Answer 7

active stage of sleep during which dreaming occurs, rapid eye movement.

Question 8

Manifest Content

Answer 8

according to Freud, the surface content of a dream, containing dream symbols that disguise the dream’s true meaning.

Question 9

Latent Content

Answer 9

according to Freud, a dream’s hidden content; it’s unconscious and true meaning.

Question 10

Cognitive Theory of Dreaming

Answer 10

proposes that we can understand dreaming by applying the same cognitive concepts we use in studying the waking mind.

Question 11

Psychoactive Drugs

Answer 11

act on the nervous system to alter consciousness, modify perception, and change moods.