Conciousness Flashcards
1
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What is conciousness
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Awarness of internal and external stimuli
2
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Major components of conciousness
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Awareness and awakefullness
3
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Electroencephalogram
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Measures Electrical brain activity
4
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Biological rhythms
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- circadin : daily
- ultradian: less than once per day
- infradian: more than once per day
- circoanual: once per year
5
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Stages of sleep
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Awake , drowsy, stage one sleep, stage two, slow wave sleep and REM sleep
6
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REM sleep
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Rapid eye movement
7
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Restartion model of sleep
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Time for replenishing the body
8
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Energy conservation model
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Hibernation to save energy
9
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Brain plasicity
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Sleep helps us remember and learn things
10
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Sleep disorders
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Insomnia, sleep apnea, snoring, narcelepsy, parsomnias,
11
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Dreaming
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Non exclusive to REM sleep
12
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Psychoanalytic theory
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Disguises what you want due to your unconciousness
