Consciousness

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

our awareness of ourselves and our environments

Question 2

Stage 1 of sleep

Answer 2

Kind of awake and kind of asleep.

Question 3

stage 2 of sleep

Answer 3

Waves that get progressively slower.

Question 4

Sleep spindles

Answer 4

short outburst of rapid brain waves
- occurs in stage 2

Question 5

Stage 3 and 4

Answer 5

-Slow wave sleep.

Question 6

if woken up in stage 3 and 4

Answer 6

you will be very groggy

Question 7

brain wave speed

Answer 7

From stage 4, your brain begins to speed up and you go to stage 3, then 2, then 1

Question 8

REM Sleep (Rapid eye movement)

Answer 8

• dream state
• Body is paralyzed

Question 9

Alpha waves

Answer 9

slow waves of a relaxed, awake brain

Question 10

Delta waves

Answer 10

large, slow waves of deep sleep

Question 11

Hallucinations

Answer 11

false sensory experiences

Question 12

Sleep deprivation

Answer 12

Sleep loss

Question 13

Sleep deprivation effects

Answer 13

fatigue
impaired concentration
immune suppression
irritability
slowed performance
accidents

Question 14

Insomnia

Answer 14

Persistent problems falling asleep

Question 15

Narcolepsy

Answer 15

suffer from sleeplessness and may fall asleep at unpredictable or inappropriate times
-Directly into REM sleep

Question 16

Sleep apnea

Answer 16

A person stops breathing during their sleep.
-common especially in heavy males.

Question 17

Night terrors

Answer 17

Wake up screaming and have no idea why, high arousal and appearance of being terrified.
-Most common in young (boys) 2-8

Question 18

Somnambulism

Answer 18

Sleep walking
-occurs during stage 4

Question 19

REM behavior Disorder

Answer 19

Affects men 40+
Are not paralyzed during REM sleep and therefore act out their dreams. (dangerous)

Question 20

Freud’s theory of dreams (phsychoanalysis)

Answer 20

Dreams are a roadway into our unconscious: wish fulfillment.

Question 21

Activation-synthesis theory

Answer 21

Our Cerebral Cortex is trying to interpret random electrical activity we have while sleeping
-That is why dreams sometimes make no sense

Question 22

information-processing theory

Answer 22

-Dreams are a way to deal with the stresses of everyday life
- We tend to dream more when we are more stressed

Question 23

Role theory

Answer 23

Hypnosis is NOT an altered state of consciousness.

Question 24

State theory

Answer 24

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness

Question 25

Dissociation theory

Answer 25

• by Ernest Hilgard
  We voluntarily divide our consciousness up

Question 26

Psychoactive drugs

Answer 26

drugs that are small enough to pass through blood-brain barrier

Question 27

Stimulates

Answer 27

Speed up body processes.
-increase dopamine
(ex.Cocaine)

Question 28

Depressant

Answer 28

Slows down body processes
-Alcohol

Question 29

Hallucinogen

Answer 29

Causes change in perception of reality
LSD, Mushrooms, Mary J

Question 30

hallucinogen can cause

Answer 30

Memory Loss
Attention Deficits
Impaired Learning Ability

Question 31

Opiate

Answer 31

depressive and hallucinogenic qualities
ex. Morphine, heroin, methadone and codeine

Question 32

Ecstasy

Answer 32

functions as a stimulant and hallucinogen.
-MDMA

Question 33

Ecstasy can cause increase levels of

Answer 33

serotonin
Norepinephrine
Dopamine