Consciousness

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

Alertness, daydreaming, drowsiness, sleep

Question 2

Beta waves

Answer 2

Concentration, alert

Question 3

Alpha waves

Answer 3

Lower frequency than beta, daydreaming, light meditation

Question 4

Theta waves

Answer 4

Slower than alpha waves. First fall asleep, sleep lightly

Question 5

Sleep stages

Answer 5

Non rapid eye movement:

N1: theta waves, lightly asleep, twitching

N2: more asleep, more theta, k complex and sleep spindles

N3: delta waves. Very low frequency. Sleep walk

REM:
Active mind, paralyzed body, dreams

Question 6

Circadian rhythms

Answer 6

24 hr biological clock

Light effects it

Question 7

Dreaming

Answer 7

Prefrontal cortex is shut off–> logic is turned off

Question 8

Dream Freud

Answer 8

Dreams represent our unconscious desires

What happens: manifest complex
Hidden meaning: latent complex

Dreams help us resolve conflict

Question 9

Activation synthesis hypothesis

Answer 9

Dreams are part of cerebral cortex trying to make sense of electrical impulses. Dreams have no meaning

Question 10

Sleep deprivation

Answer 10

Weight gain, depression, irritable, poor energy

Question 11

Insomnia

Answer 11

Persistent trouble falling asleep.

Body desensitizes to drugs

Question 12

Narcolepsy

Answer 12

Can’t stop from falling asleep

Question 13

Sleep apnea

Answer 13

Stop breathing while asleep. No N3 sleep.

Question 14

Sleep walking

Answer 14

Yeah

Question 15

Sleep apnea causes

Answer 15

Lungs

Brain

Obstruction

Question 16

Hypnosis

Answer 16

Only if you want to. Alpha waves

Question 17

Meditation

Answer 17

Alpha waves. Sometimes even theta waves. Control your attention