Dreaming And hypnosis Flashcards

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What is lucid dreaming?

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Being able to control your dream

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What is an electroencephalograph, electrocardiograph, electromyograph, electroculargraph?

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Graph that measure brain waves, heart waves, muscle tissue waves, eye waves.

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What are 3 sleeping disorders?

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Narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, night terrors

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What is a sleep laboratory?

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Facility that researches sleep disorders.

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What is day dreaming?

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When someone is awake but ignoring the external world and is focused on their own thoughts

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Psychoanalytical theory?

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Sigmund Frued suggests that dreams have hidden meaning.

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What is manifest content?

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The storyline of a dream

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What is latent content?

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Hidden meanings of dreams

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What is the problem solving theory?

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That the purpose of a dream is to help solve problems and cope with emotional issues

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What is the activation synthesis theory?

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Hobson Mcarley theory suggests that the activation of neurones in the brain during REM sleep leads to dreaming as the brain is trying to make sense of the signals.

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What is hypnosis?

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A special condition of increased suggestibility that a person will respond to a persons instructions.

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Hypnosis can be used to…?

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Help sleep, stop pain, overcome fears, break bad habits, deal with stress.

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