final Flashcards
narcolepsy
attacks of sleepiness during day
sleep apnea
stops breathing for a minute+ while sleeping
night terrors are fairly common in __ and they occur mostly during __ sleep
children… non-REM
Nightmares occur mostly during ___ sleep; night terrors occur during ___ sleep
REM… non-REM
latent content
hidden ideas that dreams represent symbolically
manifest content
dreams that appear on the surface
activation st thesis theory dreaming is
your brain’s effort to make sense of spontaneous sensory activity
what does motivation do according to the drive theory
it makes behavior more vigorous until it satisfies some need
the tendency to maintain constancy of temperature, weight, body water etc is called
homeostasis
true or false: just estimating your probability of doing something makes you more likely to do it
true
the concept of allostasis
people’s needs change from time to time
an internally generated tendency towards vigorous activity is_____ and an external stimulus that pulls us towards a particular activity is ___
drive … incentive
eating is limited by both short term and long term regulation. which of these variables is most important for long term regulation?
body weight
set point
the constant body weight your body mantises
emotions include four dimensions
cognition, feelings, actions, physiology
