Module 3 Flashcards
What is consciousness?
Awareness of internal and external stimuli
sleep-wakefulness scale
How conscious you are
sleep debt
does not get good amount of sleep on a regular basis.
What is sleep
low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness.
Microsleep
very small amounts of sleep
Total sleep deprivation
minimum of no sleep for 24 hours
NREM
(non-rapid eye movement) deepest level of relaxation and reduced brain activity.
REM
(rapid eye movement) high levels of brain and nervous activity
sleep mentation
any and all mental activity during sleep (sleep thinking and dreaming)
sleep thinking
directed thought that occurs during NREM sleep
ordinary dreaming
realistic activities and recognizable characters
Apex dreams
Intense, out of the world, vivid, non-realistic dreams
insomnia
Hard time falling or staying asleep
Parasomnia
unwanted and distruptive motor activities
REM sleep behavior disorder
muscle paralysis. REM sleep phase does not occur.