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Modules 18-20 Consciousness Flashcards

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1
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our awareness of ourselves and our surroundings

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consciousness

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2
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what’s accessible and right there

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preconscious

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3
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what’s deep down

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unconscious

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4
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your basic biological factors

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non conscious

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5
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something slipping out of your unconsciousness that you didn’t mean to say

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freudian slip

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used to reduce anxiety, manage pain, overcome fears, restore memory, pain prevention and to quit habits

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hypnosis

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used to control certain body functions like heart rate and cope with tension

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biofeedback

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used to narrow consciousness so that stresses of the world fade away

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meditation

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seasonal variations (bears hibernate, seasonal affective disorder)

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annual cycles

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menstrual cycle

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28 day cycle

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our circadian rhythm

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24 hour cycle

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12
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sleep cycles

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90 minute cycles

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13
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rhythms that our body automatically goes through

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biological rhythms

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14
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our 24 hour biological clock where our body temp and awareness changes throughout the day

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circadian rhythm

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15
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the disruption of the circadian rhythm due to crossing time zones

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jet lag

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16
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how many stages are in the sleep stages?

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5 stages

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17
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how many minutes does it take to pass all 5 steps of the sleep stages

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90-100 minutes

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18
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first four stages of sleep are called?

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NREM

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19
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5th stage of sleep is called?

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REM

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20
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stage 1 is?

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falling asleep, takes about 1-5 minutes, occupies 2-5% of the nights sleep

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21
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alpha waves are apart of what stage?

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stage 1 while awake

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22
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what stage is the “baseline” of sleep?

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stage 2

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how much percent does stage 2 occupy throughout the nights sleep

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45-60%

24
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theta waves are present during what stage of sleep?

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stage 1 (high amp, low frequency)

25
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delta waves are in what stage of sleep?

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stage 3&4

26
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how long do stages 3&4 last

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15-30

27
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why are stages 3&4 called “slow wave”

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brain activity slows down dramatically, it’s the deepest part of sleep

28
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if someone is craving sleep/is sleep deprived they go right to what stage of sleep?

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stages 3&4

29
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how much percent do stages 3&4 occupy throughout the nights sleep?

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40%

30
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REM stands for

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rapid eye movement

31
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is REM an active or an inactive stage of sleep?

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active

32
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how much does stage 5 occupy the nights sleep?

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20-25%

33
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what increases during stage 5

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breathing, heart rate, and brain wave activity

34
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what type of dreams occur in stage 5?

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vivid

35
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what stage do you go to after REM?

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sage 2

36
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what is the body like during stage 5?

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basically paralyzed

37
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a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind

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Dreams

38
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participant knows they are dreaming and can participate or manipulate the experiences

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lucid dreaming

39
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the remembering storyline of a dream

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manifest content

40
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the underlying meaning of a dream

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latent dreaming

41
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dreams are the key to understanding our inner conflicts that are hidden in our unconscious

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freud’s wish-fulfillment theory

42
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dreams act to sort out and understand the memories that you experience that day

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information-processing theory

43
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during the night our brainstem releases random neural activity meaning that dreams may be a way to make sense of that activity

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activation-synthesis theory

44
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the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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REM bound

45
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reoccurring problems in falling or staying asleep

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insomnia

46
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when does sleepwalking mostly occur during the night?

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stage 3 or 4 sleep early in the night

47
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a sleep disorder where high arousal and an appearance of being terrified

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night terrors

48
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when do night terrors usually occur?

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stage 4

49
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a sleep disorder when there is temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings

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sleep apnea

50
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uncontrollable sleep attacks that usually occurs during times or stress or joy

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narcolepsy

51
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the diminishing effect with regular does of the same drug

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drug intolerance

52
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causes of drug addiction are?

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biological,psychological, and sociocultural

53
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an indication of physical dependence on a drug where you feel pain and intense cravings

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withdrawl

54
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drugs that slow down body function

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depressants

55
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drugs that arouse body functions

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stimulants

56
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drugs that distort perceptions or evoke sensations without sensory input

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hallucinogens

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