Psychology M.7 Flashcards
Different levels of awareness of yourself and the world around you
Consciousness
Requires focus/attention
Controlled processes
Out of habit/less focus and attention required
Automatic processes
ex: psychoactive drugs, meditation, and hypnosis
Altered states
A part of our psyche that holds unwanted thoughts and feelings (Freud)
The unconscious
Being unconscious
coma
Statistic for average hours of sleep per night for American adults
31% sleep 7 to 7.9 hours
Biological clock found in the SCN of the hypothalamus
Wake-sleep cycle
SCN
-suprachiasmatic nucleus
-sensitive to light
Length of sleep-wake cycles
24hrs and 18min (based on cave-dwelling study)
Internal timing devices set to have various psychological responses occur at certain times
Biological clock
Examples of biological clocks (TUM)
-body temperature (varies during day)
-urine production (every few hours)
-menstrual cycle (monthly)
Bio clocks that are set to 24hr period (approximately)
Circadian rhythms
Examples of circadian rhythms (TPC)
-body temperature
-blood pressure
-wake-sleep cycle
Shift worker problems with CR
Staying awake when wake-sleep cycle says to sleep
Jet lag problems with CR
Traveler’s CR is out of sync with external clock
CR problems symptoms
-fatigue
-poor concentration and cognition
Five stages of sleep
NREM 1,2,3,4 (non-rapid eye movement)
REM (rapid eye movement)
NREM is responsible for ______ repair
Physical repair
REM is responsible for ______ repair
Psychological repair (attention, mood, and memory)
Stage in sleep:
-1 to 7 minutes
-transition sleep
-“I wasn’t sleeping”
NREM 1
A
Stage in sleep:
-20 to 30 minutes
-100% asleep
-Disjointed thoughts ( mumbling, groggy, no memory of waking) if woken
-Decrease in HR, BP, and resp
NREM 2
Stage in sleep:
-Few minutes to an hour
-Deepest sleep
-Physiologically slow down even more
-Growth hormone secreted
-Sleepwalking
-Night terrors in children
NREM 3 and 4
Stage in sleep:
-Few minutes to an hour
REM