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