sleep Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

consciousness

A

thoughts feelings emotions you’re currently aware of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

preconscious

A

not currently thinking about but could be

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

non conscious

A

biological functions occurring without your awareness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

subconscious

A

hidden memories that influence your behavior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

circadian rhythm

A

24 hour-ish biological cycle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

bodily functions affected by circadian rhythm

A

sleep
blood pressure
elimination times of waste products
peak times of physical and cognitive functions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

physiology of sleep cycle

A

photoreceptors
suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus
pineal gland produces melotonin
melatonin makes you sleepy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

beta

A

awake/dreaming
REM sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

alpha

A

drowsy
stage 1 &2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

theta

A

light sleep
stage 1 & 2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

delta

A

deep sleep
stage 3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

NREM-1

A

breathing and heart rate slow and muscle tension and body temp decline
25 mins

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

NREM-2

A

breathing and heart rate slow and muscle tension and body temp decline
sleep spindles
25 mins

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

NREM-3

A

awakening is rare
sleep walking/talking
bed wetting
night terrors
brain activity reduced
30 mins-hour
length decreases as night goes on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

REM sleep

A

rapid eye movement
heart rate increases
body is paralyzed
most vivid dreams
memory consolidation
beta
time increases as night progresses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

older we get

A

less time in REM

17
Q

evolutionary

A

stuff in the dark will kill us

18
Q

restoration

A

time to clear metabolic toxins
replenish brain chemicals
grow/repair body tissue

19
Q

memory consolidation

A

sleep allows us to produce and store memories from the day

20
Q

energy conservation

A

while sleeping we spend time functioning at lower metabolism

21
Q

brain plasticity

A

brain changes where functions are located and repairs

22
Q

insomnia treatment

A

melatonin
anxiolytics

23
Q

sleep deprivation

A

memory problems
irritability
inability to concentrate
hallucinations

24
Q

sleep apnea

A

stop breathing while sleeping
CPAP
lifestyle changes
weight loss

25
Q

narcolepsy treatment

A

stimulants

26
Q

hyper somnolence disorder

A

always feeling sleepy even when fully rested

27
Q

REM sleep behavior disorder

A

physically acting out dreams

28
Q

hypnogogic sleep paralysis

A

between awake and asleep

29
Q

hypnopompic sleep paralysis

A

asleep to awake

30
Q

night terrors

A

intense autonomic response to dreams

31
Q

somnambulism

A

sleep walking

32
Q

manifest content

A

actual storyline of the dream

33
Q

latent content

A

underlying meaning of a dream

34
Q

purpose of dreaming

A

do what we want to and what society says you shouldn’t

35
Q

dream analysis

A

to uncover unconscious motive

36
Q

information processing

A

same as memory consolidation theory of sleep

37
Q

activation synthesis

A

occipital lobe and pons intertwine to create a story
keep brain active while you sleep

38
Q

cognitive

A

dreaming helps you solve a problem