Sleep Flashcards
Consciousness has been identified by ________ as “everywhere, normal and abnormal, human or animal
Angell (1910)
This person described consciousness as a stream, or ever-changing flow of awareness
William James (1950)
Awareness of internal and external stimuli
Consciousness
Consciousness has also been
Equated with the mind
ASC is
Altered state of consciousness
Radical deviation from overall pattern of functioning of the mind during the ordinary waking state of consciousness
Altered State of Consciousness (ASC)
Two techniques in altering consciousness
Natural ways
Unnatural ways
Sleep, dream, nightmare, night terror
Natural ways
psychoactive drugs, hypnosis, meditation
Unnatural ways
It is a process in which important biological changes such as shifts in brain activity and slowing of basic bodily functions, are accompanied by major shifts of consciousness
Sleep
it creases an organism a chance of survival
Adaptive response
It allows the repair and recovery from the wear and tear of the previous day’s activities
Restorative Process
2 aspects of sleep
Sleep Schedule
Depth and Sleep
Our body goed through a series of cycles everday
Sleep schedule
Events during sleep includes:
Relaxation of muscles
Respiration slows down
Temperatures drop
Brain waves become slower
Are the cycles that tell the body when to sleep, wake, and eat— the biological and psychological processes that oscillate in predictable patterns each day
Circadian Rhythms
This internal clock is influenced by external cues, like..
Sunlight and temperature
Which help determine whether one feels energized or exhausted at different times of the day
External cues (sunlight and temperature)
Average sleep duration
7-8 hrs
Significant findings have shown the relationship between the individuals length of time in..
Sleeping and personality
Two kinds of sleepers
Short sleepers
Long sleepers
Doze off immediately, have less REM time, poor dream recall
Short sleepers
Ambitious, energetic and conformists
Short sleepers
Restless much of the night, have twice REM time, have good dream recall, sleep more than the average
Long sleepers