Sleep and Dreams

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 2

Selective Attention

Answer 2

focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus

Question 3

Inattentional Blindness

Answer 3

failure to see visible objects when our attention is elsewhere

Question 4

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 4

internal biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24 hr cycle

Question 5

REM Sleep

Answer 5

Sleeprecurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur; also know as “paradoxical sleep”

Question 6

Alpha Waves

Answer 6

relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

Question 7

Sleep

Answer 7

periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness- as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation

Question 8

Insomnia

Answer 8

recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

Question 9

Narcolepsy

Answer 9

sleep disorder in which a person has uncontrollable sleep attacks, sometimes lapsing directly into REM sleep

Question 10

Sleep Apnea

Answer 10

sleep disorder in which a sleeping person repeatedly stops breathing until the blood oxygen is so low it awakens the person just long enough to draw a breath

Question 11

Dream

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Manifest Content

Answer 12

according to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream

Question 13

Latent Content

Answer 13

Freud- underlying meaning of a dream

Question 14

REM Rebound

Answer 14

tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

Question 15

Wish Fulfillment

Answer 15

Freud- dreams provide a safety blanket for us to discharge our unacceptable feelings and may include symbolic meanings to signify said feelings

Question 16

Information Processing

Answer 16

may help to shift, sort, and fix a days experience in our mind

Question 17

Physiological

Answer 17

periodic stimulation to development and preserve neural pathways

Question 18

Cognitive Development

Answer 18

maturation and cognitive development

Question 19

Decreased Sleep

Answer 19

diminished immune system, attention deteriorates, accidents increase, emotional irritability, fatigue, and subsequent death

Question 20

Post-Hypnotic Suggestion

Answer 20

carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized

Question 21

Post-Hypnotic Amnesia

Answer 21

supposed inability to recall what happened during hypnosis

Question 22

Psychoactive Drug

Answer 22

chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood

Question 23

Withdrawal

Answer 23

stopping use, users may experience undesirable effects of withdrawal

Question 24

Dependence

Answer 24

absence of a drug may lead to feelings of physical pain, intense cravings, and negative emotions

Question 25

Depressants

Answer 25

reduce neural activity and slow bodily functions (alcohol, opiates, barbiturates)

Question 26

Hallucinogens

Answer 26

psychedelic drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

Question 27

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Answer 27

mood disorder experienced during dark winter months

Question 28

Night Terrors

Answer 28

experienced during stage 4 sleep, where sleep walking and sleep talking occur