State of consciousness: Biorhythms

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

self-awareness
free-will
Wakened state
Can be altered

Question 2

Pre/sub consciousness

Answer 2

Personal memories/ experiences where we are not presently aware but can bring to awareness when a que is presented

Question 3

Unconscious

Answer 3

Repressed, traumatic/unpleasant experiences
Instinctual (drives are innate)
Not easily accessible nor subject to personal control (Beyond free will)

Question 4

Altered states

Answer 4

Hypnotic
Asleep
Meditative
Drug-induced

Question 5

Non consciousness

Answer 5

Death 
Coma
Demented 
No self-awareness
No personal control

Question 6

Biological/ circadian rhythms

Answer 6

Aka “biological clock”; daily cycle of sleep and wakefulness
Regulates the timing of sleep/wake cycle

Genetically programmed:
Day/night cycles
Changing of seasons
Seasonal reproductive cycles (animals)

Last just over 24 hrs in humans

Ganglion triggers SCN in the hypothalamus and signals pineal glad-> melatonin

Question 7

Free-running cycles

Answer 7

Remove all external cues (living in Vegas (don’t know what time it is; never dark)
Keeps you awake
Let’s ppl fall asleep when tiered and awake when no longer able to sleep

Question 8

Suprachiasmic nucleus (scn)

Answer 8

A distinct cluster of neuron in the hypothalamus
Responds to light
Stimulates the production of melatonin
Signals the pineal gland

Question 9

Melatonin

Answer 9

Hormone produced by the pineal gland
Responsible for drowsiness/sleep
Production decreased half-way through the sleep cycle

Question 9

Reticular activating system (RAS)

Answer 9

Located in the central brain stem 
Involved with:
Physical movements (walking and running)
Senses (pain, breathing, HR, and BP)
Levels of alertness 
Sleep/wake cycle 
Various conscious states