states of consciousness

Question 1

conciousness

Answer 1

different levels of ones thoughts and feelings

Question 2

manifest conent

Answer 2

what the dream looks like

Question 3

latent content

Answer 3

what the dream means/ symbolises

Question 4

EGG

Answer 4

a test that detects abnormalities in your brain waves.

Question 5

circadian rythem

Answer 5

a biological clock that is genetically progrmed to regulate the sleep and wake cycle. you go to bed when its night and are up during daytime.

Question 6

REM

Answer 6

• Rapid Eye Movement.
• stage 5 of sleep.
• where you dream

Question 7

NON REM

Answer 7

• stages 1-4
• your able to move during these stages
• 80% of the sleep cycle

Question 8

biological rythem

Answer 8

controled by the hypothalmus

Question 9

stage 1

Answer 9

body starts relaxing and letting go of muscle tenshion

Question 10

stage 2

Answer 10

heart rate slows and body temerture decreases

Question 11

stage 3

Answer 11

deep sleep begins

Question 12

stage 4

Answer 12

very deep sleep. most difficult to wake up during

Question 13

stage 5

Answer 13

REM sleep or paradoxical sleep

Question 14

length of sleep cycle

Answer 14

90 minuets

Question 15

hypnosis

Answer 15

when a hypnotist, clinician etc suggests that a person will experience changes in their life(thoughts, feelings, belifes etc)

Question 16

suscecibility to hypnosis

Answer 16

if a person easily carries out hypnotic suggestions

Question 17

altered state theory

Answer 17

not a trance like state but an altered state like taking a drug. changes in mood and preception

Question 18

sociocognitive state

Answer 18

effects of hypnosis is due to social influence

Question 19

hypothalmus

Answer 19

contains suprachiasmatic nucleus which reacts to light. in darkness melatonin increases in daylight it decreases

Question 20

what determines if your an evening or night person?

Answer 20

genetics

Question 21

different states of conciousness

Answer 21

• controlled process(100% aware)
• automatic processing(mulitasking cognitively)
• daydreaming(motivation, creativity etc)
• altered states(biological)
• dreams(REM stage 5)
• sleep(stages 1-4)
• unconcious & implicit mind( stuff we do unconciously like walk)
• unconciou(0% aware)

Question 22

why is REM important

Answer 22

processes and stores emotional memory

Question 23

parts of the brain involved in dreaming

Answer 23

pons and cortex

Question 24

repair theory

Answer 24

we deplete key factors in our brain during the day and get repaired by our brain during night

Question 25

adaptive theory

Answer 25

our sleep adapted because we evolved as a race/world

Question 26

why do we need sleep?

Answer 26

• physiologically
• protection
• physical growth
• restore brain

Question 27

waking life

Answer 27

the theory that our dreams are about our real life

if were scared of something irl then well be scared in the dream

Question 28

spirit world

Answer 28

when we dream we connect with god/ our ancestors

Question 29

freudian theory

Answer 29

when we dream we see things from our uncocious mind/ thoughts

Question 30

activation synthesis

Answer 30

the pons fires randomely to tell the brain were still awake and the cortex strings them into our dreams

Question 31

sleep cycle

Answer 31

stages 1-4: sleep/deep sleep: able to move

stage 5: REM/paradoxical sleep: you have the most movement during this time but your body is paralyzed

Question 32

what are typical dreams like

Answer 32

visual and random

Question 33

how do neuroscientists veiw the unconcious

Answer 33

they look at brain activety

Question 34

who needs the most sleep?

Answer 34

babies 10.5-18 hours

Question 35

insomnia

Answer 35

you cant fall asleep or stay asleep

causes: behavior or stress

Question 36

sleep apnea

Answer 36

sleeper stops breathing in the middle of the night

snoring might be an early sign treatment:cpap

Question 37

Narcolepsy

Answer 37

person falls into deep sleep randomely

Question 38

cataplexy

Answer 38

any excitment makes the person fall asleep

Question 39

REM Rebound

Answer 39

if you take a nap and you dream you are sleep deprived.