States Of Consciousness

Question 1

All sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of in any instant

Answer 1

Consciousness

Question 2

Consciousness

Answer 2

All sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of in any instant

Question 3

Waking consciousness vs altered state of consciousness (ASC)

Answer 3

Normal, clear, organized, alertness

Changes that occur in quality and pattern of mental activity
May be due to sensory overload, unusual physical conditions, and restricted sensory input

Question 4

Example of sensory overload

Answer 4

Concert, Mardi Gras

Question 5

Example of monotonous stimulation

Answer 5

Lecture, grounded, solitary confinement, airplane

Question 6

Expel of unusual physical conditions

Answer 6

Sick, moon, dreaming

Question 7

Examples of ASC

Answer 7

Dreaming, sleeping, day-dreaming, sex, long distance running while listening to music

Question 8

Hypnosis

Answer 8

Not sleep

Narrowed attention and increased suggestibility

Question 9

Hypersomnia

Answer 9

Excessive daytime sleepiness

Question 10

Beta waves

Answer 10

Small fast brainwaves associated with being alert and awake

Question 11

Alpha waves

Answer 11

Large, slow brainwaves associated with relaxation and falling asleep

Question 12

Stages of sleep

Answer 12

Stage 1: light sleep (hyping jerks)
Stage 2: deeper sleep (sleep spindles)
Stage 3: delta waves - large and slow appear
Stage 4: purely delta waves (deep sleep 1hr)

Question 13

Rapid Eye Movement (REM)

Answer 13

Dreaming
Muscle paralysis
Sleep is very light (stage 1)
Daytime stress

Question 14

Non-REM sleep

Answer 14

Calms
Beginning and end of stage 1, 2, 3, 4
Helps us recover from duly fatigue
Dream free 90% of the time