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States on consciousness Flashcards

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3 states of consciousness?

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Sleep, wake, altered states

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Altered states-

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Temporary change in someone’s normal mental state without being considered unconscious

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spontaneous states-

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daydreaming, drowsiness, dreaming

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physiologically induced states of consciousness-

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hallucinations, orgasm, food or oxygen starvation

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psychologically induced state of consciousness

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sensory deprivation, hypnosis, meditation

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Circadian rythem

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biological clock

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NREM1 sleep

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Last 1-10 min; lightly asleep; BP slows; asleep but may feel as if u never slept

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Hypnic jerk

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(Hypnogogic hallucination); reflex during rem1

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NREM2 sleep

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Last 20min; slower HR; prep for deep sleep; larger waves emitted; Harder to wake up; lightly sleep

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NREM3 sleep

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Starts 35-40 min after falling asleep; waves slow down n become larger; disoriented when woke up

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REM (rapid eye movement) sleep

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Final stage; last 10 min; after sleeping for at least 90 min; eyes move rapidly; powerful dreams; increased BP; rythems may become irregular; stages get longer as the night goes by, last REM stage can last an hour

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alpha waves

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Relaxed, daydreaming

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beta waves

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Conscious

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Delta waves

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Unconscious

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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus SCN

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Pair of cell clusters in hypothalamus that helps adjust melatonin hormone from pineal gland and controls Circadian Rythem

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REM rebound

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Tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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Dreams

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“Hallucinations of the mind” ; triggered by random bursts or neural activity

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Manifest content

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The remembered storyline of a dream (elements you remeber upon waking)

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Latent content

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Underlying meaning/ hidden / inferred/ censored

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Depressants

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Alcohol; barbiturates (sedative/tranquilizer/hypnotic); opiates (coding, vicodin, herion); fentynol (synthetic opiates)

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Stimulants

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Caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine/crack, ecstacy

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Hallucinogens

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Psychedelics; LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide- acid); bathsalts/Flakka (stimulant/ psychedelics); Marijuana

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