Test 11/3 Flashcards
Subconscious
Just below present awareness
Easily accessible info or memory or stored knowledge
Unconscious
Thoughts and desires we have no direct knowledge of
Selfish needs
Shameful exp
Repressed memories
Biological clocks
Internal chemical units that control parts of the body and are regulated by nature
Entrainment
Process of altering a free running cycle to fit diff rhythm
Circadian rhythms
24 hour biological clocks
Twilight
Relaxed state before sleeping
Dozing
rem sleep
Rapid eye movement
Deepest stage
Every 90mins each longer than last
Dreams occur
Nrem sleep
Second type of sleep
Bodys at full rest
Not dreaming
Muscles and body relaxed
Process info
Dreams help reorganize the brain after the days o f work of dealing w problems
Work out unsolved probs
Go to bed w problem
Wake up
Problem solved
Make sense of random thoughts
While sleeping the brain flushes “garbage” memories it cant file away
Leftover becomes a story
Sigmund freud
Believed in analyzing one dreams to help a person change behavior by rejecting or accepting the analysis
Insomnia
Inability to get enough sleep
Narcolepsy
Immediately falling into REM sleep
Skips twilighht and nrem
Sleep apnea
Never gets good nights rest
Wakes up 100 times at night from snoring/stop breathing
Stimulants
Substance which stimulates the brain and central nervous system
Effects: heightened alertness, enhanced performance, “crash”
Depressants
Slows activity of brain and central nervous system resulting in relaxing effect
Effects: dulled senses, relaxed muscles
Hlallucinogens
Interferes with messages between brain and nervous system Resulting in distortions in perception of reality and time
Hypnosis
Therapy technique which relaxes patient and helps them focus on a problem/memory
Meditation
Turning one’s attention away from distracting thoughts and focusing on the present moment
Conscious
Being aware of yourself and your environment
