Unit 5 "State of Unconscious" Flashcards
A splitting of the 2 consciousness into 2 streams. (having separate thoughts)
Disassociation
What are the “2 kinds of rhythm”
Biological Rythym and Circadian Rhythm
what’s a period fluctuates in physiological function?
Biological Rhythm
What’s a 24 hrs biological rhythm?
Circadian Rhythm
What measures the brain waves’ activity in the brain?
(EEG) electroencephalograph
What are the 4 types of brainwaves? and their status/role
Beta:Awake/ Thinking/ Alert
Alpha: relaxed/ mind blank
Theta: light sleep (drowsy)
Delta: deep sleep (dreamless)
Describe the waves of the brain when we’re awake vs when we’re asleep?
Asleep= slower brain wave Awake= faster brain wave
What are the” 3 sleeping cycles”?
Hypnagogic Jerk, Sleep Spindles, Sleep waking.
Explain “Hypanagonic Jerk” and what sleep wave?
falling asleep then waking up (easily)
-Theta waves
Explain “Sleep Spindles”
a burst of neural activity
Explain “REM”, and the benefits of REM
Rapid eye movement. paradoxical sleep since we can’t move our body, but the brain is awake.
benefits: consolidates memory, and preserve neural pathways
____is when REM is quicker due to REM deprivation
Rebound Effect
What are the “2 types of CONTENTS in dream theories”? and explain each one (role).
Manifest content: What you see in a dream
Latent Content: Interpretation of the dream
Dreams are just random (sleep theory)
Activation Synthesis Theory
The dream represents our knowledge and understanding of the day’s events (sleep theory)
Cognitive Development Theory