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Week 9 & 10 (Consciousness) Flashcards

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Beta Bands

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13-24 CPS
Normal waking thoughts, problem solving

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Alpha bands

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8-12 CPS
Deep relaxation, blank mind, meditation

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3
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Theta bands

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4-7 CPS
Light sleep

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Delta bands

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Less than 4 CPS
Deep sleep

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Chronotype

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Optimal time to fall asleep according to circadian rhythm

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6
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Jet Lag adjustment times

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East: a day for each time zone
West: Two thirds of a day per each time zone

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Electromyograph (EMG)

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Records muscular activity and tension

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Electrooculohtaph (EOG)

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Records eye movements

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Hypnic jerks

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brief muscular con-tractions that occur as people fall asleep, generally occur during stage 1 drowsiness

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Sleep Spindles

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brief bursts of higher-frequency brain waves
during stage 2 of sleep

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How many times is the sleep cycle repeated per one night?

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4 times

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12
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Newborn sleep cycle

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REM (50%) and nREM sleep only

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REM portion of sleep for adults

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20%

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ascending reticular activating system (ARAS)

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consists of the afferent fibres running through the reticular formation that influence physiological arousal.

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15
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benzodiazepine sedatives

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insomnia treatment
originally developed to relieve anxiety,

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16
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non- benzodiazepine sedatives

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insomnia treatment
designed primarily for sleep problems

17
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manifest content

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consists of the plot of a dream at the surface level

18
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latent content

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consists of the plot of a dream at the surface level

19
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Theories of dreaming

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wish fulfillment
problem solving
activation synthesis

20
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hypnotic effects

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anesthesia
sensory distortions and hallucinations
disinhibition

21
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focused attention meditation

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attention is concentrated on a specific object, image, sound, or bodily sensation (such as breathing).

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open monitoring

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attention is directed to the contents of one’s moment-to-moment experience in a nonjudgmental and nonreactive way

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loving kindness meditation

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first developing love and compassion for oneself and then broaden this love to more “unlikeable” others

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Psychoactive drug

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chemical substances that modify mental, emotional, or behavioural functioning.

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six categories of psy- choactive drugs

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opioids, sedatives, stimulants, hallucinogens, cannabis, and alcohol.

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opioids

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natural or synthetic substances that are capable of relieving pain

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opiates

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derived from the opium poppy

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sedatives

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sleep-inducing drugs that tend to decrease central nervous system (CNS) activation and behavioural activity

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Stimulants

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drugs that tend to increase cen-tral nervous system activation and behavioural activity.

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Hallucinogens

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a diverse group of drugs that have powerful effects on mental and emotional functioning, marked most prominently by distor-tions in sensory and perceptual experience

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Cannabis

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the hemp plant from which mari-juana, hashish, and THC are derived.

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Alcohol

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a variety of beverages con-taining ethyl alcohol

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Factors Influencing Drug Effects

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user’s age, mood, motivation, personality, previous experience with the drug, body weight, and physi- ology.
the dose and potency of a drug, the method of administration, and the setting in which a drug is taken

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Stimulant overdose

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heart attack, stroke, or cortical seizure.

35
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Depressants overdose

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respiratory system usually grinds to a halt, producing coma, brain damage, and death within a brief period

36
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Sleep Stage 1

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Brief transition stage of light sleep, lasting a few
(1-12) minutes
▫ Breathing and heart rate slow, muscle tension and
body temp. decline, hypnic jerks
▫ Alpha waves > theta waves

37
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Sleep Stage 2

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30-60 min
▫ Heart rate, muscle tension, and body temp.
continue declining
▫ Sleep spindles

38
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Sleep Stage 3

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30 minutes
▫ High amplitude, low-frequency delta waves are
prominent

39
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REM sleep

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a deep stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements, high-frequency brain waves, and dreaming
During the course of sleep, REM periods gradually get longer and NREM periods get shorter and shallower.

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