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Consciousness
Consciousness
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/23/2013

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Term
_______ is the state of being aware.
Definition
Consciousness
Term
Hormone levels, body temp, wakefulness and sleepiness are characterized by a _______ rhythm.
Definition
Circadian Rhythm
Term
During sleep, brainwaves and quality of sleep go through a series of 5 stages every _____ minutes.
Definition
90 minutes
Term
In an awake but relaxed state, the brain produces _____ waves
Definition
Alpha waves
Term
Once asleep, STAGE 1 begins, characterized by slower breathing and irregular erratic brain waves. The first 5 minutes is called _______ and sensations of faling or floating may be experienced..
Definition
Hypnogogic
Term
Stage 2 lasts about _____ minutes and involves deeper relaxation and occasional bursts of rhythmic brainwaves called ______ spindles and ____-Complexes.
Definition
SLEEP SPINDLES


K-Complexes
Term
As STAGE3 begins, the brain starts to produce ____-Waves and appear as large slow waves on EEG. Stage 3 is a transition in to Stage 4
Definition
Delta Waves
Term
Stage 4 involves stronger more consistent delta waves. Stage 3 and 4 are referred to as _______-wave sleep, last 30 minutes and most difficult to wake from.
Definition
SLOW-Wave Sleep
Term
About an hour after falling asleep, individuals move back into stage 3 and then stage 2, but instead of sliding back into stage 1, the go into a 10-minute period of ________.
Definition
REM
Term
REM is when people dream. REM sleep is sometimes called _____ sleep.
Definition
Paradoxical Sleep
Term
With each cycle, REM period gets _______ and stage 4 gets ______
Definition
REM Longer

Stage 4 shorter
Term
_______ involves recurring difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
Definition
insomnia
Term
sleep ______ involves sleeping where breathing stops, only to start after snorting
Definition
Sleep apnea
Term
Freud states :_______ content of a dream (images that actually appear to the dreamer) is a disguised version of the dream's ______ content (usually forbidden sexual or aggressive content)
Definition
MANIFEST content

Latent content
Term
Other explanations of dreams focus on the dream's physiological function. Dreams may stimulate the brain which may help build neural connections. According to ______-synthesis theory, brain fires random neurons during sleep and when awake, we construct the dream
Definition
ACTIVATION-Synthesis Theory
Term
________- processing explanations claims that dreams are a way to consolidate information. As we dream, we sort throughout the day's events and store them into memory
Definition
Information-Processing
Term
When deprived from long periods of REM sleep, people experience REM _______.
Definition
REM REBOUND
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