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| refers to organisms awareness of itself and it's surroundings; All the sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of in any instant |
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-Found 4000 traits in dictionary
-Identified 3 types
*Cardinal trait, Central trait, & Secondary trait |
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Came up with the three factor model
-tied personality to genetics
**Introversion/Extroversion
**Neuroticism/Emotional Stability
**Psychoticism |
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What are Altered States of Consciousness?
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-Awareness that is distinctly different in quality or pattern from waking consciousness
**Sleeping, daydreaming, meditating, hypnosis, influence of drugs |
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| What are Circadian rhythms? |
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| Biological cycles that occur about every 24 hours. Sleep follows a circadian rhythm. |
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Wilhem Wundt and the __________ studied conciousness.
____________ questioned the study of conciousness.
___________ John Watson & B.F. Skinner said that only observable actions should be studied. |
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**Structuralists
**William James
**Behaviorists |
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| What was William Sheldons Theory? |
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| Endomorph, Mesomorph, Ectomorph |
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| Describe the levels of awareness |
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-Top: Controlled processes are those that require attention (& interfere with other functions)
-Middle: Automatic processes require minimal attention (such as riding your bike)
-Lowest: Minimum or no awareness of the enviroment |
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| What's the difference between a coma and brain death? |
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| In a coma, your brain has slow, very low activity, and no response to stimuli. As for brain death, the brain shows no activity & no response to any stimuli. |
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| What are Freuds Levels of Awareness? |
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-Preconcious Level: ideas not in your awareness right now but can be recalled if you had to.
-Nonconcious: biological functions
-Subconcious: ideas that are hidden from seriousness |
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| What are Infradian rhythms? |
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| Biological cycles that take longer than 24 hours. For example, womens menstrual cycles occur about every 28 days. |
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| What are Ultraradian rhythms? |
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| Biological cycles that occur more than once a day. Sleep follows an ultraradian rhythm of about 90 minutes as well as circadian rhythm |
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| What is Jet Lag and how long does it take for every timezone crossed? |
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Fatigue and disorientation air travelers feel after a long flight, especially one where time zones are changed.
-Takes about 1 day for every timezone crossed. |
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| An innate, biological rhythm essential for survival. |
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| What is Maggies Law and in what state did it develop? |
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Maggies Law: States that a sleep-deprived driver qualifies as a reckless driver who can be convicted of vehicular homocide.
--New Jersey |
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Sleep is studied by polysomnographys which is a comprehensive 6-8 hour recording of the changes during sleep.
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| Name the 4 most common polysomnographys in Psychology. |
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EEG- measures brain waves
ECG- measures heart rhythms
EOG- measures eye movements
EMG- measures muscles |
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| Can you die from sleep deprivation? |
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| Which hormone controls sleep cycles? |
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| How can you tell if a student is sleep deprived? |
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-Zone out in class
-Sleeping in class
-Weak posture
-Negative attitude
-Dramatic changes in grades, attitude, and family |
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| What does it mean if you are a nonsomatic? |
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| That you sleep far less than most, but do not feel tired during the day. |
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| If you have insomnia, you have a normal desire for sleep, but you are unable to and feel tired during the day. True or False? |
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| Stages of sleep are identified by..... |
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| Mneomical device for remembering the different types of brain waves |
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Beta- awake and attentive
Alpha- awake but relaxed
Theta- lightly asleep (Stage 1&2)
Delta- Stage 3 & 4 |
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| What is the fancy term for sleepwalking? |
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| What is the fancy name for bedwetting? |
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| How long is a normal sleep cycle? |
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| What's another name for REM sleep? |
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| Prcedure involving cognitive process in which a subject is guided by a hypnotic to respond to suggestion for changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and behavior. |
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| What are some types of Hypnotic Suggestion? |
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-Motor movement (moving your muscles)
-They're told they can't do something, try it, and still can't do it
-Experience changes in sensations, thoughts or feelings |
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| What are some uses for hypnosis? |
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- Depression
- Phobias
- Smoking
- Pain Reduction |
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| A set of techniques that promote a heightened sense of awareness. |
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| What are some benefits of meditation? |
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-Decrease side effects of chemo
- Faster wound healing
- Increase immune function
- Lower blood pressure |
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| What are psychoactive drugs? |
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| - Chemicals that change conciousness awareness, or perception |
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| What do depressants, stimulants, opiales, and halluciogens do? |
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Depressants- Slow down nervous system
Stimulants- speed up the nervous system
Opiales- relieve pain
Halluciogen- alter sensory perception |
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| Alcohol is the second most widely consumed drug. True or false? |
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| Women can out drink men. True or false? |
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| What are some examples of stimulants? |
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| -Caffine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines |
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| Examples of Opiates/Narcotics |
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| - Morphine, demorol, heroine |
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| - LSD, psilocybin, marijuana |
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| What are mental disorders? |
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| Clinically important collection of symptoms that causes an individual distress, disability, or the increased risk of suffering pain, disability, death, or the loss of freedom. |
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| What does MUDA stand for? |
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M-Maladaptive
U-Unjustifiable
D-Disturbing
A-Atypical |
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| What is Undifferentiated Schizophrenia? |
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| The undifferentiated subtype is diagnosed when people have symptoms of schizophrenia that are not sufficiently formed or specific enough to permit classification of the illness into one of the other subtypes. |
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| Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an emotional disorder that causes emotional instability, leading to stress and other problems. |
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| What is a specific phobia? |
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| Extreme fear of a specific object or situation that is out of the proportion to the actual danger or threat |
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| A persistent and irrational fear of situations that involve scrutny or judgement |
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| Type of anxiety disorder; occurs after you've seen or experienced a traumatic event |
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| Anxiety disorder; Unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, and sensations. |
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| A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that develops for no apparent reason and that triggers severe physical reactions |
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| What is a Body Dsmorphic Disorder? |
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| Where your excessively concerned and preoccupied by a percieved defect in his or her physical features. |
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| What is major depression? |
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| major depressive disorder and clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave. |
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| What is a bipolar disorder? |
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| mood swings that range from the lows of depression to the highs of mania |
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| What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? |
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| Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance and a deep need for admiration. |
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| Mental health condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of feeling inadequate |
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