Sleep
Sleep Disorders
Hypnosis
Meditation
Potpourri
100
Stage where large amplitude delta waves sweep the brain every second and heart rate and blood pressure decline
What is stage III
100
Failure to get enough sleep at night in order to feel rested the next day
What is insomnia
100
a state of consciousness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibilityy
What is hypnosis
100
the focusing of attention to clear one's mind and produce relaxation
What is meditation
100
The process of learning to control bodily states with the help of specialized machines
What is biofeedback
200
Stage of sleep where eyes roll from side to side and brain waves switch from low amp/hi frequency to hi-amp/low frequency
What is Stage II
200
A sleep disorder in which a person has trouble breathing while sleeping
What is sleep apnea
200
Theodore Barber was a supporter of this theory
What is hypnosis is not a special state of consciousness, just the result of suggestiblity
200
includes a mental repetition of a mantra usually lasting 15 - 20 minutes
What is transcendental meditaion
200
The types of dreams that happen during REM Sleep
What are longer and more vivid dreams
300
Large delta waves occur over 50% of the time, it is the deepest sleep of all, and people talk in their sleep at this stage
What is stage IV
300
sleep disruptions that occur during stage IV involving screaming, panic,or confusion
What are night terrors
300
Ernest Hilgard supported this theory that consciousness includes many different aspects that may become separated or dissociated during hypnosis
What is the noedissassociation theory
300
a type of meditation stemming from the Buddhist tradition that focuses on a certain part of the body usually concentrating on an area that causes pain
What is mindfulness meditation
300
Name a use for daydreaming
What is controlling one's emotions
400
The sleep cycles duration and the duration of REM sleep throughout the night
What is every 90 minutes and the REM cycle is 15-45 minutes increasing as the night goes on.
400
A condition characterized by suddenly falling asleep or feeling very sleepy during the day
What is narcolepsy
400
Sarbin and Coe were supporters of this theory
What is hypnotized people behave as they do because they have accepted the role of a hypnotized subject
400
meditation that concentrates on one's respiration
What is breath meditation
400
a state of altered consciousness characterized by brain activity where the body is unresponsive to the environment and includes limited physical mobility
What is sleep
500
The four reasons psychologists/researchers believe we sleep
What are restorative- to recharge batteries, primitive hibernation - to conserve energy, an adaptive process- people are more vulnerable at night (hard to see/dark) sleep to keep safe, and to clear mind of useless information
500
Name the gene that researchers have discovered is responsible for narcolepsy and tell what the immune system does that causes narcolepsy
What is the HLA gene and the immune system kills hypocretin making cells. Low levels of hypocretin cause narcolepsy.
500
the three uses of hypnosis
What is posthypnotic suggestion - a suggestion made during hypnosis that influenced the participant's behavior after, Hypnotic analgesia - used to reduce pain, to reveal problems or gain insight - allows patients to think of their problems in a new way
500
effects of meditation on the body
What is lowering blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration
500
Three interpretations psychologists have for why we dream
What is dreams don't mean anything, dreams are used for problem-solving and allows people a chance to review and address some of the problems faced during the day, and as mental housecleaning, a way of "unlearning" or removing unneeded memories.
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