Sleep Disorders
The repeated inability to sleep, often due to anxiety and depression.
Insomnia
The moment by moment awareness of your experiences, both of the world around you, and of your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Consciousness
The practice of intense contemplation that can lead to a deep sense of calmness that can alter consciousness.
Meditation
When we can take care of easy, or routine tasks without thinking about it, we rely on _______ processing.
For example: zoning out while driving on a sunny day with no traffic.
Automatic
While sleeping, a person stops breathing and begins choking. They often wake up gasping for air and snoring loudly.
Sleep apnea
A person taking a prescription medication finds themself taking larger doses to feel its effects is developing a _______ to the medication.
Tolerance
A hormone that aids in the regulation of circadian rhythms.
Melatonin
When we deal with more difficult, or slower, tasks that require more effort or focus, we rely on ______ processing.
For example: we tend to sit up and grip the wheel when driving during a rainstorm or snow storm.
Controlled
A person experiences extreme sleepiness during waking hours. They may even fall asleep while driving or walking.
Narcolepsy
Products of consciousness during sleep in which a person confuses images and fantasies with reality.
Dreams
Physical & psychological feelings of illness, anxiety, nausea, chills, tremors, and more if a drug user cannot ingest their drug.
Withdrawal
According to the ______ _______ theory, we sleep to stay hidden from predators, maintain our internal clock, and limit our food/water intake.
circadian rhythm
A person seems glassy-eyed and disconnected, often waking up in another room and they don't know how they got there.
Sleepwalking/somnombulism
The focusing of mental resources on specific information to become consciously aware of it.
Attention
Neurons in the brain fire randomly, activating various parts of the brain that process sights and sounds; the brain combines it with stored memories, creating dreams that make no sense.
Activation-synthesis theory
According to the ______ theory, we need to sleep to let our brains and bodies rest and recover. Growth hormones help us grow taller, our body repairs injuries, and strengthens the immune system.
restorative
While sleeping, a person has a dream so vivid, they lash out with their arms or legs and accidently strike the person next to them in bed.
REM Behavior Disorder
The processing of information by our sensory systems without a person's conscious awareness is _____ ______.
Subliminal perception
The theory that says consciousness is based on which brain circuits are active.
Example: different parts of your brain process the words, lyrics, memories and emotions associated with a song.
Global Workspace Model
According to the _______ theory, sleep helps strengthen and bundle the neural connections that form the basis of learning and improve memories.