Various states of
consciousness and processes
consciousness and processes
a shift takes place in the quality or pattern of your mental activity. Thoughts may become fuzzy and disorganized and you may feel less alert, or your thoughts
What is an altered state of consciousness
theory of sleep proposing that animals and humans evolved sleep patterns to avoid predators by sleeping when predators are most active
waves that show a person who is wide awake and mentally active
What are beta waves?
bad dreams that take place during REM sleep
What is a nightmare?
drugs that increase the functioning of the nervous system
What are stimulants?
their thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized, and they feel alert.
What is waking consciousness
theory of sleep proposing that sleep is necessary to the physical health of the body and serves to replenish chemicals and repair cellular damage
What is restorative theory?
waves that show a person getting drowsy, slightly larger and slower
What are alpha waves?
a rare disorder, a state of panic experienced while in deep non-REM sleep.
What is a night terror?
drugs that decrease the functioning of the nervous system
What are depressants ?
a persons awareness of everything that is going on
Whaat is Consciousness?
a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24-hour period
What is circadian rhythm?
even slower and larger waves leading to deep sleep
What are theta waves?
walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep
What is sleepwalking?
drugs including hallucinogens and marijuana that produce hallucinations or increased feelings of relaxation and intoxication
What are hallucinogenics?
processing that is conscious, in which you are aware of your thought process and are focusing your full attention on the task at hand
What is explicit processing?
What is the biology of sleep?
deepest stage of sleep, the largest and slowest waves appear
What are delta waves?
the inability to get sleep, stay asleep, persistently waking to early or get a good quality of sleep
What is Insomnia?
a natural drug found in coca plant leaves
What is cocaine?
processing that happens without conscious awareness, in which you can perform an action before you even become aware of it
What is implicit processing?
a loss of sleep which is a serious people , which many people have without realizing it
What is sleep deprivation?
two kinds of sleep, relatively active type of sleep and a much deeper more restful kind of sleep
What are REM sleep and non-REM sleep
causes breathing to stop repeatedly during sleep, causing loud snoring
What is sleep apnea?
the chemical resulting from fermentation or distillation of various kinds of vegetable matter
What is alcohol?