Stages of Sleep
What is “a state of awareness?”
Consciousness.
True or False: Marijuana is not addictive.
False: Marijuana is psychologically addictive.
True or False: most people can’t remember their dreams.
True.
What is an inability to get substantial amounts of sleep for long periods of time called?
Insomnia.
What is hypnosis?
An altered consciousness when people become highly suggestible.
What stage of sleep is the deepest?
Stage 4.
What are hallucinogens?
Drugs that produce hallucinations.
Who said that dreams contain clues of the thoughts we’re afraid to acknowledge during waking hours?
Sigmund Freud.
True or False: people with narcolepsy can have sleep attacks that immediately put them in Stage 1 level sleep.
False: people with narcolepsy can have sleep attacks that immediately put them in REM level of sleep.
What is the neodissociation theory?
Many aspects of consciousness become separated during hypnosis.
How long can Stage 1 of sleep last up to?
10 minutes.
How do drugs "travel/get carried" to their targeted tissue?
They get carried by blood.
How do dreams change as the night progresses?
Dreams become longer and more vivid.
What stage(s) of sleep can sleep talking occur?
All stages.
What is a posthypnotic suggestion?
A suggestion given while under hypnosis that influences that person’s behavior.
What stage does dreaming normally occur?
REM sleep.
How does an opiate drug (narcotics) affect someone?
They reduce pain, causing feelings of euphoria (and constipation.)
Who said that dreams were our brains' way of removing unnecessary information?
Francis Crick.
This sleep disorder can occur because of enlarged tonsils, repeated infections in the ear or throat, or obesity.
Sleep apnea.
Define biofeedback.
Learning to control bodily states through machinery.
Why do people sleep?
No one knows for sure, but there are many different theories.
What is the main difference between a stimulant drug and a depressant drug?
Stimulant drugs increase various things while depressants suppress various things.
True of False: Daydreaming requires undirected thinking.
False: daydreaming requires directed thinking.
Name at least two signs that someone is having a night terror.
Screaming, sweating, or rapid heart rate during sleep. The person may wake up feeling frightened, but not remember why.
What are the three major approaches to meditation?
Transcendental meditation, mindfulness meditation, and breath meditation.