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Refers to the brain’s control of switching between sleep and wakefulness as well as coordinating this cycle with the outside world.
What is Sleep Regulation
is a collection of symptoms that results from the mismatch between our internal circadian cycles and our environment.
What is Jet Lag
one of a group of sleep disorders in which unwanted, disruptive motor activity and/ or experiences during sleep play a role
What is parasomnia?
help people who previously struggled with opioid addiction manage withdrawal symptoms through the use of methadone
What are methadone clinics?
distinguished by low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness.
What is sleep?
A person with this condition does not get sufficient sleep on a chronic basis
What is sleep debt?
refers to a work schedule that changes from early to late on a daily or weekly basis. F
What is rotating shift work?
According to Jung, certain symbols in dreams reflected universal archetypes with meanings that are similar for all people regardless of culture or location
What is the collective unconscious?
an endocrine structure located inside the brain that releases melatonin, is thought to be involved in the regulation of various biological rhythms and of the immune system during sleep
What is the pineal gland?
sleep is characterized by darting movements of the eyes under closed eyelids
What is rapid eye movement (REM)?
the body goes into a state of deep relaxation
is often referred to as deep sleep or slow-wave sleep because this stage is characterized by low frequency
What is the stage 3 sleep stage?
One important regulator of sleep-wake cycles is the hormone
What is melatonin?
is a state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli.
is the act of focusing on a single target (such as the breath or a repeated sound) to increase awareness of the moment
What is meditation?
describes our awareness of internal and external stimuli. Awareness of internal stimuli includes feeling pain, hunger, thirst, sleepiness, and being aware of our thoughts and emotions
What is consciousness?
is a discipline that studies how universal patterns of behavior and cognitive processes have evolved over time as a result of natural selection
What is evolutionary pyschology?
is the actual content, or storyline, of a dream
What is manifest content?
is a drug that tends to suppress central nervous system activity
What is a depressant?
feelings of intense elation and pleasure, especially in those users who take the drug via intravenous injection or smoking are sought by stimulant users to obtain a
What is euphoric high?
is characterized by high levels of sensory awareness, thought, and behavior.
What is wakefulness?
A woman’s menstrual cycle is an example of a
What is biological rhythm?
The brain’s clock mechanism is located in an area of the hypothalamus
What is a suprachiasmatic nucleus?
defined by episodes during which a sleeper’s breathing stops
What is sleep apnea?
are drugs that tend to increase overall levels of neural activity