Understanding Consciousness and Hypnosis
What does Consciousness mean?
This is our awareness of ourselves and our environment
What are alpha waves?What state are you in?
These are slow waves showing relaxed and an awake state
If you have insomia what does that mean?
Its going to be hard for you to either fall or stay asleep
What is the definition of psychoactive drugs?
Its a cemical substancde that will alter your perceptions. Can speed it up or slow it down depending on drug of choice
What is hypnosis?
This is a state of consciousness where a person loses power of voluntary actions and responds off suggestion and direction
What is circadian ryythem?
Call it the biological clock, just regular rythems your body experiences during a whole day(24 hours)
Whats narcolepsy?
(Sleep disorder)
Random sleep attacks where you fall deeply into sleep. Can happen whenever
Whats something that can happen if a person is experiencing withdrawals
Depends but : anxiety, sweating, pain in muscles, excessive hunger, or loss of appetite, shaking...etc
What is dissociation?
This is a split between different levels of consciousness. Theres like a disconnection and lack of constant thoughts
Which stage do hallucinations happen?
During NREM-1
When do night terrors occur?
First couple hours of NREM-3
What are the effects of stimulants?
This "excites" neural activity and will speed up your body functions
What is Posthypnotic suggestions?
This happens during a hypnosis session and it helps them after not being hypnotized anymore. Like for example, people who have asthma was helped after the hypnotist suggested it
When delta waves occur what does that mean?
Means it will be hard for you to wake up. Your in deep sleep
Manifest content vs Latent content
(Freud)
Manifest is what the person remembers from the dream where as the latent content is the overall message/ meaning of the dream
What are two examples of depressant drugs?
Alcohol and Heroin
Heroin is classified as an opiate however these both slow down your body= a depressant
Whats differences between REM sleep and NREM sleep?
REM sleep is the rapid eye movement stage. This is where vivid dreams happen
NREM sleep doesn't have rapid eye movement and occurs in all the other sleep stages but of course REM sleep
Explain the Cognitive development theory?
"Dream content reflects dreamers cognitive development (there knowledge and understanding) "
What are hallucinogens and a drug that fits in this category?