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Sleeping and Consciousness
Circadian Rhythms
Stages of Sleep
Sleep Disorders
Drugs
100
Includes not only our awareness of stimuli in the external environment but also our recognition of internal events, such as what we are thinking, an increased hear rate, pain, etc.
What is Consciousness
100
Refers to a person's daily sleep and wakefulness cycle that appears to be controlled, at least in part, in an area of the hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
What is Circadian rhythm
100
Our brain waves are measured by?
What is EEG Patterns
100
Either having difficulty falling asleep or problems staying asleep. Causes include depression, drugs or alcohol, irregular circadian rhythm, or stress.
What is Insomnia
100
A depressant, at first produces mild euphoria, relaxation, and lowered inhibitions. As the dose increases, more of the brain's activity is impaired, resulting eventually in sleep, or with increased consumption, even death.
What is Alcohol
200
Involves controlled or heightened awareness and involves planning, making decisions, and responding to those decisions.
What is Active Mode of consciousness
200
Cues that can influence circadian rhythms such as the light and dark of day and night.
What are External Cues
200
EEG waves associated with being awake.
What are beta waves
200
Uncontrollable, recurring, sudden onset of REM sleep. Total loss of muscle control. Most likely to occur during moments of anxiety or stress. Exact cause is unknown.
What is Narcolepsy
200
A stimulant, high potential for addiction, increases metabolic processes (e.g., pulse rate), lowers carbohydrate appetite, and can produce alertness or calmness.
What is Nicotine
300
Relates to minimal awareness and includes daydreaming and sleeping.
What is Passive mode of consciousness
300
Occurs when there is a discrepancy between our biological clock and the official clock.
What is Jet lag
300
As we move from an awake state through deeper stages of sleep, our brain waves _______ in frequency and _______ in amplitude.
What is Decrease; Increase
300
Frequent stoppages of breathing during sleep that last at least 20 seconds. Sleep is interrupted to restore breathing. Can result in heavy snoring, snorting, and day-time sleepiness.
What is Sleep Apnea
300
A Hallucinogen, derived from a fungus (ergot) that grows on rye. Even small doses can produce effects that last for hours and include, mild euphoria, hallucinations, body image alterations, loss of control of one's attention, and "mind expansion."
What is LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide)
400
Defined as a state of unresponsiveness from which we can be aroused relatively easily.
What is Sleep
400
The average amount of sleep an adult human gets per night.
What is 7-8 hours.
400
EEG wave which the person is drowsy but awake state when the eyes are closed and relaxed.
What are Alpha Waves
400
Walking or sitting up in bed during NREM sleep. Eyes may be open but are unseeing.
What is Sleepwalking or Somnambulsim
400
A Narcotic, the unrefined extract of the poppy seed pod, used to relieve pain and induce sleep, produce a pronounced feeling of intoxication and euphoria and physical pain is removed.
What is Opium
500
Occurs any time the content or quality of conscious experience undergoes a significant change.
What is an Altered State of Consciousness
500
The tendency to adopt a 25-hour cycle (instead of 24-hour) and as a result go to sleep later and later on succeeding nights.
What is Free-Running
500
Occurs during Stages 3 and 4 sleep, about 50 percent, most difficult to awaken from.
What is Delta waves
500
Excessive sleep; more than 12 hours per day. Great difficulty awakening and feel drowsy throughout day. Causes include severe depression, drug dependence, and physical disorders.
What is Hypersomnia
500
THC stands for
What is tetrahydrocannabinol