The Study of Consciousness
Awareness of things both inside and outside ourselves
List the 4 types of brain waves.
What are delta, theta, beta and alpha?
People who use ____________ focus on a peaceful, repetitive stimulus in order to narrow their consciousness so the stresses of the outside world fade away.
What is meditation?
List the 3 classes of drugs.
What are: depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens.
Ideas that are not available to awareness under most circumstances
What is unconsciousness?
What does REM stand for? And what stage of the sleep cycle is it?
What is rapid-eye-movement and in stage 5?
Some people have learned to control certain bodily functions through _______________________, a system that provides information about something happening in the body.
What is biofeedback?
Which drugs slow the activity of the nervous system and generally give people a sense of relaxation, but it can have many negative side effects?
What are depressants?
Ideas that are not in awareness but that can be recalled
What is preconscious?
Define REM rebound.
Whats is to catch up on REM sleep when you sleep later (sleep debt)?
What is posthypnotic suggestion?
Lysergic acid diethylamide is a ______________ that can produce side effects such as (Memory loss, Violent outbursts, Nightmares, Panic)
What is a hallucinogen?
Being aware of sights, sounds, and smells in the environment
What is sensory awarness?
During which sleep cycle do we sleep our dreams tend to make more sense, follow a plot, and have vivid imagery?
What is REM sleep?
Define and explain role theory in hypnosis.
What is when people that are hypnotized are playing a part as if in a play and tend to believe what they are doing is real.
Differentiate between hallucinations and delusions.
What is hallucinations things that are heard or seen that are thought to be real.
While delusions are false ideas that seem real.
Common altered state of consciousness experienced by most people on a daily basis
List the 5 types of sleep problems with a quick description.
Insomnia - difficulty sleeping
Nightmares & Night Terrors - bad dreams - thrashing
Sleepwalking- roam around while sleeping
Sleep Apnea - difficulty breathing when asleep
Narcolepsy - sleep any time any where
List the 3 uses of hypnosis and give an example.
- Hypnosis & memory: law enforcement
- Hyonisis & Pain therapy: dentist, surgery + prosthetics.
- Hypnosis & Quitting bad habits: smoking
Explain.
1.Detoxification: the removal of harmful substances from the body
2. Maintenance Programs: give small amounts or less harmful substitute while weaning.
3.Counseling and Support Programs: Treat the underlying cause for addiction