Consciousness
The relative awareness of ourselves and those around us.
What is Consciousness?
Scientists say that this can lead to major health concerns, worsening mood, and lack of focus.
What is lack of sleep?
This is what REM stands for.
What is Rapid-eye-movement?
This occurs when someone is actively moving around while being asleep.
What is somnambulism/sleep walking?
Visions or stories that occur during sleep.
What are dreams?
The state of not being aware of our surroundings or being "awake".
What is unconscious?
The phase of sleep where dreams occur.
What is REM?
The first phase of sleep, involves dosing off and being partially aware of surroundings.
What is N1?
The intense struggle to fall or stay asleep.
What is insomnia?
A regularly occurring daily pattern. Examples include sleeping and eating.
What is biological rhythm/biorhythm?
The ability of the mind to focus on certain actions.
What is mindfulness?
The name given to the natural sleep cycle.
What is the Circadian Rhythm?
This machine is used to measure brain activity and study the sleep cycle.
What is an EEG?
Contains uncontrollable 'sleep attacks' that can occur at any time as often as 100 times a day.
What is narcolepsy?
When, while sleeping, a dreamer becomes aware that they are dreaming.
The ability of the mind to focus on tasks even if we are not aware that the brain is working on them.
What is nonconsciousness?
Our bodies ability to tell us when it needs to sleep.
This is the phase of sleep where oddities like sleepwalking, talking, and bed-wetting occur.
What is N3?
Marked by intense anxiety attacks, confusion, and panic during or directly after sleep.
What are night terrors?
What percentage of dreams are forgotten?
What is 90%?
Consciousness is broken down into the awareness these of two things.
What is ourselves and things around us?
This is the largest phase of sleep - taking up about 50% of the night.
What is N2?
What percentage of sleep is made up of REM sleep?
What is 25%?
Occurs when the throat closes during sleep causing a struggle to breath and lack of sleep.
This man theorized that dreams were a way for the brain to show people their desires and wishes.
Who is Sigmund Freud?