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Consciousness
Levels of Consciousness
Sleep and Dreams
Sleep and Dreams 2
Altered States of Consciousness
100
a concept used to talk about something we cannot see, touch, or measure directly
What is construct
100
ideas that are not in your awareness right now, but you could recall them if you have to
What is preconscious
100
a regular sequence of biological processes, such as temperature and sleep
What is circadian rhythms
100
can be produced by upsetting events
What is nightmares and night terrors
100
achieved through meditation, biofeedback, and hypnosis
What is altered state of consciousness
200
a psychological construct
What is consciousness
200
a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories of which we are unaware of, but influences behavior
What is unconscious
200
the deepest stage of sleep in the sleep cycle
What is stage 4
200
also called sleep terrors; more severe than nightmares
What is night terrors
200
a method some people use to try to narrow their consciousness so that the stresses of the outside world would fade away
What is meditation
300
means awareness
What is consciousness
300
According to Freud, we use these to push out painful or unacceptable ideas
What is defense mechanisms
300
a stage of sleep characterized by rapid-eye movements and linked to dreaming
What is rapid-eye movement sleep
300
you might feel your heart racing or you may gasp for air
What is night terror
300
a system that provides information about something happening in the body
What is biofeedback
400
when you are aware of the sensations (sights, smells, sounds, etc) around you
What is consciousness as a sensory awareness
400
descriptive of bodily processes, such as the growing of hair
What is nonconscious
400
the number of times a person goes through the sleep cycle in an average night of 8-hours of sleep
What is 5 times
400
may roam about and even carry on conversations with other people, but the person may not remember it
What is sleepwalking
400
an altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions and behave as though they are in a trance
What is hypnosis
500
Thoughts, emotions, and memories; you cannot see, hear, or touch them
What is consciousness as a direct inner awareness
500
a type of consciousness other than our normal waking consciousness
What is altered states of consciousness
500
the inability to sleep
What is insomnia
500
a breathing interruption that occurs during sleep
What is sleep apnea
500

the therapist gives instructions during hypnosis that are supposed to be carried out after the hypnosis session has ended

What is posthypnotic suggestion