Consciousness
and Hypnosis
and Hypnosis
The subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment is our...
consciousness
Our roughly 24 hour body cycle of wakefulness is our...
circadian rhythm
Athletes need to get enough sleep each night due to this function of sleep.
Growth (muscle development)
This is the most common sleep disorder and is characterized by trouble falling or staying asleep.
Insomnia
_______ is when a person needs more of a drug to get the same effect, and _______ is the discomfort that occurs after the discontinuing of a drug.
Tolerance; Withdrawal
Hypnosis is a heightened state of...
suggestibility
alpha waves are present when we are...
awake, but relaxed.
Recuperation is a function of sleep that says sleep helps to...
restore the immune system / repair brain tissue
Jane receives a promotion at work and feels overjoyed at the recognition. She proceeds to fall asleep on her boss's desk, going right into REM. What sleep disorder does she likely have?
Stimulants affect the body by...
speeding up neural activity.
After 1960, the psychological world experienced a cognitive revolution. This resulted in what change in psychological study?
increased emphasis on mental processes (cognition), less focus on behaviorism / observable responses
The sleep stage where dreams and nightmares occur.
REM
This theory of dreams says that our dreams are a product of our brain trying to make sense of random stimulation.
Activation Synthesis
Sleepwalking and Sleeptalking happen during this stage of sleep.
NREM-3
Alcohol is classified as a ______.
Depressant only
Posthypnotic suggestions have been used to help with what? (Identify 1 correct example)
alleviate headaches, asthma, stress-related anxiety, and skin disorders, treating obesity
incorrect: drug, alcohol, and smoking addictions
Sleep spindles occur during...
NREM-2
What Freud calls the underlying meaning of our dreams.
Latent Content
CPAP machines are useful tools for people who have trouble breathing while asleep. What sleep disorder is a CPAP machine a treatment for?
Sleep Apnea
Identify two indicators that a person has a substance use disorder.
diminished control, diminished social functioning, hazardous use, tolerance, withdrawal
The divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis states that hypnosis is a result of what?
REM is also known as paradoxical sleep because...
the brain is active, but the body is paralyzed
This part of the brain explains why experts suggest we put our phones away at least 1 hour before going to bed.
SCN (Suprachiasmatic Nucleus) --> controls pineal gland's release of melatonin once it's dark
This sleep disorder is much more common in children. They often are less bothered by it than their adult parents are.
Night Terrors (often forgotten)
Heroin mimics the effects of endorphins. This classifies heroin as what type of drug?
Agonist