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20 Cards in this Set
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Biological rhythms |
Periodic fluctuations in physiological functioning. |
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Circadian rhythms |
The 24 hour biological cycles found in humans and many other species. |
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Disassociation |
A splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness. |
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Electroencephalograph (EEG) |
A device that monitors the electrical activity of the brain overtime by means of recording electrodes attached to the surface of the scalp. |
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Electromyograph (EMG) |
A device that records muscular activity and tension. |
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Electrooculograph (EOG) |
A device that records eye movements. |
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Hypnosis |
A systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility. |
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Insomnia |
Chronic problems in getting adequate sleep. |
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Latent content |
According to Freud, the hidden or disguised meaning of the events in a dream. |
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Lucid dreams |
Dreams in which people can think clearly about the circumstances of waking life and the fact that they are dreaming, yet they remain asleep in the midst of a vivid dream. |
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Manifest content |
According to Freud, the plot of a dream at the surface level. |
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Meditation |
A family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a non-analytical way. |
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Narcolepsy |
A disease marked by sudden and irresistible onsets of sleep during normal waking periods. |
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Night terrors |
Abrupt awakenings from NREM sleep accompanied by intense autonomic arousal and feelings of panic. |
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Nightmares |
Anxiety-arousing dreams that lead to awakening, usually from REM sleep. |
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Non-REM sleep (NREM) |
Sleep stages one through four, which are marked by an absence of rapid eye movements, relatively little dreaming, and varied EEG activity. |
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REM sleep |
A deep stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movement, high-frequency brain waves, and dreaming. |
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Sleep apnea |
A sleep disorder characterized by frequent reflexive gasping for air that awakens a person and disrupts sleep. |
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Slow wave sleep (SWS) |
Sleep stages three and four, during which low-frequency delta waves become prominent in EEG recordings. |
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Somnambulism (sleepwalking) |
Arising and wondering about while remaining asleep. |
