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10 Cards in this Set
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Conciousness
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awareness of everything that is going on around you and inside your own head at any given time.
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Waking Conciousness
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most of our awake times (thoughts, feelings & sensations are clear & organized)
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Most Common Altered State
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sleep
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2 Kinds of Sleep
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REM & NREM
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REM
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rapid eye movement (dreaming, body unable to move)
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NREM
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non-rapid eye movement
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4 Stages of NREM
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1. light sleep (hypnic jerk)
2. heart rate slows, shallow and irregular breathing 3. slow delta waves 4. when more than half the waves are delta, it is the deepest sleep stage, growth hormones reach peak, body at lowest functioning level. |
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Nightmares
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bad dreams that occur during REM sleep.
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Night Terrors
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a state of panic experienced while sound asleep (happens during NREM sleep).
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Sleep Walking
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A.K.A. somnambulsim occurs during NREM sleep
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