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24 Cards in this Set
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sleep paralysis
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state of being unable to move just after falling asleep or right before waking up
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consciousness
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our subjective experience of the world, our bodies, and our mental perspectives
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circadian rhythm
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cyclical changes that occur on a roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes
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biological clock
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term for the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus that's responsible for controlling our levels of alertness
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rapid eye movements (REM)
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darting of the eyes underneath the closed eyelids during sleep
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non-REM (NREM) sleep
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Stages 1 through 4 of the sleep cycle, during which eye movements do not occur and dreaming is less frequent and vivid
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REM sleep
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stage of sleep during which the brain is most active and during which vivid dreaming most occurs
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lucid dreaming
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experience of becoming aware that one is dreaming
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insomnia
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difficulty falling and staying asleep
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restless legs syndrome
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urge to move our legs or other body parts, often while attempting to sleep
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narcolepsy
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disorder characterized by the rapid and often unexpected onset of sleep
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sleep apnea
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disorder caused by a blockage of the airway during sleep, resulting in daytime fatigue
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night terrors
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sudden waking episodes characterized by screaming, perspiring, and confusion followed by a return to deep sleep
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sleepwalking
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walking while fully asleep
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activation-synthesis theory
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theory that dreams reflect inputs from brain activation originating in the pons, which the forebrain then attempts to wave into a story
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out-of-body experience (OBE)
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sense of our consciousness leaving our body
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near-death experiences (NDE)
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out-of-body experiences reported by people who've nearly died or thought they were going to die
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déjà vu
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feeling of reliving an experience that's new
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mystical experience
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feelings of unity or oneness with the world
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meditation
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set of ritualized practices that train attention and awareness
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hypnosis
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set of techniques that provides people with suggestions for alterations in their perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
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part life regression therapy
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therapeutic approach that hypnotizes and supposedly age-regresses patients back to a previous life to identify the source of a present-day problem
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sociocognitive theory
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approach to hypnosis based on people's attitudes, beliefs, and expectations
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dissociation theory
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approach to explaining hypnosis based on a separation between personality functions that are normally well integrated
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