Psychology 201 Ch. 4

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Consciousness

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Ones subjective experience of the world, resulting from brain activity

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Locked-in syndrome

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All or nearly all of a persons voluntary muscles are paralyzed .

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Freudian slip

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Occurs when an unconscious thought is suddenly expressed in an inappropriate time.

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Subliminal perception

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Occurs when stimuli get processed by sensory systems but, but because of their short durations or subtle forms, do not reach consciousness.

(Marketing)

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Minimally conscious state

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Between the vegetative state and fully conscious.

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Circadian rhythms

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Biological patterns that occur at regular intervals as a function of time of day.

(Influenced by light and dark)

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Insomnia

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A disorder characterized by an inability to sleep.

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Obstructive sleep apnea

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A disorder in which a person, while asleep, stops breathing because their throat closes; results in waking up frequently.

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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder in which people experience excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours, sometimes going limp and collapsing.

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REM behavior disorder

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When people act out their dreams while sleeping (a dog running in their sleep)

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Somnambulism

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Sleep walking

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Sleep is adaptive for three functions.

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1. Restoration

2. Following of circadian rhythms

3. Facilitation of learning.

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Restorative theory

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Sleep allows the body to rest and repair itself.

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Microsleep

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Falling asleep during the day for periods from a few seconds to a minute, due to sleep deprivation

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Circadian rhythm theory

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Sleep has evolved to keep animals quiet and inactive during times of the day when there is greatest danger,(usually when it is dark)

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Facilitation of learning

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Sleep after learning improves recollection of knowledge.

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Dreams

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Product of an altered state of consciousness in which images and fantasies are confused with reality.

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Activation-Synthesis Theory

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Theory of dreaming: this theory proposes that the brain tries to make sense of random brain activity that occurs during sleep by synthesizing the activity with stored memories.

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Hypnosis

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A social interaction during which a person, responding to suggestions, experiences changes in memory, perception, and/or voluntary action.

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Sociocognitive Theory of Hypnosis

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Hypnotized people behave as they expect hypnotized people behave, even if those expectations are faulty.

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Neidissociation theory of hypnosis

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Hypnosis is a trancelike state in which conscious awareness is separated, or dissociated, from other aspects of consciousness.

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Hypnotic analgesia

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Hypnosis used for pain reduction.

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Hypnotic analgesia

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Hypnosis used for pain reduction.

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Meditation

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A mental procedure that focuses attention on an external object or on a sense of awareness

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Concentrative meditation

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You for us attention on one thing, such as your breathing or mental image.

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Concentrative meditation

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You for us attention on one thing, such as your breathing or mental image.

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Mindfulness meditation

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You let your thoughts flow freely, paying attention to them but trying not to react to them.

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Transcendental meditation

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Meditating with great concentration for 20 minutes a day.

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REM dreams

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Illogical, bizarre and highly visual experiences when asleep.

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Non-REM dreams

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The experience of mundane, dull, everyday events when asleep.

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Latent content

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What the dream symbolizes.

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Latent content

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What the dream symbolizes.

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Manifest content.

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The literal content of the dream.

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Attention

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Focused awareness.

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Change blindness

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Failure to notice visual changes in the environment.

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Automatic processing

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Type of consciousness needed to perform quick, automatic behaviors or habits.

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Automatic processing

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Type of consciousness needed to perform quick, automatic behaviors or habits.

(Tasks that take Little to no attention)

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Controlled Processing

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Type of consciousness needed to perform slow deliberate and intentional tasks.

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Romeo feels a burst energy, decreased fatigue, and decreased need for sleep.

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Stimulant

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Hallucinogen

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A viva feels as if time has slowed to crawl. The furniture in the room seems to be turning into animals.

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A viva feels as if time has slowed to crawl. The furniture in the room seems to be turning into animals.

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Hallucinogen

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I Tom feels relaxed and less anxious. He has trouble with motor coordination.

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Depressant

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Peggy is experiencing no pain and feels a sense of Euphoria

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Opiate

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Shadowing

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When you repeat aloud one thing that you are hearing, you will not pay attention to the content of any other sounds you hear at the same time.

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Escapist activity

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After homework, watch six episodes of tv.

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Escapist activity

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Simple entertainment:

Ex. After homework, watch six episodes of tv.

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Religious ecstasy

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After a religious experience the person feels euphoric and outside themselves.

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Flow activity

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A particular kind of experience that is so engrossing and enjoyable worth doing for its own sake even though it may have to consequence.