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3 main states of consciousness
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awake
sleep daydreaming |
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3 functions of consciousness
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restricts our attention
provides a mental "meeting place" allows us to create a mental model |
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insomia
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the most common of sleep disorders-involving insufficient sleep, the inability to fall asleep quickly, frequent arousals, or early awakenings
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sleep apnea
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a respiratory disorder in which the person intermittently stops breathing many times while asleep
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night terrors
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deep sleep episodes that seem to produce terror, although any terrifying mental experience (such as a dream) is usually forgotten upon awakening. occur mainly in children.
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narcolepsy
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a disorder of REM sleep, involving sleep-onset REM periods and sudden daytime REM-sleep attacks usually accompanied by cataplexy.
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conscious mind
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awareness both of ourselves and of stimulation from our environment, includes physical sensations from within, such as hunger, thirst, pain, and pleasure.
restriction, combination, and manipulation-apply in varying degrees to all states of consciousness, whether dreaming, hypnosis, mediation, a drug state, or our "normal" waking state. |
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nonconscious mind
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preconscious memories
unconscious |
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preconscious memories
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information that is not currently in consciousness but can be recalled to consciousness voluntarily or after something calls attention to them.
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unconscious
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in classic freudian theory, a part of the mind that houses memories, desires, and feelings that would be threatening if brought to consciousness. many modern cognitive psychologists view the unconscious in less sinister terms, merely as a collection of mental processes that operate outside of awareness-but not typically suppressing information or working at odds with consciousness.
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