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11 Cards in this Set
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consciousness
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our awareness of ourselves and our environment
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selective attention
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the focus of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
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circadian rhythm
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internal biological clock; regular body rhythms that occur on a 24 hour cycle
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REM
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rapid eye movement during which vivid dreams occur
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paradox of REM
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muscles are relaxed but body systems are active
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why sleep
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recover, remember, grow, feed creative thinking
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sleep deprivation
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less focus, ability to store memories, immune function, strength, reaction time
more depression, heart risk, inflamation, hunger |
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insomnia
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falling and staying asleep
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narcolepsy
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uncontrollable sleep attacks can lapse right into REM
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sleep apnea
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stops breathing until blood oxygen is so low they wake just long enough to draw a breathe
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Freud's theory on dreams
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That dreams are latent content of our unconscious mind our drives and wishes that would be threatening if exposed for real
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