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Consciousness
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Awareness of eternal events & internal sensations while under a condition of arousal
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awareness
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the subjective state of reflecting about yourself, your thoughts, & your experiences. A form of metacognition
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Metacognition
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Thinking about thinking.
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Arousal
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Physiological state of being engaged with the environment
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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
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Port of the hypothalamus that uses input from the eyes to synchronize its rhythm with the daily cycle of light & dark
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"Zeitgeber"
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time giver
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High Level Consciousness (Awake)
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Controlled processing in which individuals are actively thinking & alert-focused on their tasks & goals
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Lower Level Consciousness (Awake)
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Automatic processing & daydreaming, which required little attention & focus
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Altered States of Consciousness (Awake)
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Produced by drugs, trauma, & fatigue
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Subconscious Awareness (Awake)
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Usually occurs when people are asleep & dreaming, but also occurs when we are awake.
blindsight, split brain patients |
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No Awareness (Awake)
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Usually occurs when we are knocked out or anesthetized, but may also occur when we are awake
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Circadian Rhythms
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Behaviors that synchronize with the 24 hour cycle of the day
sleep awake cycle Body temperature Blood pressure Blood sugar level |
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Sates of Wakefulness
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Higher level consciousness- alert, attentive, actively thinking. Beta Waves
Lower level Consciousness- Relaxed but awake- daydreaming. Alpha Waves |
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Stage 1 (sleep)
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Drowsy sleep, easily woken up, "head nod", myoclonic jerks.
Begin to see Theta Waves |
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Stage 2 (sleep)
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Decreased muscle activity, low sensitivity & irregular EEG patterns
Mostly Theta Waves & Sleep spindles, K Complexes |
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Stage 3 & 4
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deep sleep, difficult to rouse, restorative
Delta Waves, Slow wave |
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Rapid Eye Movement (REM)
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Brain pattern similar to those with relaxed wakefulness.
Desynchronized alpha & theta waved |
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Isomnia
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Inability to fall asleep, waking in the night, or waking up too early.
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Sleep apnea
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Individuals stop breathing while asleep
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Sleep walking/ talking
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Somnambulism. occurs during slow-wave sleep
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Night Terrors
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Sudden arousal from sleep accompanied by intense fear & blood curdling screaming.
Typically occur in children NOT nightmares |
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Narcolepsy
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A REM sleep disorder involving sudden, overwhelming urge to sleep.
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Cataplexy
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Paralysis that accompanies REM sleep in suddenly activated while person is awake
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Sleep Paralysis
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The normal paralysis of REM sleep continues after a person wakes up
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REM behavior disorder
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Mechanism controlling paralysis during REM sleep fails to work properly. Individual will act out their dreams
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