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32 Cards in this Set
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what is sleep and wakefulness influenced by? |
circadian rythms |
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what can help reset biological clocks |
exposure to light |
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how does jet lag occur |
out of sync with circadian rhythms |
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how can you treat jet lag |
melatonin |
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what happens in REM |
rapid eye movement, vivid dreaming, |
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types of sleep in the night |
REM, NREM, repeated 4 times a night, and NREM dwindles throughout the night |
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what are the sleep disorders |
insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, night terrors |
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what did freud argue |
dreams are used for wish fulfillment |
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what can hypnosis produce |
anesthesia, sensory disortion |
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drugs exert there main control effects to the |
brain |
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how much time is spent on mind wandering |
15-50 percent |
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Ap Dijksterhuis |
the theory of unconscious thought |
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eeg |
monitors the electrical activity of the brain |
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4 types of brain frequencies |
beta, alpha, theta, delta |
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ciradian rythms |
24 hour biological cycles in humans |
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light sleep |
1-7min, drowseness |
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REM |
rapid eye movements, vivid dreaming |
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as you age |
total sleep declines |
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subcortical |
rhythm of wake sleeping |
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ascending reticular activating |
afferent fibres that run through reticular formation influence arousal |
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insomnia |
chronic problems, caused by emotional problems, sedatives can cure |
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narcolespy |
falling asleep random |
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sleep apnea |
forget to breath in sleep |
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somnambulism |
sleep walking |
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anesthia |
under hypnosis |
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sensory distortions |
hallucinations |
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dissociation |
splitting off mental processes into 2 separate awarnesses |
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mediation |
heighten awareness and mental processes |
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narcotics |
relieve pain |
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stimulants |
increase nervous system |
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cannabis |
creates marijuana |
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MDMA |
ecstasy |