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UP10 Chapter 5
States of Consciousness
Question | Answer |
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Stage 1 Sleep | The state of transition between wakefulness and sleep, characterized by relatively rapid, low amplitude brain waves. |
Stage 2 Sleep | A sleep deeper than that of stage 1, characterized by a slower, more regular wave pattern, along with momentary interruptions of "sleep spindles." |
Stage 3 Sleep | A sleep characterized by slow brain waves, with greater peaks and valleys in the wave pattern than in stage 2 sleep. |
Stage 4 Sleep | The deepest stage of sleep, during which we are least responsive to outside stimulation. |
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep | Sleep occupying 20 percent of an adult's sleeping time, characterized by increased heart rate; erection; eye movements; and the experience of dreaming. |
Unconscious Wish Fulfillment Theory | Sigmund Freud's theory that dreams represent unconscious wishes that dreamers desire to see fulfilled. |
Latent Content of Dreams | According to Freud, the "disguised" meanings of dreams, hidden by more obvious subjects. |
Manifest Content of Dreams | According to Freud, the apparent story line of dreams. |
Dreams-For-Survival Theory | The theory suggesting that dreams permit information that is critical for our daily survival to be reconsidered and repressed during sleep. |
Activation-Synthesis Theory | Hobson's Theory that the brain produces random electrical energy during REM sleep that stimulated memories stored in the brain. |
Circadian Rhythms | Biological processes that occur regularly on approximately a 24-hour cycle. |
Daydreams | Fantasies that people construct while awake. |
Hypnosis | A trance-like state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others. |
Meditation | A learned technique for refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness. |
Psychoactive Drugs | Drugs that influence a person's emotions, perceptions, and behavior. |
Addictive Drugs | Drugs that produce a biological or psychological dependence in the user so that withdrawal from them leads to a craving for the drug that, in some cases, may be nearly irresistible. |
Stimulants | Drugs that have an arousal effect on the central nervous system, causing a rise in heart rate, blood pressure, and muscular tension. |
Depressants | Drugs that slow down the nervous system. |
Narcotics | Drugs that increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety. |
Hallucinogen | A drug that is capable of producing hallucinations, or changes in the perceptual process. |