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Module 16-17AP Psych
Module 16-17 AP Psych Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sleep | A periodic, natural loss of consciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation |
| Circadian Rhythm | Our biological clock; regular bodily rhythms |
| REM Sleep | Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur |
| Alpha waves | The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state |
| NREM Sleep | non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep |
| Hallucinations | False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Hypnagogic Sensations | Bizarre experiences such as jerking or a feeling of falling or floating weightlessly, while transitioning to sleep |
| Sleep spindles | Burst of rapid rhythmic brain-wave activity |
| Delta waves | the large, slow brain waves associated with the deep sleep NREM-3 |
| Sleep cycle | Repeats itself every 90 minuets |
| Suprachiasmatuc nucleus | A pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm |
| Spinal gland | produces melatonin |
| Melatonin | Our natural chemical that makes us sleepy |
| Sleep functions | Sleep protects, sleep helps us recuperate, sleep helps restore and rebuild our fading memories of the day, sleep feeds creative thinking, sleep supports growth |
| Average sleep needed each day | 9 hours a night |
| Sleep and personal satisfaction | When you sleep after you feel energized and fulfilled |
| Sleep deprived students | They will have less attention span and will be too tired to retain any knowledge |
| Sleep loss and depression | Sleep loss is a predictor of depression |
| Insomnia | Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep |
| narcolepsy | A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks |
| Sleep apnea | A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings |
| Sleepwalking and sleep talking | usually childhood disorders that most people grow out of |
| Night terrors | A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified |
| Trauma | helps extinguish daytime fears after a traumatic event |
| Blind people | They have found blind people dream of their non-visual senses |
| Media experiences | People who consumed violent media tend to have violent dreams |
| manifest experiences | According to Freud, the symbolic, remembered story line of a dream |
| Latent content | According to Freud the underlying meaning of a dream |
| To develop and preserve neural pathways | Stimulating experiences preserve and expand the brains pathways |
| To make sense of neural static | Dreams are the brains attempt to synthesize random neural activity |
| To reflect cognitive development | to see dreams as part of the brain's maturation and cognitive development |
| REM rebound | The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation |
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