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Psych Ch7 P1 vocab

Vocab from chapter 7

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our awareness of ourselves and our environment consciousness
periodic psychological fluctuations Biological Rhythms
Biological clock; regular bodily functions that occur on a 24 hour cycle circadian
Rapid eye movement; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur REM Sleep
the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state alpha waves
periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness sleep
false sensory experiences such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus hallucinations
large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep delta waves
recurring problems in falling or staying asleep insomnia
sleep characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks narcolepsy
sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and consequent momentary reawakenings sleep apnea
sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; like nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep withing 2-3 hours of falling asleep and are seldom remembered night terrors
sequence of images, emotions and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind dream
according to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream manifest content
according to Freud, underlying meaning of a dream latent content
tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation REM rebound
supposed ability to recall what one experienced during hypnosis, induced by the hypnotist's suggestion posthypnotic amnesia
suggestion, made during the hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer hypnotized posthypnotic suggestion
split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others dissociation
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