Consciousness

Question 1

Narcolepsy

Answer 1

Sudden daytime R.E.M. attacks

Question 2

Directed consciousness

Answer 2

A focused awareness

Ex. taking a test, studying, meditating etc.

Question 3

Flowing consciousness

Answer 3

An unfocused awareness, drifting from one thing to another

Ex. walking and chewing gum, fidgeting while studying, etc.

Question 4

Divided consciousness

Answer 4

Doing two things that require awareness

Ex. driving home and gossiping with friends, writing a paper and listening to the news, etc.

Question 5

Selective attention

Answer 5

The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus among many stimuli
(Ex. conversation at a party, reading at the beach, etc.)

Question 6

Circadian rhythm

Answer 6

Our bodies regular rhythm of wakefulness and sleep over a 24-hour cycle
(Our biological clock)

Question 7

Alpha waves

Answer 7

Small, slow brain waves; relaxed, awake state

Question 8

Delta waves

Answer 8

Large, slow brain waves associated with sleep

Question 9

Sleep Cycle: Stage 0

Answer 9

Awake

Question 10

Sleep Cycle: Stage 1

Answer 10

Hypnagogic state; the twilight between wakefulness and sleeping
(5-10 minutes asleep)

Question 11

Sleep Cycle: Stage 2

Answer 11

Most of our sleep happens here

20 minutes of sleep

Question 12

Sleep Cycle: Stage 3 and 4

Answer 12

Deep sleep, deepest sleep happens in stage 4

30-40 minutes asleep

Question 13

Sleep Cycle: R.E.M. Sleep

Answer 13

Occurs approximately every 90 minutes, gets longer the longer sleep progresses
(Rapid eye movement)

Question 14

Adaptive theory

Answer 14

Theory that we sleep to help promote our survival as a species

Question 15

Restorative theory

Answer 15

Theory that we sleep to give our bodies time to regenerate at a cellular level

Question 16

Memory consolidation

Answer 16

A theory that R.E.M. sleep plays a role on a normal level regarding organization and storage of newly formed memories
(Important for learning)

Question 17

Freud’s dream theory

Answer 17

Dreams are meaningful events containing manifest (obvious) and latent (hidden) content

Question 18

Insomnia

Answer 18

The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep

Question 19

Sleep apnea

Answer 19

A respiratory disorder that involves a person intermittently stopping breathing many times while sleeping

Question 20

Night terrors

Answer 20

Mainly in children, deep stage 4 sleep episodes that produce terror that is usually forgotten upon waking

Question 21

Altered states or consciousness

Answer 21

Occur when some aspect of normal consciousness is modified by mental, behavioral, or chronical terms

Question 22

Hypnosis

Answer 22

An induced state of awareness, characterized by heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and highly focused attention

Question 23

Meditation

Answer 23

Focusing concentration away from both the outside world and the inside world

Question 24

Psychoactive drugs

Answer 24

Chemicals that affect the mental processes and behavior by their effects on the brain

Question 25

Hallucinogens

Answer 25

Produces perceptional, sensory, and cognitive experiences

Question 26

Opiates

Answer 26

Produce a profound sense of wellbeing and strong pain relief

Question 27

Depressants

Answer 27

Lowers inhibitions, slows mental and physical activity and ability

Question 28

Stimulants

Answer 28

Arouses the CNS (central nervous system), speeding up the mental and physical response