Chapter 5 Sleep

Question 1

Altered State of Consciousness

Answer 1

A form of experience that departs significantly from the normal subjective experiences of the world and the mind

Question 2

Hypnagogic State

Answer 2

Presleep consciousness when task-oriented thoughts are replaced by wandering thoughts

Question 3

Hypnic Jerk

Answer 3

Sudden quiver or sensation of dropping

Question 4

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 4

Naturally occurring 24-hour cycle

Question 5

REM

Answer 5

Stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and high levels of brain activity

Question 6

Insomnia

Answer 6

Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep

Question 7

Sleep Apnea

Answer 7

Person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep

Question 8

Somnambulism

Answer 8

Sleepwalking

Question 9

Narcolepsy

Answer 9

Sudden sleep attacks occur in the middle of waking activities (uncontrollable sleep attacks)

Question 10

Sleep Paralysis

Answer 10

Experience of waking up unable to move

Question 11

Night Terrors

Answer 11

Abrupt awakenings with panic and intense emotional arousal

Question 12

5 Characteristics of Dream Consciousness

Answer 12

E.I.S.A.R

Question 13

Manifest Content

Answer 13

Dream’s apparent topic or superficial topic

Question 14

Latent Content

Answer 14

Dream’s underlying meaning

Question 15

Activation-Synthesis Model

Answer 15

Dreams are produced when the brain attempts to make sense of random neural activity that occurs during sleep