Chapter 7 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Biological Rhythms
Annual Cycles
28 Day Cycle
25 Hour Cycles
90 Minute Cycle
Consciousness
Our awareness of ourselves and environment
Circadian Ryhthm
Our biological clock that happens every 24 hours
Alpha Wave
In a relaxed but awake state
Stages 1 & 2
Delta Waves
Large and slow waves that occur during deep sleep
Insomnia
Reoccurring problems falling asleep or staying asleep
Narcolepsy
Uncontrollable sleep attacks, usually at bad times
Sleep Apnea
Temporary cessions in breathing during sleep the wake you up
Night Terrors
Occur during stage 4 sleep
Dreams
Happen during REM sleep, very easily awakened from them
Freud’s Wish Fufillment Theory
Dreams allow us to express our deepest feelings
Manifest Content
The remembered storyline of a dream
Latent Content
The underlying meaning
Information Processing Theory
Dreams help us sort out the day’s events and consolidate memories
Physiological Function Theory
REM sleep helps develop and preserve neural pathways
Activation Synthesis Theory
REM Sleep triggers neural activity that our brain weaved into dreams
Cognitive Development Theory
Dream content reflects a dreamers cognitive development, understanding, and knowledge
REM rebound
The tendency, after sleep deprivation, for REM sleep to increase
Hypnosis
A social interaction where a hypnotist suggests to the subject that certain perceptions, thoughts, feelings, or behaviors will occur
Anton Mesmer
Credited for hypnosis techniques
Posthypnotic Suggestion
Using hypnosis that will be carried out afterwards to get rid of undesired behaviors
Social Influence Theory
When the subject is in a deep hypnosis they are more likely to believe the hypnotist
Theodore Barber
Social Influence Theory
Dissociation
A split in our consciousness that allows two things to happen at once
