Chapter3 Flashcards
activation-synthesis hypothesis
A theory of dreaming that proposes that neural stimulation from the pons activates mechanisms that normally interpret visual input.
blindsight
A condition in which people who are blind have some spared visual capacities in the absence of any visual awareness.
circadian rhythms
The regulation of biological cycles into regular patterns.
consciousness
The subjective experience of the world and of mental activity.
dreams
The product of an altered state of consciousness in which images and fantasies are confused with reality.
hypnosis
a person, responding to suggestions, experiences changes in memory, perception, and/or voluntary action.
insomnia
A disorder characterized by an inability to sleep.
interpreter
A left hemisphere process that attempts to make sense of events.
latent content
What a dream symbolizes, or the material that is disguised in a dream to protect the dreamer.
manifest content
The plot of a dream; the way a dream is remembered.
meditation
A mental procedure that focuses attention on an external object or on a sense of awareness.
microsleeps
Brief, unintended sleep episodes, ranging from a few seconds to a minute, caused by chronic sleep deprivation.
narcolepsy
A sleep disorder in which people fall asleep during normal waking hours.
REM sleep
The stage of sleep marked by rapid eye movements, dreaming, and paralysis of motor systems.
sleep apnea
A disorder in which a person stops breathing while asleep.
