Unit 10 (Consciousness)

Question 1

REM Sleep

Answer 1

Rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed but other body systems are active

Question 2

NREM Sleep

Answer 2

Non-Rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except for REM sleep

Question 3

Insomnia

Answer 3

Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep

Question 4

Night Terrors

Answer 4

A sleep disorder characterized by high arousal and an appearance of being terrified; unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep and are seldom remembered

Question 5

Psychoactive Drug

Answer 5

A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods

Question 6

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 6

The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occurs on a 24 hour cycle.

Question 7

Hypnosis

Answer 7

a temporary state of heightened relaxation and suggestibility during which some (not all) people are able to become so focused that they experience imaginary happenings as if they were real

Question 8

Mediation

Answer 8

a spiritual practice and a form of alternative medicine that aims to provide physical relaxation and mental clarity

Question 9

Activation Synthesis

Answer 9

the hypothesis suggests that dreams are created by changes in neuron activity that activates the brainstem during REM sleep