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Myers’ EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (6th Ed) Chapter 6 States of Consciousness
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Waking Consciousness _______________ our awareness of ourselves and our environments _______________ focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus
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Sleep and Dreams ___________________ the biological clock regular bodily rhythms, such as of wakefulness and body temperature, that occur on a 24-hour cycle
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Sleep and Dreams REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep recurring sleep stage vivid dreams “paradoxical sleep” muscles are generally relaxed, but other body systems are active Sleep periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness
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Sleep and Dreams Measuring sleep activity
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Brain Waves and Sleep Stages _____________ sslow waves of a relaxed, awake brain ______________ llarge, slow waves of deep sleep HHallucinations ffalse sensory experiences
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Stages in a Typical Night’s Sleep 01234567 4 3 2 1 Sleep stages Awake Hours of sleep REM
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Stages in a Typical Night’s Sleep Hours of sleep Minutes of Stage 4 and REM 12 34 5678 0 10 15 20 25 5 Decreasing Stage 4 Increasing REM
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Sleep Deprivation Effects of Sleep Loss fatigue impaired concentration depressed immune system greater vulnerability to accidents
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Sleep Deprivation 2,400 2,700 2,600 2,500 2,800 Spring time change (hour sleep loss) 3,600 4,200 4000 3,800 Fall time change (hour sleep gained) Less sleep, more accidents More sleep, fewer accidents Monday before time changeMonday after time change Accident frequency
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Sleep Disorders IInsomnia ppersistent problems in falling or staying asleep NNarcolepsy uuncontrollable sleep attacks ___________________ ttemporary cessation of breathing during sleep mmomentary reawakenings
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AAre You Getting Enough Sleep??
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Night Terrors and Nightmares Night Terrors occur within 2 or 3 hours of falling asleep, usually during Stage 4 high arousal - appearance of being terrified seldom remembered
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Dreams WWhat are your thoughts about dreams? WWhat have you learned to believe? WWhat are some recurring dreams you have? WWhat are lucid dreams?
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Dreams: Freud Dreams sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind hallucinatory imagery discontinuities incongruities delusional acceptance of the content difficulties remembering
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Dreams: Freud Sigmund Freud--The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) wish fulfillment discharge otherwise unacceptable feelings ___________________ remembered story line __________________ underlying meaning
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Dreams As Information Processing helps facilitate memories As a Physiological Function periodic brain stimulation REM Rebound REM sleep increases following REM sleep deprivation
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Sleep Across the Lifespan
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Drugs and Consciousness Psychoactive Drug a chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood Physical Dependence physiological need for a drug marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms Psychological Dependence a psychological need to use a drug for example, to relieve negative emotions
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Dependence and Addiction ______________ diminishing effect with regular use _____________ discomfort and distress that follow discontinued use Small Large Drug dose Little effect Big effect Drug effect Response to first exposure After repeated exposure, more drug is needed to produce same effect
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Psychoactive Drugs ____________________ drugs that reduce neural activity alcohol, barbiturates, opiates slow body functions
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Psychoactive Drugs Alcohol affects motor skills, judgment, and memory reduces self awareness Barbiturates drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
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Psychoactive Drugs Opiates opium and its derivatives (morphine and heroin) opiates depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety highly addictive
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Psychoactive Drugs _____________________ drugs that excite neural activity caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, cocaine speed up body functions
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The Physiological Effects of Nicotine
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Psychoactive Drugs Amphetamines drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes
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Psychoactive Drugs Cocaine effects depend on dosage, form, expectations, personality and situation coca leaves powder crack
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Cocaine Euphoria and Crash
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Psychoactive Drugs Ecstasy MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) stimulant and mild hallucinogen dangerous short and long term effects
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Psychoactive Drugs ______________________ ppsychedelic (mind-manifesting) drugs that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input LLSD MMDMA (Ecstasy)
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LSD lysergic acid diethylamide a powerful hallucinogenic drug also known as acid THC the major active ingredient in marijuana triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations
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Psychoactive Drugs
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Trends in Drug Use
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Perceived Marijuana Risk
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Near-Death Experiences Near-Death Experience an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death often similar to drug- induced hallucinations
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