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Consciousness
awakeness of everything around at any given moment TERM 2
Waking Consciousness
DEFINITION 2 state which thoughts, feelings, sensations are clear and organized and person is alert TERM 3
Altered State of Consciousness
DEFINITION 3 state in which there is a shift in mental activities as opposed to waking consciousness TERM 4
Circadian Rhythm
DEFINITION 4 Cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24 hour periodcirca means aboutdiem means day TERM 5
Hypothalamus
DEFINITION 5 gland found in the brain
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
found in the hypothalalmus controls body clock tells body when to secret melatonin for bed time TERM 7
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
DEFINITION 7 Variant of Major Depression has many same symptoms as MD its own symptoms only really appear during fall or winter seasons is caused by the short days/long nights of winter which messes with the body's sleep-wake cycle TERM 8
Adaptive Theory of sleep
DEFINITION 8 animals and people have adapted/evolved their sleeping patterns to sleep when predators are most active to avoid dangers TERM 9
Restorative Theory of sleep
DEFINITION 9 theory suggesting that sleep is necessary to maintain good physical and mental health and is also needed for the body to focus itself on cellular damage repair TERM 10
3 Types of
Sleep
DEFINITION 10 Sleep depravition: loss of sleep Short sleeper: person who sleeps 5 or less hours a night on average Long sleeper: person who sleeps 9 or mroe hours a night on average
Sleepwalking (Somnambulism)
an episode of movement or walking around that occurs during deep sleep TERM 17
Night-terrors
DEFINITION 17 when a person experiences extreme fear or terror during deep sleep and may scream and run around without waking themselves upis a rare disorder TERM 18
Nightmares
DEFINITION 18 bad dreams that occur during REM sleep TERM 19
Sexsomnia
DEFINITION 19 when person engages in sexual activities or masturbation while in deep sleep -- think of amber lolstage 4 sleep disorder TERM 20
REM behavior disorder
DEFINITION 20 rare disorder that allows the person to move around involuntarily during REM
Insomnia
incapability to get t sleep or stay asleep or even have a decent sleep when actually successfully falling asleep TERM 22
Sleep Apnea
DEFINITION 22 when a person stops breating while theyre sleeping for one minute or more TERM 23
Narcolepsy
DEFINITION 23 sleeping disorder that makes a person fall into REM sleep at any given moment during a day without any warning
