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AP® Psychology States of Consciousness Part 3
This deck covers key concepts related to states of consciousness, including sleep disorders, dreaming theories, hypnosis, and meditation.
What is the defining characteristic of Narcolepsy?
the inability to stay awake; Narcoleptics experience irresistible urges to sleep at inappropriate times.
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What is the defining characteristic of Narcolepsy?
the inability to stay awake; Narcoleptics experience irresistible urges to sleep at inappropriate times.
Narcoleptic sleep is primarily what kind of sleep?
REM sleep
What is sleep apnea?
disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep
In adults, sleep apnea is associated with __________ and __________; in infants, it is associated with __________.
obesity; alcohol consumption; SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)
What is sleepwalking and in what stages does it occur?
characterized by walking (and perhaps also talking) during sleep; it occurs during stages 3 and 4 of sleep. Sleepwalking is also known as somnambulism...
According to psychoanalytic theory, the story content of the dream, also known as the __________, offers important information about the unconscious processes.
manifest content
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What is the defining characteristic of Narcolepsy? | the inability to stay awake; Narcoleptics experience irresistible urges to sleep at inappropriate times. |
Narcoleptic sleep is primarily what kind of sleep? | REM sleep |
What is sleep apnea? | disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing during sleep |
In adults, sleep apnea is associated with __________ and __________; in infants, it is associated with __________. | obesity; alcohol consumption; SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) |
What is sleepwalking and in what stages does it occur? | characterized by walking (and perhaps also talking) during sleep; it occurs during stages 3 and 4 of sleep. Sleepwalking is also known as somnambulism. |
According to psychoanalytic theory, the story content of the dream, also known as the __________, offers important information about the unconscious processes. | manifest content |
In contrast to the story of the dream, which offers insight into the symbols relating to the unconscious, the __________ discloses the actual underlying meaning of the dream. | latent content |
According to the information-processing theory of dreaming, what do dreams provide? | This theory suggests that our minds have an opportunity to process daily stress through dreams, since we spend more time in REM sleep during times of stress. |
What three processes occur during dreams? | 1. neural repair 2. consolidation of memories 3. protein synthesis |
What is an elaborate, anxiety or fear-producing dream sequence? | nightmare |
What is the main difference between nightmares and night terrors, which involve behaviors such as screaming and crying? | nightmares generally occur during REM sleep, while night terrors occur in much deeper sleep states (perhaps overlapping with somnambulism) |
What is the state of consciousness that is heavily associated with susceptibility to suggestion? | hypnosis |
Some researchers believe that hypnosis is the process of a person 'playing the part' of someone under hypnosis, rather than an altered state of consciousness. What is this theory called? | role theory |
What does the state theory of hypnosis believe? | It suggests that, instead of fully altering states of consciousness, hypnosis allows people to focus more or less on certain parts of our consciousness, like pain awareness. |
What was Ernest Hilgard's theory on hypnosis? | He hypothesized a choice to dissociate from certain parts of consciousness during hypnosis, called the dissociation theory. |
What theory of hypnosis, related to the dissociation theory, postulates a dissociation of the mind into two parts: one obeys the hypnotist while the other observes? | theory of the hidden observer |
Which school of thought relies on hypnosis to extract memories that have been repressed? | psychoanalysis |
What is the phenomenon through which we forget what happened during hypnosis? | posthypnotic amnesia |
What is posthypnotic suggestion? | instructions given to people while they are hypnotized that are meant to be implemented after they awake |
What is defined by a set of techniques used to focus concentration away from thoughts and feelings to create calmness, tranquility, and inner peace? | meditation |