Ap Psychology Exam Unit 5

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REM

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

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NREM

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

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Narcolepsy

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A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times

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Sleep Apnea

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A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings

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Night Terrors

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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

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Manifest Content

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According to Freud, the remembered story line of a dream (as instinct from its latent, or hidden, content)

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Latent Content

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According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream (as distinct from its manifest)

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Cocaine

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Stimulant, rush of euphoria, confidence, energy
Effects: Cardiovascular stress, suspiciousness depressive crash

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram, measures brain waves caused by synchronized activity in numerous synapses

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Sleepwalking

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Somnambulism, stage 4 sleep, genetic

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Activation-Synthesis Theory

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The brain is just trying to make random firings of our neurons

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Sleep Deprivation

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The amount of sleep that we need decreases as we get older

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Ernest Hilgard

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Believed in the neodissociation theory which was a state of divided consciousness

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Nightmare

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A dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear or horror, but also despair, anxiety and great sadness.