Psych 100 Exam 2 (PSU Crosby)100% Correct!

altered state of consciousness - ANSWER Shift in quality or pattern of mental activity (increases or decreases) circadian rhythm - ANSWER a cycle of bodily rhythm that occurs over a 24-hour period Consciousness - ANSWER A person's awareness of everything that is going around him or her at any given time. - Used to organize behavior Dreams - ANSWER Provide access to the unconscious. Include manifest and latent content Manifest content - ANSWER The actual content of the dream Latent content - ANSWER The hidden meaning of the dream Insomnia - ANSWER Inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or get good quality sleep Narcolepsy - ANSWER person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning Nightmares - ANSWER Bad dreams arousing feelings of horror, helplessness, extreme sorrow, etc. (occurs during REM sleep) Non-REM sleep - ANSWER Deep, restful sleep. 3 steps of non-REM sleep REM behavior disorder - ANSWER Mechanism that typically blocks the movement of voluntary muscles fails, allowing the person to thrash around and get up and act out nightmares REM sleep - ANSWER Eyes move under eyelids, increase in body functions, 90% of dreaming, REM paralysis sleep apnea - ANSWER Person stops breathing for short periods of sleep Adaptive theory - ANSWER Animals and humans evolve sleep patterns to avoid predators restorative theory - ANSWER Sleep is necessary to the physical health of the body m