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What is Nightmare
Frightening dream that occurs during REM.
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What is Free-Running Cycles
Cycles set up by biological clocks that are under their own control, ignoring the environment.
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What is Twilight State
The relaxed state before we fall asleep.
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What is Nightmare
This type of dream can induce psychological changes and is most likely to occur during REM rebound.
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What is Night Terror
Horrible dream occurring during NREM, when the body is not prepared for it.
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What is Biological Clocks
Internal chemical units that control regular cycles in parts of the body.
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What is Entrainment
The process of altering the free-running cycle to fit a different rhythm.
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What is Delta Waves
The brain waves that are most likely to appear during REM sleep.
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What is REM Rebound
An increase in the number of dreams after being deprived of REM sleep.
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What is Consciousness
The organism’s awareness of, or possibility of knowing, what is happening inside or outside itself.
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What is Meditation
A form of self-control in which the outside world is cut off from consciousness.
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What is Circadian Rhythm
The sequence of behavioral changes that occurs every 24 hours.
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What is Beta Waves
The brain waves that are most likely to appear when we are awake.
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What is Black-and-White
This type of dream occurs about 50% of the time.
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What is Hypnosis
A state of relaxation in which attention is focused on certain objects, acts, or feelings.
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What is Narcolepsy
Disorder in which a person falls instantly into sleep no matter what is going on in the environment.
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What is ‘Low Point’
The point during which our blood pressure drops and we reach our deepest sleep.
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What is Alpha Waves
The relaxed brain waves that are most likely to appear before we go to sleep.
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What is Sex and Romance
This type of dream occurs about 10% of the time.
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What is Insomnia
The inability to get enough sleep.
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What is Unconscious
The part of the mind that is beyond consciousness.
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What is 2:00-5:00am
The ‘low point’ occurs daily between these times.
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What is Sleep Apnea
The condition in which a person’s breathing often stops while sleeping.
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What is To process information; to work out unsolved problems; to make sense of random stimulation to the brain
The purpose of dreaming.
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What is Subconscious
Consciousness just below our present awareness.
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