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What is Consciousness
Awareness of everything around you/inside your head.
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What is Restorative theory
Sleep is necessary to the physical health of the body
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What is Meditation
A series of mental exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trance-like state of consciousness.
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What is Insomnia
THe inability t get to sleep, stay asleep and/or get good quality sleep
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What is how much sleep the average person needs
7-9 hours of sleep
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What is Consciousness
Used to organize behavior
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What is Explicit Processing
Processing that is conscious
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What is Waking consciousness
Feelings/sensations are clear and organized, feeling alert
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What is Night terrors
Occur during NREM, people can move while experiencing them
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What is what takes place in each state of NREM sleep
Delta waves make up 20-50% of brain waves
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What is Stimulants
Increases function of nervous system by causing neurons to fire more rapidly
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What is Explicit Processing
Person is aware of thought process
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What is Adaptive Therapy
Human/animals evolve sleep patters to avoid predators at normal hunting hours
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What is Narcolepsy
A person falls immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning
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What is What takes place during REM sleep
Body temp rise to near-waking levels
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What is Stimulants
Causes heart to beat and brain to work faster
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What is Explicit Processing
Focused full attention on task
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What is Hypnosis
State of consciousness in which a person is susceptible to suggestion.
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What is Sleep Apnea
Occurs during snoring, a person stops breathing for nearly 30 seconds or more
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What is What takes place during NRE<
Light sleep: occurs as the a waves increase, people experience hyponagogic images
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What is Implicit Processing
Performing on action automatically, requires little or no conscious awareness
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What is Altered state of consciousness
Shifted in quality/pattern of mental activity
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What are Narcotics
Opium-related drugs to suppress pain
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What are Nightmares
Occurs during REM sleep
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What is Hallucinagenic
Procuce hallucinations or increased feeling of relaxation and intoxication
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