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| Rapid eye movement sleep, a reoccurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other body systems are active. |
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| The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example: body temperature and wakefulness) that occur in a 24-hour cycle. |
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| A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inappropriate times. |
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| According to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream. |
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| According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream. |
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| Hallucinations of the sleeping mind. |
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• Vivid, emotional and bizarre
• Sometimes so realistic we may confuse them with reality
• Spend 6 years of our life in dreams
• Outside occurance may influence us as we sleep |
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• To satisfy our wishes
• To file away memories
• To develop and preserve neural pathways
• To make sense of neural static
• To reflect cognitive development |
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| The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks. |
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| The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed awake state. |
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| The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep |
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| A social interaction in which one person (the hypnosis) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur. |
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• Slows brain activity that controls judgment and inhibitions.
• Slows neural processing
• Disrupts memory formation
• Reduces self awareness
• Increases harmful tendencies |
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• Most active Ingredient is THC
• Relaxes and disinhibits
• Mild hallucinogen
• Amplifies sensitivity to color, sounds, taste, and smells
• Slows reaction time |
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• Social reasons and influences
• Media influences |
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