PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Depressant, Scholarly Approaches Of Mysticism, Sleep Paralysis
24 Oct 2016
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Sleep paralysis: state of being unable to move just after failing asleep or right before waking up. Caused by a disruption in the sleep cycle and is often associated with anxiety or even terror. Consciousness: our subjective experience of the world, our bodies, and our mental perspectives. Constantly changing awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations. Blurred lines between sleeping and waking experiences. Level of alertness adapts to shifting demands of daily life (selective attention, cocktail party effect) Our awareness and level of alertness changed continually in response to externa and internal stimuli demands of daily living. One-third of our life is spent sleeping. The circadian rhythm: the cycle of everyday life. Circadian rhythm: cyclical changes that occur on a roughly 24-hour basis in many biological processes. Biological clock: term for the suprachiasmatic nucleus (scn) in the hypothalamus that"s responsible for control our levels of alertness. Hormone melatonin triggers feelings of sleepiness increase after dark.
