PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Deprivation, Lucid Dream
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Narcolepsy: a serious sleep disorder in which those who suffer from it often fall asleep uncontrollably during their everyday routine. Men tend to get less sleep than women, and increases in stress and working full-time are associated with getting less sleep. Consciousness is the awareness of internal and external stimuli. The stream of consciousness: coined by william james, the contents of consciousness continually changing and being in constant flux. Variations in awareness and control: mind wandering refers to people"s experience of task-unrelated thoughts. According to the theory, attention is the key to distinguishing between conscious and unconscious thought processes. Conscious thought is thought with attention; unconscious thought is thought without attention . Summarizes the rhythm of cortical activity in the brain in terms of line tracings called brain waves. Brain wave tracings vary in amplitude (height), and frequency (cycles per second, abbreviated as cps)
