PSYC 1F90 Chapter 5: PSYC 1F90 Chapter 5 Notes
12 Jan 2016
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Moderate sleep loss mainly affects vigilance and performance on routine or. People deprived of sleep experience involuntary microsleep; extended sleep. Consciousness: mental awareness of sensations and perceptions of external events as well as self-awareness of internal events including thoughts, memories, and feelings about experience and the self. Waking consciousness: a state of clear, organized alertness. Altered state of consciousness (asc): condition of awareness distinctly different in quality or pattern from waking consciousness. 5. 2: what are the effects of sleep loss or changes in sleep patterns? boring tasks loss can. Biological rhythm: any repeating cycle of biological activity such as sleep and waking cycles or changes in body temperature. Sleep deprivation: being prevented from getting desired or needed amounts of sleep. Microsleep: a brief shift in brain wave patterns to those of sleep. Repair/restorative theories of sleep: propose that lowering body and brain activity and metabolism during sleep may help conserve energy and lengthen life.
