Consciousness,Sleep,Hypnosis,Meditation

Consciousness

• Is the formally defined as personal awareness of mental activities, internal sensations, and the external environment

Sleep

• REM an acronym that stands for rapid eye movement

• Yawning is typically followed by an increase in person’s activity level

• Because of the effects of depriving research subjects of either REM sleep or stages 3 & 4 NREM deep sleep, we need to experience the full range of NREM sleep stages and REM sleep

• According to the adaptive theory of sleep different animal species have developed distinct sleep patterns as a way of adapting to and surviving in their natural environment

• Restless leg syndrome contributes to insomnia for millions of Americans

• Sleep apnea is most often treated with a machine that forces the airway to remain open during sleep. This machine is called CPAP

• REM sleep behavior disorder and sleep apnea are similar in both disorders primary affects older man

• Most dreams reflect the daily concerns of the dreamer

Hypnosis

• When they are hypnotized, people typically remain aware of who they are and their surroundings

• Children are more responsive to hypnosis

• The effect of post hypnotic suggestions typically last few hours of days

• The best candidates for hypnosis are people who can easily become immersed in fantasy and who are eager and willing

Meditation

• Is a group of techniques that induce an altered state of focused attention and heightened awareness

• The goal of meditation is to clear the mind of distractions thoughts about day-to-day life

• Medication and hypnosis are similar in that they both involved the deliberate use of mental techniques to change the experience of consciousness