Chapter 7
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define consciousness and describe the continuum view of conscious awareness.
- Describe and differentiate the mysterians, materialist, and evolutionary views and theories of consciousness.
- Develop an understanding of circadian rhythms and discuss how they impact human behavior and functioning.
- List the stages of the sleep cycle and discuss the various phenomena that one is likely to experience at each stage.
- Explain how sleep deprivation impacts our functioning.
- Discuss the major theories and research related to the question of why we sleep and what makes us sleep and wake.
- List and describe the major sleep disorders.
- Discuss the factors that might impact our dream content and differentiate between normal and lucid dreaming.
- Compare and contrast the psychodynamic, cognitive, evolutionary, and physiological views of dreaming.
- Describe biofeedback and its uses and critically evaluate its effectiveness in helping people manage physiological problems.
- Describe the effects of hypnosis and discuss some of the alternative explanations and controversies that are associated with hypnosis.
- Describe the two types of meditation and summarize their effects or uses.
- Define and differentiate between tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal.
- Identify the different types of psychoactive drugs and their influence on behavior and functioning.
- State the three criteria for substance abuse and understand why people use and abuse drugs.
