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Awareness of yourself and the environment around you; thoughts, images, emotions and memories that form your "direct inner awareness;" the waking state.

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Consciousness

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A split in consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others.

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Dissociation

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A family of practices that train attention to heighten awareness and bring thoughts and feelings under greater voluntary control.

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Meditation

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The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle.

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Circadian rhythm

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A periodic, natural, reversible near total loss of consciousness; governed by your Circadian rhythm and environmental cues.

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Sleep

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A disruption of circadian rhythms due to crossing time zones.

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Jet lag

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What is the sleep stage characterized by vivid dreams and muscle relaxation, also known as paradoxical sleep?

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REM sleep

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False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus.

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Hallucinations

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Recuperation, memory consolidation, feeds creative thinking, and supports growth.

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Functions of sleep

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A sleep disorder in which the sufferer has difficulty in falling and staying asleep.

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Insomnia