UGC-NAT/NET UNIT-6

1. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION TO ALTERED STATTES OF CONSIOUSNESS
• SLEEP,STAGES OF SLEEP, SLEEP DISORDERS
2. BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOLOGY
• PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOUR;
PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOUS
3. PERSONALITY NATURE AND TYPE OF PERSONALITY;
DETERMINANTS OF PERSONATILITY; HEREDITY AND
ENVIORMENTAL; FACETS AND STAGES OF PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT
4. COGNITIVE PSTCHOLOGY SENSATION, PERCEPTION,
ATTENTION, MEMORY, LEARNING:- THEIR DEFINITIONS AND
TYPES.

2. INTRODUCTION TO ALTERED STATTES
OF CONSIOUSNESS
• An altered state of
consciousness may be
defined as a short-term
change in the general
configuration of one's
individual experience,
such that the rational
functioning is
clearly altered from
one's usual state of
consciousness.

3. SLEEP, SLEEP STAGES AND SLEEP
DISORDERS

4. Sleep and brain waves
• In terms of brain
wave activity, stage
1 sleep is
associated with both alpha
and theta waves. The early
portion of stage
1 sleep produces alpha
waves, which are relatively
low frequency (8–13Hz),
high amplitude
patterns of electrical
activity (waves) that
become synchronized
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5. Sleep disodres
• Sleep disorders are a group
of conditions that affect the
ability to sleep well on a
regular basis
• Most people occasionally
experience sleeping
problems due to stress,
hectic schedules, and other
outside influences.
However, when these issues
begin to occur on a regular
basis and interfere with
daily life, they may indicate
a sleeping disorder.

6. Symptoms and causes of sleep
disorders
• Difficulty falling or staying
asleep
• Daytime fatigue
• Strong urge to take naps
during the day
• Irritability or anxiety
• lack of concentration
• Depression
• Allergies and Respiratory
Problems
• Nocturia
• Chronic Pain (arthritis
chronic fatigue syndrome
fibromyalgia
inflammatory bowel disease
persistent headaches
continuous lower back pain)
• Stress and Anxiety