PSY 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Narcolepsy, Endorphins, Hypersomnia
29 Sep 2016
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Repairing and restoring: back in order : repair and restore the mind (learning/memory) Survival value: we aren"t efficient at night, evolved and adapted over time. Causes: difficulty concentrating, irritability, decreases in cognitive functioning, impairs learning, long-term health effects (fatal), motor abilities. After a period of rem sleep deprivation: intensity and length of rem sleep increases, unpleasant dreams (nightmares, alcohol, amphetamines can lead to rem rebound. Infants/children: 16 hours of sleep, highest amount of rem and slow wave sleep. Ages 6 to puberty: sleep and wake-up at the same time of the day. Adolescents: sleep patterns influenced by schedules, need sleep for brain growth. Rem dreams: continually dreaming during rem sleep, story-like qualities, more vivid, visual, and emotional than nrem dreams. Non-rem dreams: less frequent, less memorable. Lucid dreams: you are aware that you are dreaming. Wish fulfillment sigmund freud: to satisfy the forbidden urges/desires ( outlet , resolve issues by digging deep into the mind through dreams.
