Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mydriasis, Caffeine, Eye Movement

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

About 15% of adults complain (more children and adolescents complain: insomnia, most common, difficulty in getting to sleep or staring asleep, for some expectations fall short. Obstruction of air passage (loud snores) can treat with oxygen masks, etc. Depleted supply of hypocretins (arousal, wakefulness) hypocretins keep you awake. Often triggered by strong emotions: parasomnia, sleepwalking: Many walking actions performed out of awareness. Occurs in stage 4 not a part of a dream deepest stage of sleep. Tends to run in families: sleep talking: Occurs in lighter stages 1 and 2. Sensitive to external world: night terrors: When asleep, child suddenly sits up, screams. Not associated with dreams occurs in stage 3 or 4 not in rem. Difficult to wake should not wake child up. Disappears with age something to do with arousal system. Sleep as much as needed but no more. Hunger disturbs sleep light snack is ok. Occur mostly during rem (80-90%: if not most likely in stage 2.