Ch 8 Flashcards
Sleep cycle
REM1 REM 2 REM 3 REM 2 REM
Circadian rythen
Biological clock
REM-1
Hallucinations, falling, floating
REM 2
Sleeo spondles bursts of rapid rhythamtic brain wave activity
REM 3
delta waves wet bed difficult to wake
REM
Heart rate rises, eyes move, breathing becomes irregualar, genitals becomes more sexually aroused
Why do we sleep
Protected when sleeping, helps us recuperate, helps us restore and rebuild our fading memories of the days experiences, sleep feeds creative thinking, sleep supports growth.
Narcolepsy
Over whelming sleepiness
Frued dream theory
Psyc safety valve
Dream theory information- processing
Sort out the day’s events and consilidate memories
Dream theory psychological function
Develop and preserve neural pathways
Dream theory Neural activation
Triggers neural activity that evokes visual memories then sleeping brain weaves into stories
Dream theory cognitive development
Reflects knoledge and understanding