Intro to Dreaming

Question 1

Hypnagogic Dreamaka?defn?occurs when?.kind of image?.emotion?.if happens upon waking?

Answer 1

aka “dreamlets”.images ppl experience just b4 falling asleep.occurs during DESCENDING stage 1.vivid image you can SCAN (like a movie screen!).emotionally flat, simply an image, no dream self involved.upon waking, called hypnagogic DREAMLETS

Question 2

when do dreams occur? how are they different in each?

Answer 2

.almost always during REM (80-90% reported), more bizarre here.NREM, 60% of time, but often more like mentation, thinking, vanilla

Question 3

2 types of REM sleepcharacteristics?

Answer 3

Tonic & PhasicTonic.Active brain, EEG sawtooth waves.EOG low b/c muscle inhibitionPhasic.eye movements so EOG, (REM).PGO spikes

Question 4

PGO Spikes

Answer 4

.Major eye movements.assoc w/ discontinuities in the dream, or shifts in dream setting/story.start in Pons, spread brain to occipital lobe, generate eye movements assoc w/ phasic REM

Question 5

What increases dream recall?

Answer 5

.wanting to remember dreams.feeling conflicted, times of stress.all day solitary activities.vitamin B6 and melatonin.dairy products, turkey (tryptophan).antibiotics.stopping drugs (smoking, heroin).type B personalities recall more detail.artistic/creative types.good VISUOSPATIAL skills.dreams later in sleep cycle (more vivid, longer)

Question 6

what decreases dream recall?

Answer 6

.excessive drinking, (dec. REM sleep).marijuana

Question 7

no diff in recall among…

Answer 7

.introverts and extroverts.males and females (but females have more empathy in dreams, men more aggression)