Q5 Flashcards
Insomnia?
A condition in which a person regularly experiences an inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or feel adequately rested during sleep . Increases with age
What were Freuds theories about the meaning of dreams?
Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious. Repressed wishes and aggressions released in dreams. Symbols in dreams are sex related
Name the sleep disorders
Insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, sleep/night terrors, sleep walking/somnambulism
Sleep apnea-
Repeatedly stops breathing at night.
Lack of muscle tone or drinking can cause this
Narcolepsy?
Daytime sleepiness, brief lapses throughout the day
Sleep or night terrors?
Increases physiological arousal, intense fear and panic, frightening hallucinations, no recall of it. NREM stage 3 or 4
Sleepwalking or somnambulism?
Walking or actions during NREM 3 4
Sleep deprived brain creates?
Unrealistic positive responses leads to risky or addictive behavior. Will power goes down while desire goes up
Freuds theory’s about meanings of dreams?
The royal road to the unconsciousness, repressed wishes and aggression, sexual