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Psych U5M24

sleep deprivation, disorders, and dreams

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what are 4 effects of sleep deprivation slower learning, fattening, suppressed immune system, irritable
sleep disorders syndromes characterized by a disturbance in sleep
sleep walking purposeful walking while in a deep stage of sleep
nightterrors happen more in deep sleep; NREM3; cannot remember
how are night terrors different? they occur in NREM3 as opposed to nightmare's REM
insomnia inability to sleep
sleep apnea breathing interruption during sleep
what problems are associated with sleep apnea? sleep deprivation, loud snores
narcolepsy falling asleep at inappropriate times into REM sleep
dreams mental activity that takes place while we are sleeping
lucid dreaming know you are dreaming and can control it
freudian interpretation dreams reflect a person's unconscious wishes and urges; symbolic
manifest content the literal story
latent content the underlying meaning (most important)
describe 3 beliefs of the function of dreams dreams help to keep memories, activate neurons, and reflect cognitive development
cataplexy muscles become paralyzed (in REM); narcolepsy
biopsychological view dreams begin with biological activity; brain uses everyday matters to give structure to the random bursts of neurons
what is another name for the biopsychological view and what is its basic belief? AKA synthesis; dreams have no meaning
information processing model the brain deals with daily stress and info with the function of integrating the info into our memories
what happens when we integrate info into our memories we preserve neural pathways
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