dreams & wakefulness
Made up scenarios while sleeping
What are dreams?
To fall asleep at inopportune times
What is narcolepsy?
External factor that triggers the release of melatonin
What is light?
This is the biological rhythm that controls when we sleep
What is the circadian rhythm?
What are stimulants?
One is the meaning of a dream and the other is the actions that occur within dreams
What are latent and manifest content?
To have trouble staying or falling asleep
What is insomnia?
The sleep stage characterized by the most eye movement and as being the deepest part of sleep
What is REM sleep?
This structure is part of the endocrine system that releases melatonin
What is the pineal gland?
Developed when a person thinks they can't live without a drug
What is psychological dependence?
Indicated by short beta waves
What is being awake?
What are night terrors?
These are high frequency and high amplitude waves found in non-REM sleep
What are sleep spindles?
Dreams can help with this
What is learning (long-term memory)?
Developed when a person relies on a drug to function causing them to go through withdrawals
What is physical dependence?
He studied his patient's dreams to find their unconscious desires and needs
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A decrease in this can help a person fall asleep sooner
Activity is increased here during REM sleep
What is the limbic system (amygdala)?
This happens when we are not engaged in REM sleep
What is decreased engagement?
These are highly addictive pain killers that are given to patients after surgery or bad injuries
What are opioids?
This is the theory that our dreams come from how our brains interprets the firing of neurons
What is activation-synthesis theory?
Sleep aids that help people fall asleep if they have trouble
What are barbiturates and benzodiazepines (sedatives)?
Known as the deepest level of sleep
What is non-REM stage 3 sleep?
Area where circadian rhythm is regulated in the brain located below the thalamus
What is the SCN?
An extremely addictive drug; stronger than morphine
What is heroin?