Why am I so tired
What may you have if you experience trouble concentrating through the day and fall asleep during lectures or watching TV?
Sleep Deprivation
What's the two stages of sleeping
NREM and REM
What do men dream more about
VIOLENCE, UNFAMILIAR LOCATIONS, CARS, GUNS, WEAPONARY
What's sleep deprivation!?
When you have a severe lack of sleep, most likely due to staing awake too long
What is NREM
A deep sleep which sees very little to no dreams, and if there are dreams they aren't vivid. NREM takes up a majority of sleeptime.
When are you not sleeping
When you have Waking Conciousness, a state of alertness and have clear and organized thoughts.
What do women dream more about?
Talking to people and other social scenarios
It is your internal clock that guesses when you should sleep and be awake based on light and your typical sleep cycle.
What is REM
Rapid Eye Movement, named because of the rapid eye movement caused when someone is in REM. These are usually where vivid dream appear and take up a smaller part of your sleep time, and even dimish as you grow older.
Altered State of Counciousness, what it does?
When there is a shift in the quality of your conciousness
Do men dream more about men or women?
What's adaptive theory
Theory that we sleep cause we adapted to hide away from predators of the night
What is consciousness
An aware state of mind where you can conduct explicit processes and have a level of self-awareness
Explicit Processing, what it is?
Complex tasks that require the attention of the conciosness
When are you more likely to dream?
When you are younger
Theory that we are sleeping because we need to repair the body and process memories.
What is REM Paraylsis?
When in REM, your body sends your muscles into paralysis so you do not act out your potentially vivid dreams.
What's the deal with Implicit Processing
Tasks the brain can complete without the full attention of the conciousness
What's a night terror?
When someone is in a nightmare, and the body has exited REM paralysis and so is acting out their terror. This can lead to difficulty breathing, flailing, and other symptoms of fright.