STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS UNIT 5 STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Unit 5 Breakdown Hypnosis and Consciousness Sleep and Sleep Theories Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Dreams Drug Project

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Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Dreams SWBAT describe the impact of sleep loss on human beings and various sleep disorders (sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia), along with theories of dreaming (latent/manifest content, information processing, physiological, cognitive)

Sleep Loss US Navy and National Institute of Health (NIH) studies indicate the average adults sleep debt is 25-40 hours After repaying the sleep debt, they settled into 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a night – mood improvement and energy improvement were noted High school and college students are considered especially sleep deprived Chronic sleep loss is defined as getting less than 7 hours of sleep a night for more than 2 weeks

The Effects of Sleep Loss The impacts of sleep loss can be seen in spring and fall time changes

The Effects of Sleep Loss Sleep loss has a long-term devastating impact on all parts of your body

Major Sleep Disorders Insomnia The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep multiple weeks in a row Narcolepsy an uncontrollable and unpredictable falling into sleep; can vary in severity Sleep apnea Characterized by temporary cessation of breathing and repeated awakenings Night terrors Characterized by high bodily arousal and appearance of terror; often not remembered Typically occur during NREM-3 instead of REM sleep Sleepwalking and talking – occur during NREM-3, and so typically disappear after childhood (but are more likely for sleep deprived people)

Major Sleep Disorders Insomnia The inability to fall asleep or stay asleep multiple weeks in a row Narcolepsy an uncontrollable and unpredictable falling into sleep; can vary in severity Sleep apnea Characterized by temporary cessation of breathing and repeated awakenings Night terrors Characterized by high bodily arousal and appearance of terror; often not remembered Typically occur during NREM-3 instead of REM sleep Sleepwalking and talking – occur during NREM-3, and so typically disappear after childhood (but are more likely for sleep deprived people)

Major Sleep Disorders Dreams The sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts that pass through a sleeping person’s mind; noted for hallucinatory content and delusional acceptance while dreaming Manifest content According to Freud, the remembered storyline of a dream Latent content According to Freud, the hidden content of the dream – the symbols and meaning within it

Sleep Across the Lifespan

Dream Theories