Dream, Dream, Dream Why do we dream?
Quick Hits What are the stages of sleep called? What occurs during REM sleep? In what stage can sleep walking occur? In what stage do delta waves occur? In what stage does the falling sensation occur?
Dreams… “The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads” ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ Dreams are an important part of sleep…but why?
Facts on Dreams 1/3 of your life is spent sleeping Throughout your life you will spend 6 years of it dreaming The Roman Senate would interpret dreams that were submitted Lack of dreams means a protein deficiency or personality disorders
Those that are blind dream Five minutes after the end of the dream, half the content is forgotten. After ten minutes, 90% is lost.
Why do we dream? There are three theories on why we dream… Random thoughts File information Help solve problems
Random Thoughts As we sleep, random thoughts fly through our brain, and the mind tries to make sense of those random thoughts, giving us a story line.
Filing Cabinet Throughout the day the brain takes in a lot of information In order to sort that information, dreams occur
Help Solve Problems Some people believe that dreams help solve problems that we have throughout the day
Contemporary Approaches Psychoanalytic- unconscious motives and conflicts determines human behavior, feelings, and thoughts Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939) Dream Analysis Linked everything to sex! Free Association- say anything that comes to mind.
Freud’s Theory on Dreams Freud believes that your Id is released in your dreams and therefore have meaning Your Id must be released in your dream so you do not act it out in real life
Manifest Content- Story line of your dreams. Latent Content- Underlying meaning of a dream.
Lucid Dream A dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming. The dreamer may be able to exert some degree of control over their participation within the dream or be able to manipulate their imaginary experiences in the dream environment. Brain Stuff Shown that lucid dreamers can experience frequencies of 13-19 HZ Increased amount of activity in the parietal lobes making lucid dreaming a conscious process.
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