PSY 102 Lecture 6: Psych Chapter 5 Lecture Guide W6
13 Feb 2017
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All page numbers and figure references are from: lilienfeld, s. o. , lynn, s. j. , woolf, n. j. , cramer, k. m. & Stimulants: depressants, opiates, addiction, on your own: Psychedelics: hallucinations, out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, d j vu experiences, hypnosis. Circadian rhythms: circadian rhythms cyclical changes of alertness and sleepiness that occur on a roughly 24 hour basis. (deepest sleep at around 2 am) The suprachiasmatic nucleus, scn, reacts to light-dark patterns to activate the pineal gland, which starts and stops the secretion of the hormone melatonin. (darkness starts our melatonin secretion) Early to bed, early to rise makes a person happy, healthy, and wise. (false) The brain rests during sleep so that you can feel refreshed the next day. (false) Light sleep lasting about 5 to 10 minutes. Stage 1 (theta waves, 50% less brain activity: hypnagogic imagery dreamlike images / hallucinations, myoclonic jerks of the limbs.
