Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: The Dentists, Hypnosis, Behaviorism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mike Atkinson

Document Summary

He claimed that he was dreaming and started to sleepwalk. Therefore, he should not be held accountable because he was dreaming at the time. A: dreams and sleepwalking typically occur in different stages of sleep. Measured both frequency of nightmares and anxiety. Self reported average (mean) = 9 per year. Dream logs indicated an average of 25 per year. Repressed wishes strive for expression: ego. Wants to sleep but urges invade consciousness. Lets let the urges in but it censors them. But anxiety can be aroused defense. In dreams: symbols where one thing stands for another: symbols for sexual intercourse, climbing a ladder; staircase, riding an elevator; horse or rollercoaster, crossing a bridge, walking into a tunnel, flying in an airplane. Dream state generator periodic firing of pons. Activation: sensory, motor, and (cid:498)visceral(cid:499) neurons activated. By age 72, 24 years asleep, 5 years dreaming. Waking world allows for real perceptual input in dreams we need to.