PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sleep Deprivation, Narcolepsy, Microsleep
29 Apr 2016
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The proble with this, though, is that once people with depression go through a single cycle of sleep, they go back to being depressed. Insomnia- recurring problems in falling or staying asleep, drugs aid in falling asleep but not getting the right sleep. Narcolepsy- sudden uncontrollable sleep attacks, sometimes lapsing directly into rem sleep- can be triggered by any kind of intense emotion. Sleep apnea- stopping of breathing while asleep, associated with obesity, especially in men- lose blood oxygen and your sleep cycles are therefore very disrupted. Night terrors- high arousal and appearance of being terrified. Sleepwalking and aleep talking- wandering around while asleep, during stage. Dream theories: freud"s wish-fulfillment- dreams preserve sleep and provide a. Biological and psychological explanations of behavior are partners,
