PSY 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 4: Sleepwalking, Religious Ecstasy, Change Blindness
3 May 2017
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Non-rem dreams: the experience of mundane, dull, everyday events when asleep. Rem dreams: illogical, bizarre and highly visual experiences when asleep. Activation synthesis theory: dreams are caused by random neural firings combined with memories. Manifest content: the literal content of a dream. Freud"s interpretation of dreams theory: dreams can be used to access unconscious conflicts. Stimulants: increase physical activity and mental processes. Depressants: decrease physical activity and mental processes. Automatic processing: type of consciousness needed to perform quick, automatic behaviors or habits. Controlled processing: type of consciousness needed to perform slow, deliberate, and intentional tasks. Change blindness: inattention to changes in environment. Somnambulism: swimming in the lake while in deep sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea: snores loudly during sleep, wakes up to breathe, and sleepy during the day. Rem behavior disorder: dreamt about fighting in a box match, was actually hitting his pillow. Narcolepsy: suddenly fall asleep and went completely limp. Insomnia: lies awake for hours, unable to fall asleep.
