PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Night Terror, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Scuba Diving

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1020H
• Professor: Neil Fournier

Document Summary

Scuba diver study: learning a word list in water vs. out of water, must be back in to same state to do well to recall the words. Manioulation: 10 oz of 80 proof vodka 24hr study test delay. Standard 2x2: (i) intoxicated/i, s(ober)/s i/s s/i. If intoxicated at the time learning the info and then asked to recall when intoxicated, you do good. Cerebral blood flow better in right hemisphere then the left. Left hemisphere categorical meaning of words. Right hemisphere emotional meaning of words. Possible causes: excessive noise, stress, drugs, medications, pain, uncomfortable temperature, sleep, parodic limb movement disorder. Inappropriate conditioning may facilitate the development of insomnia: narcolepsy. Unexpected periods of sleepiness during the day. Associated with rem sleep and accompanied with a fear of sleeping because the content is remembered. Possible genetic component (family history: 7% of children who report chronic nightmares have family members who showed similar behaviours as children)