Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Copra, Caffeine, Narcolepsy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Dream content (scan: finish chapter 6 + 226-233) What do we dream about: sleep apnea. Normal but people with disorder do not start breathing again unless they wake up. May stop for about 1 minute, hundreds of times a night. Sid (sudden infant death syndrome) many believe sleep apnea is cause of sid: narcolepsy. Person suddenly falls asleep at odd times. Often triggered by strong emotions: parasomnia. Many walking actions performed out of awareness. Occurs in lighter stages (1 or 2) When asleep, child suddenly sits up, screams. Not associated with dreams occurs in stage 3 or 4. Auditory cortex activated all at once, rather than inhibited. Typically sleep walking as well (stage 3 or 4) High cal foods consumed much faster than normal. Typically not remembered, but not hungry in morning. Sleep as much as needed, but not more. Failure & misfortune outnumber success 3 to 1. Can incorporate external events (water on face)