Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Parasomnia, Somniloquy, Muscle Weakness

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

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Severe- may stop for about one minute hundreds of times i the night (insomnia) Causes: obstruction of air passages, abnormal brain function, sid. Person suddenly falls asleep at odd times. Causes: abnormal timing cycle for rem, depleted supply of hypocrites, often triggered by strong emotions. Sleep talking: occurs in lighter stages (1 or 2, sometimes in rem, sensitive to external world. Night terrors: 4% of children, when asleep, child suddenly sits up and starts screaming, dilated pupils. November 15th, 2016: heart rate and breathing high, panic, not associated with dreams because it occurs in stage 3 and 4, difficult to wake and disappears with age. Exploding head syndrome: 20% of university students, when falling asleep or waking up, bomb, gunshot, cymbal, auditory cortex activated all at once, rather than inhibited loud imagined noise. Sleep as much as u need but not more. Have a regular waking time and a regular bed time. Hu(cid:374)ger distur(cid:271)s sleep light s(cid:374)a(cid:272)k is ok.