Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Circadian Rhythm, Muscle Weakness, Narcolepsy

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

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Note: depressed individuals tend to cycle into rem very quicklyperhaps this helps to improve mood in some fashion. Difficulty in getting to sleep or staying asleep. Sleep 5 hours, but expect 8 hours like other people. Can sleep again when stressor is gone. Can use sleeping pills -> knock you out. Activation remains high and normal sleep cycle fails to develop. Normal but people with disorder do not start breathing again unless they wake up. May strp for about 1 minute, hundreds of times in the night. Relatively easy treatment (surgery to correct obstruction, mask to increase oxygen intake) Abnormal brain function (pons don"t function properly) Underdeveloped baby brains don"t kick back in. Person suddenly falls asleep at odd times. Many waking actions performed out of awareness. Occurs in lighter stages (1 or 2) When asleep, child suddenly sits up and screams. Sleep as much as needed, but not more. The longer the rem period the more you will dream.