Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Circadian Rhythm, Jet Lag, Sleep Deprivation

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

Document Summary

Peak levels= in late afternoon (best time for physical tasks) Suprachiasmatic nucleus (area of the brain that controls this) Daylight stimulates the scn which inhibits production of melatonin in pineal gland. Darkness removes the inhibition, resulting in more melatonin we feel tired. Phase advance more difficult than phase delay ex. Flying from vancouver to halifax is more problematic than east to west. Awareness of the relationship between self and the external world. Not always thinking about it, you have to search for it. From time to time information might leak out. Freud= a happy person never fantasizes about things only an unhappy one does. Top 5 daydreams (occurs roughly very 90 mins: failure or success, aggression, sex or romance, guilt, problem solving. Low risk way to deal with problems (imagine reality) During sleep the body begins to shut down. Temperature drops (kicks off onset of sleep cycle)