PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dream Interpretation, Wish Fulfillment, Waking Life

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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Chapter 5: structure of consciousness, everyday changes in consciousness, circadian rhythms, the sleep cycle, content of dreams, theories of dreams, sleep deprivation, applications, tips for sleep success, self-guide to dream interpretation (next lecture) Content of dreams: arriving too late, being on the verge of falling, a person now alive as dead, failing an exam, physically attacked, being frozen w/ fright, being chased/ pursued (90% of canadian uni students, falling, sexual experiences. Tuesday, october 17, 2017: activitaion synthesis model, dreams are the by-product of random neural firing emerging from deep (subcortical) areas of the brain, a story is created to make sense of internal signals. Sleep deprivation: adults should get 7-9 hours, children (5-12) should get 9-11, adolescents (11-17) should get 8. 5-9. 5, chronic sleep disturbances, associated w/ a spectrum of medical conditions, e. g obesity, diabetes, hbp, stroke, cvd, depression, excessive drinking. Impaired concentration and cognitive performance: emotional centers of the brain more reactive.