PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Debt, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
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Sleep: your brain is still active while you are asleep! Circadian rhythm: our biological clock is our circadian rhythm; occurs within a 24 hour day, things can alter you circadian rhythm. Brain activity: brain waves (measure with eeg) Awake- eyes open; awake- eyes closed; nrem- stage 1; nrem- stage 2; nrem- stage 3&4; rem sleep. Know the characteristics and differences of each stage. Bed wetting (when is this most likely to occur) Sleep theories: sleep patterns may differ, but we all need it. Why: sleep protects, sleep helps us recuperate, sleep helps restore and rebuild our fading memories of the day"s experiences, sleep feeds creative thinking, sleep promotes growth. Consider the five theories we discussed when writing your response. You may focus on one, or many: sleep protects, sleep helps us recuperate, sleep helps restore and rebuild fading memories of the day, sleep feeds creative thinking, sleep supports growth, or other! Sleep deprivation: sleep loss hits us hard.
