PSYCH 1100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sleep Deprivation, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Sleep Disorder
5 Oct 2018
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Consciousness: our awareness of external stimuli and our own mental and other internal processes: a person"s subjective experience of the world and the mind. Self-awareness: understanding of the self as distinct from other stimuli. Certain brain structures are necessary, but not sufficient, for consciousness. Daydreaming: mind wandering: alpha waves, correlated with the default mode network (dmn. Circadian rhythm: a daily biological rhythm: a naturally occurring 24-hour cycle. Biological clock: an internal mechanism that provides an approximate schedule for various physical processes: zeitgebers = time giver , light. Working the night shift: shift maladaptation syndrome: health, personality, mood, and interpersonal problems. Different versions of genes: morning people: larks, night people: owls, most people fall somewhere between = middle day people. Age-related differences: owl = adolescence and young adulthood, lark or medium = mid- to late 20s, shift due to burst of brain development during puberty. Sleep: characterized by reduced awareness of external stimuli.
