PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Abdominal Pain, Delirium Tremens, Theta Wave
12 Oct 2016
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Dreaming: homeostasis: creating a balance in something; balance that the body maintains through hormones (ex: body temperature of about 96) California, experiencing jet lag: seasonal affective disorder: affects people during the wintertime, when there is less sunlight, and a person becomes depressed, a special light can be prescribed for someone who experiences this. Sleep: rem sleep: (rapid-eye movement); during this stage of sleep, the eyes are rapidly moving, electro encephalogram (eeg): measures brain waves and brain activity, stages of sleep: each cycle is about 90 minutes. Stage 2: has sleep spindles (sudden active moments); k-complex. Stage 3 & 4: delta waves, less frequent and bigger; slow wave sleep; 3 has fewer than stage 4. Rem sleep: very active, similar to relaxed wakefulness; this is the dream stage: bene ts of sleep: facilitates learning (ex: memory, help consolidate what is learned during the day), coping, and health. Hypnosis: must be susceptible, willing behavior, no memory effect.
