Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Antihistamine, Physical Dependence, Thalamus

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Restoration model: sleep recharges our rundown bodies and allows us to recover from physical and mental fatigue. Chemical call adenosine accumulates and body slows down, restores chemical balance not completely true. Evolutionary model: sleeps main purpose is to increase a species chance of survival in environment. If (cid:455)ou are sleepi(cid:374)g the(cid:374) less likel(cid:455) to e(cid:374)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ter da(cid:374)gers a(cid:374)d (cid:271)etter sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)al (cid:894)does(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) nocturnal animals) Learning and memory: sleep is a time when we store memories, rem deprived subjects show reduced ability to retain information (theory is only rem specific, dr. mikes favourite) Mood adjustment effects: speed of cycling into re< correlated with positive mood on the following day, depressed individuals cycle into rem quickly (bodies way to trying to become less depressed) Rem rebound effect: brain increases rem sleep after being deprived (when learning there is more rem sleep) Insomnia: refers to chronic difficult in falling asleep, staying asleep or experiencing rest sleep.