PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Lucid Dream, Hypnagogia, Sleep Paralysis

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 102
• Professor: Meagan Mackenzie

Document Summary

Sleep paralysis- a strange experience of being unable to move just before falling asleep or immediately after waking up. Consciousness- our subjective experience of our world and ourselves. Circadian rhythm- a term that describes the changes that occur in a 24 hour basis (the biological clock) Neurons responsible for this are located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (scn) Increased amount of melatonin occurs during the night time and makes us want to sleep. Most need 7 to 10 hours of sleep. College and university students need 9 hours of sleep. People with a dec2 mutation allows people to sleep 6 hours without crashing the next day. People who lack sleep often get depression, difficulties in learning, not being able to pay attention, and being generally slow in every aspect. More severe lack of sleep will lead to hallucinations, weight gain, high blood pressure, heart problems, and immune system problems/more infections will occur.