PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Pineal Gland, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Sleep Disorder
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5. 1 biological rhythms of consciousness: wakefulness and sleep: rem behaviour disorder, people with rem behaviour disorder act out their dreams, which clearly has the potential to be very dangerous, e. g. Smashing through a window and jumping out of it in your dream and reality: consciousness is a person"s subjective awareness, including thoughts, perceptions, experiences of the world, and self-awareness, circannual rhythm: a yearly cycle. Infradian rhythm: a rhythm that occurs over a period of time longer than a day: e. g. Bears are known for hibernating during the cold winter months every year: e. g. In humans, the best-known infradian rhythm is the menstrual cycle: ultradian rhythms: the biological rhythms that occur with a much greater frequency than once a month, e. g. Heart rate, urination, and some hormonal activity occur in 90-120 min cycles: circadian rhythms: circadian rhythms are internally driven daily cycles of approximately 24 hours affecting physiological and behavioural processes.
