Summary: Sleep & Arousal

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  • 6 Sleep Deprivation

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  • 2 methods discovering the function of sleep

    - comparative method 
    - studies of sleep deprivation
  • 7 Dreams

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  • Cognitive/Neurocognitive theory

    Dreaming is the result of a number of factors: Mature brain, disconnection from the environment, and no self-reflection

    function of dreams: none
  • Activation, input, modulation (AIM)

    Subjective changes in consciousness are determined by:
    - Activation (A)
    - Input-Ouput gating (I)
    - Modulation (M)

    function of dreams: possible creative
  • Contributions psychodynamic theory

    * making dreams a topic of interest
    * recognize that dreams play an important function
    * dream content contains information relevant to the dreamer
  • Contributions cognitive theories 

    * comparison of research finding
    * frequency of dream elements
    * cross cultural research
    * incorporate neurodevelopmental/physiological data into a theory of dreaming
  • three processes are necessary for dreaming

    * mental imagery
    * ability to organize experience in narrative form
    * ability to create and maintain an autobiographical self
  • Contribitions from neuroscience theories

    * possible structures necessary for dreaming
    * provides working models

  • simalirites between waking and dreaming

    * As if we're perceiving through our senses
    * Development of visual imagery systems (Dreaming is a gradual cogntive ability that occurs in paralel with the development of visual imagination)
    * lesion studies
  • 8 Insomnia and narcolepsy

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  • Adjustment sleep disorder

    Temporary sleep disturbance related to acute stress, conflict or enviornmental change causing emotional arousal
  • Insomnia due to mental disorder

    * Psychoses (insomnia is common)
    * Mood disorders (Insomnia is most prevalent)
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