Unit 2

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Sleep

when the body is relaxed and the brain is unconsciously working

Sleep cycles

are the 4 stages of sleep that are 90 minute cycles that repeat until you awake.

Stage 1:Relaxation

Stage 2-3:Deep sleep

Stage 4:**R**apid **E**ye **M**ovement,when dreams occur

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Sleep disorders

are disorders that affect the way you sleep

* %%*Sleep Apnea*%% is when you snore or stop breathing and you wake up because of it
* ^^Insomnia^^ is the inability to sleep no matter how much you try


* $*Narcolepsy*$ is falling asleep at random times during day that causes drowsiness

Sleepwalking

is when the sleeper is unconsciously walking during stage 2-3 deep sleep non rem time.

Sleep Paralysis

is when you are awake but unable to move

False Awakening

happens when the person thinks they have awoken but was actual was asleep and then actually wake up.

Halucations

is seeing,hearing, feeling something thats not there

Lack of perceptual change

doing the same things over and over again every day

Sleep Deprivation(Term)

the mind trying to make us go to sleep

Sleep deprivation(SideEffects)

when the body and mind is deprived of sleep you can gain weight,your mind works slower,your immune system doesn’t function as well and Hallucinations.S

Migraines

are extreme headaches(migraines) to the point to sometimes see distorted faces or melting objects.

Phantom Limbs

is pain/feeling that feel if that part is no longer part of you

Optical Illusions

are tricks that you do with brains thats you see even though its not moving or 3-d

Gestalt Theory

is seeing something as a whole instaed of focousing on the smaller details

The Law of Closure

is our brain filling up the missing parts of the whole

Change Blindness

it focuses on few objects and filters out unnecessary info

Dream Interpretation

is a belief people have that makes them think is the dream they had significance

Information-Processing Theory

is that dreams are used to have a refresh on what we did during the day

Threat Simulation Theory

is when you dream of threat(kinda like a nightmare) but its just to prepare if danger happens