PsychologyUnit: ConsciousnessBy Timothy Bradley

Activator

• How have periods of deprived sleep impacted your behavior?• What is your best story involving sleep?

Biological Clocks• 1 year• Seasonal Depression

• 28 days • Menstrual Cycle• Hormones (Men & Women)

• 24/25 hrs. (Circadian Rhythm)• Sleep (See Next Slide)

• 90 min• Attention• Hunger

Circadian Rhythm

Sunlight: Biochemical Effects

Typical Night of Sleep

Lesson: Sleep

• Insomnia• Sleep Apnea• Narcolepsy• Nightmares

EQ: How does sleep impact behavior?

Vocabulary

• Night Terrors• Sleep Walking• Restless Leg Syndrome

Activity:

• Create a Sleep Disorder Web that addresses the following:• Insomnia• Sleep Apnea• Narcolepsy• Nightmares• Night Terrors• Sleep Walking• Restless Leg Syndrome

Insomnia

• an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired

Sleep Apnea• Pauses in breathing or instances

of abnormally low breathing, during sleep.

Narcolepsy • Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder caused by the brain's

inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.

NightmaresAn unpleasant dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response from the mind

Night Terrorsan emotional sleep disturbance that may involve anxiety, panic, or screaming. Unlike nightmares, these episodes occur in NREM sleep. The individual is not fully conscious and typically does not remember the episode in the morning.

Restless Leg Syndrome

A condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations. It most commonly affects the legs, but can also affect other parts of the body

Activation-Synthesis Theory• Our cerebral cortex is

trying to interpret random electrical activity we have while sleeping.• That is why dreams

sometimes make no sense.• Biological theory.

Information-Processing Theory

• Dreams are a way to deal with the stresses of everyday life.• We tend to dream more

when we are more stressed.

Activator: What do you believe Freud meant when he called dreams “the royal road to the unconscious?”

Freud on Dreams• In pairs, read the article Freud on Dreams, and identify

(highlight/underline) all aspects that relate to his theory on dreams.• Discuss each point paragraph by paragraph.• Summarize your understanding of his dream theory using

the vocabulary and have it checked by me. (Refer to unit map for vocabulary)• Complete Freud on Dreams question form.

Activator: Identify and explain one Freudian dream concept that most interested/confused you from yesterday.

Freudian Dream Model

Latent Content (Original Meaning)

Censor

Manifest Content(Symbolic Remembered Dream)

Dream Analysis

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Association

-Condensation-Displacement

Lesson Activator

Any questions prior to the Individual within Society Exam?