PSYC-2301 WEEK 9 NOTES
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Rene Descartes (1600s) - (correct Answer) - I think Therefore I am (Cogito Ergo Sum) ...also believed the
point of connection between our mind and body was the PINEAL GLAND (many believed this to be the
THIRD EYE...)
Socrates (400BC) - (correct Answer) - finally concluded that he knew nothing (it was unknowable)...and
in knowing this it actually makes him the wisest of all.
PINEAL GLAND - (correct Answer) - Secretes Melatonin the sleep hormone
Also secretes DMT - when given intravenously, subjects consciousness become separated from their
body (disassociates)...also think that DMT may be responsible for the dreams you have at night!
Dreams - (correct Answer) - - occur ~90mins (generally in REM sleep)
- we spend ~1/3 nite in REM sleep (dreaming)
- eye movement (Rapid Eye Movement)
- inc heartrate, breathing, sweating
- erections (and wetness) occur every 90mins, not just a morning thing.. can use this to diagnose causes
of erectile issues...tumescence monitor)
- paralysis so we don't act out our dreams!
- very active brain! (PARADOX OF REM SLEEP=very active brain with paralyzed body)
, - EEG looks like a person who is awake
- HOW DO DREAMS DIFFER FROM REALITY? As far as your brain is concerned, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!
paralysis problems - (correct Answer) - REM BEHAVIOR DISORDER: is a sleep disorder in adults where the
paralysis is NOT in place so they act out their dreams!
SLEEP PARALYSIS: (previously called night terrors in adults) is a feeling of being conscious but unable to
move. It often occurs when a person becomes conscious in REM sleep. Some may superimpose dreams
visions on top of reality and many feel pressure or a sense of choking.
SLEEP WALKING/SOMNAMBULISM: in children and young adults can occur during any stage of sleep,
including REM, because body paralysis make not be fully functioning. In adults (those over age 25),
occasional episodes of sleep walking probably result from dreaming in nREM sleep!
Freud (wish fulfillment) - (correct Answer) - Late 1800's, sought a paradigm based on medical science,
but there was really no medical science of the brain, so he relied on the next thing at his disposal...his
own logic and intuition!
He started meeting with people, and began to notice a similarity between peoples dreams and certain
forms of "madness"
He came to believe that he could cure some mental disorders if he was able to decode and interpret the
meaning of people's dreams
he also had some issues: male chauvinist, advocate of Cocaine use for about a yr, saw sex and sexuality
in EVERYTHING, believed we struggled with sexual issues from birth on...
LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS - (correct Answer) - 1. Conscious - contains thoughts and feelings that you
are fully aware of
2. Pre-conscious - contains thoughts and feeling that you are not immediately aware of, but could be
with a little help or effort
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Rene Descartes (1600s) - (correct Answer) - I think Therefore I am (Cogito Ergo Sum) ...also believed the
point of connection between our mind and body was the PINEAL GLAND (many believed this to be the
THIRD EYE...)
Socrates (400BC) - (correct Answer) - finally concluded that he knew nothing (it was unknowable)...and
in knowing this it actually makes him the wisest of all.
PINEAL GLAND - (correct Answer) - Secretes Melatonin the sleep hormone
Also secretes DMT - when given intravenously, subjects consciousness become separated from their
body (disassociates)...also think that DMT may be responsible for the dreams you have at night!
Dreams - (correct Answer) - - occur ~90mins (generally in REM sleep)
- we spend ~1/3 nite in REM sleep (dreaming)
- eye movement (Rapid Eye Movement)
- inc heartrate, breathing, sweating
- erections (and wetness) occur every 90mins, not just a morning thing.. can use this to diagnose causes
of erectile issues...tumescence monitor)
- paralysis so we don't act out our dreams!
- very active brain! (PARADOX OF REM SLEEP=very active brain with paralyzed body)
, - EEG looks like a person who is awake
- HOW DO DREAMS DIFFER FROM REALITY? As far as your brain is concerned, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!
paralysis problems - (correct Answer) - REM BEHAVIOR DISORDER: is a sleep disorder in adults where the
paralysis is NOT in place so they act out their dreams!
SLEEP PARALYSIS: (previously called night terrors in adults) is a feeling of being conscious but unable to
move. It often occurs when a person becomes conscious in REM sleep. Some may superimpose dreams
visions on top of reality and many feel pressure or a sense of choking.
SLEEP WALKING/SOMNAMBULISM: in children and young adults can occur during any stage of sleep,
including REM, because body paralysis make not be fully functioning. In adults (those over age 25),
occasional episodes of sleep walking probably result from dreaming in nREM sleep!
Freud (wish fulfillment) - (correct Answer) - Late 1800's, sought a paradigm based on medical science,
but there was really no medical science of the brain, so he relied on the next thing at his disposal...his
own logic and intuition!
He started meeting with people, and began to notice a similarity between peoples dreams and certain
forms of "madness"
He came to believe that he could cure some mental disorders if he was able to decode and interpret the
meaning of people's dreams
he also had some issues: male chauvinist, advocate of Cocaine use for about a yr, saw sex and sexuality
in EVERYTHING, believed we struggled with sexual issues from birth on...
LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS - (correct Answer) - 1. Conscious - contains thoughts and feelings that you
are fully aware of
2. Pre-conscious - contains thoughts and feeling that you are not immediately aware of, but could be
with a little help or effort
