How does sleep affect mental processes and behaviour?

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What is Sleep?

Key features of sleep

Psychological construct

Naturally occuring altered state of consiousness

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Types of sleep

REM

NREM

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Measuring sleep

Objective measures

Subjective measures

Electroencephalograph (EEG)

Electroculargraph (EOG)

Electromyograph (EMG)

Video Monitoring

Strengths

Description

Limitations

Sleep Diary

Limitations

Strengths

Description

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Description

Description

amplitude

frequency

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Sleep wake patterns

Circadian Rythms

internal biological mechanisms

Key features

Ultradian Rhythms

REM & NREM 1,2,3 Cycles

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key features

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suprachiasmatic nucleus

melatonin

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Demand for sleep across the lifespan

infancy

chidlhood

adolescence

adulthood

eldery/old age

total sleep required

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explanations

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Total sleep required

explanations

pattern of sleep (changes in proportion of REM and NREM)

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pattern of sleep (changes in proportion of REM and NREM)

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pattern of sleep (changes in proportion of REM and NREM)

explanations

Total sleep required

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Total Sleep required

explanations

pattern of sleep (changes in proportion of REM and NREM)

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Total sleep required

pattern of sleep (changes in proportion of REM and NREM)

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Explanations

Sleep deprivation

Partial sleep deprivation

key features

Effects

Affective

behavioural

cognitive

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Full nights sleep deprivation

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compared to a BAC of 0.05

compared to a BAC of 0.10

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affective affects

affective affects

cognitive effects

cognitive effects

Key features

key features

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Circadian rythm sleep disorders

Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS)

shift work

Advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD)

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treatment using BLT

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Key features

treatment using BLT

Improving sleep hygeine

zeitgebers

light

bluelight

daylight

eating and drinking patterns

what are they?

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temperature

key tips

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