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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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
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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
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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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