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Psychology. Dreams. http://www.edjo.com/forever/gallery/boots/fyDreaming.jpg. Sleep. Why sleep? to replenish chemicals Growth hormones Immune system. Sleep: Stages. Stage 1 (NREM): Light sleep (5-10 minutes in duration) Stage 2 (NREM): Light sleep, preparation for deep sleep (5-15 min)
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Sleep • Why sleep? • to replenish chemicals • Growth hormones • Immune system
Sleep: Stages • Stage 1 (NREM): Light sleep (5-10 minutes in duration) • Stage 2 (NREM): Light sleep, preparation for deep sleep (5-15 min) • Stage 3 & 4(NREM): Deep sleep (5 – 15 min each) • Stage 5: REM (intense dreaming, rapid eye movement, 10 mins – 1hr)
Dreams • What is the purpose of dreams? • Used to understand the unconscious through symbols • used to discharge unacceptable feelings • Have hidden meanings • Information processing – what has occurred recently in our lives • Result of stressful experiences / intense learning
Manifest vs. LatentContent Manifest Content of Dreams: • This is what we actually dream • E.g., I was flying from my house to the school Latent Content of Dreams: • This is the unfulfilled wish that the dream fulfills - E.g.,may symbolise liberation from something that's been troubling you.
Free Association Psychoanalysts examine dreams for their meaning. • Free association looks at the thoughts and emotions that are generated from dreams…not the actual content. • Psychoanalysts encourage patients to talk freely about all their dreams and then they 'tie the strings together' to sneak up on repressed emotions