Dreams

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Dreams

• EEG-Electroencephalograph readings have helped
  science understand sleep patterns and dreams.
  EEG machines measure Eye muscle movement and
  electrical impulses from the brain. EEG readings
  indicate we sleep in a pattern. There are four
  basic stages in the pattern.

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Dreams

• Stage 1 Alpha, light sleep, nod off
• Stage 2 HR/BR begin to slow
• Stage 3 Brain waves slow, HR/BR continues to
  slow down.
• Stage 4 Deep Sleep. Body is still.
• Each cycle lasts for about 1 to ½ hours

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Dreams

• After a complete pattern, the eyes begin to move.
  This is called rapid eye movement, or REM.
  After dreaming the stages of sleep occur again.
  This pattern lasts about 1 to 1 ½ hours and then
  we dream again. We dream about 4 to 5 times a
  night.

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Dreams

• So Why Do We Dream?
• Fisher/Dement Experiment (1950)
• Experimental Group Awaken when they were
  dreaming.
• Control Group Awaken they were not dreaming.
• Results Experimental group experienced high
  anxiety.
• Control Group Tired, no anxiety, seemed OK.

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Dreams

• Conclusion
• WE NEED DREAMS TO RELIEVE US OF DAILY ANXIETY.
• Follow up Experimental group was given time so
  sleep through their dreams, anxiety was cleared
  up.

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Dreams

• Types of dreams
• Residue of the day events of the day
• Response to external stimuli environment
• Wish Fulfillment wish something would happen
• Repetitive over and over, could be a problem
• Psychic predict the future, double dream,
  continuation dream.
• Anxiety cant do what you want to do.