Non Rem Sleep Essay

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Dreams (Chapter 3 Page 82-98) - A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

There are two different types of sleep: REM Sleep and Non-REM Sleep. It wasn't after reading this chapter when I was conscious of the difference. One night I had left the television on playing “Family Guy”. This night I had a dream where I was talking to a random person. In my dream, this person was talking, but then their words began to drown out. Instead, that person was singing “Surfin Bird” this awoke me and I looked at the television only to see a character Peter Griffin singing the same song. This is an example of Non-Rem Sleep; a light state of sleep which one can easily be awoken. …show more content…

They say that it usually skips two generations. It skipped my grandmother and my mother I would be the next one; If it had any truth to it. It is something I am afraid of and I need to keep as a possibility.
Unfortunately, I only know one side of my family. I do not know my grandpa's from both sides. I find it difficult to extinguish what mental disease or conditions my family has a history of. I know bits and pieces, but not enough to help. I do know that my dad's father had a family history of dementia.
Dementia runs in my dad's side of my family. While I didn't see the symptoms I could imagine what they were like. Dementia is less progressive than Alzheimer's and since my Dad's father was young it didn't show as much. This experience is from my dad's side. It is faint but still something he tells stories about. My experience with these diseases is very close to my heart and my mind.
Types of Pain Receptors (Chapter 5 Page 189) 192) we feel pain in different ways sometimes we stop yourself before we get …show more content…

In the book, an example is given about thinking the water is warm enough to go. I experience quite often. I have a swimming class and I usually feel the water before I go in. A lot of the time I go in and the water is freezing. Now thinking of the psychological reason. I think was it colder because I felt it warm? Or is it a pain receptor reacting to the quick change of temperature. I believe that it was a fast fiber because the sensation was almost immediately felt. In other occasions, if the body goes into shock pain isn't felt as fast. Recently I've had a lot of back pain at times I would forget about the pain. I would be too busy to realize I was in pain. When I would calm down and become less stressed out I would feel pain. I then realized that my mind had to do something with the pain. The Gate Control Theory explains that pain can be blocked from reaching the brain which would reduce the perception of pain. My back is a great example. My head wasn't focused on the pain rather it was focused on school work or family. When I was by myself I would feel pain. What I mean by this is that I didn't have any distractions. I only focused on what I felt. This is what made the pain worst for me. Distraction can reduce the amount of pain you feel. The book gives examples of this and with my experiences, this is very true. If I have a headache I usually listen to classical music and it helps me calm

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