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Answer all of the following questions using the information learned both in class and in the text to support your answers. Try to think critically, use your imagination and if you get confused, take a break and try again. Do not be afraid to ask me for help. Good Luck!!!
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Question 1
In this exercise, imagine that your middle-aged aunt is worried about her sleep. She claims that she sleeps only three or four hours a night, feels alert only in the morning, and has stopped dreaming altogether. Fearing that her loss of sleep and dreaming will lead to psychological problems, she has tried napping during the day to "catch up," late-night aerobics to tire herself out, and even having a "nightcap or two" before going to bed. Although she claims her insomnia is affecting her health and mood, you haven’t noticed any changes in either. Moreover, she seems to have no difficulty concentrating while conversing.
1. Are your aunt’s concerns valid? Should she be worried about her insomnia?
2. If your aunt would like to improve her sleep patterns, what steps should she take?
3. Is it likely that your aunt has stopped dreaming altogether? How can she find out for sure?
4. Suppose that your aunt is correct in her belief that she has stopped dreaming. What are some of the probable effects of such a condition according to Freud? According to a physiological psychologist? A cognitive psychologist?
Question 2
There’s a dangerous new epidemic sweeping this country: excessive daytime sleepiness. According to a new National Sleep Foundation survey, an alarming one-third of American adults scored at levels of sleepiness known to be hazardous. Six percent scored at severe levels of sleepiness. Consider the implications of these findings: Although we trivialize sleep problems, sleep-related accidents result in thousands of deaths each year and billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity. The Exxon Valdez tanker disaster, the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident, and the crash of an American International Airways DC-8-61 were all caused by operator fatigue. This exercise explores the causes of chronic sleep loss and examines exciting new discoveries in the field of sleep research.
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/nosl
http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/publications/SleepinessInAmerical
http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/epworthl
1. In the past century, we have reduced our average sleep time by 20 percent. Going back 20 years, identify societal changes and changes in individual lifestyles that encourage wakefulness and discourage sleep.
2. Many more women than men suffer from chronic sleep loss. What social, psychological, and physiological factors might account for this gender difference?
3. Ninety-five percent of individuals that suffer from sleep disorders are never diagnosed or treated for their disorder. What factors might explain why sleep disorders often go untreated and undiagnosed?
4. Read through the information on the sleep Web sites and select 10 to 15 of the facts about sleep that you consider most valuable. This information should be common knowledge; in fact, if it were made public, it might reduce our culture’s sleep crisis. Title your list "Facts Everyone Should Know About Sleep and Sleep Disorders."
Question 3
Why do you think people use drugs? I want both the physiological reasons and social/psychological explanations (you may speak from what you see as a high school student and you may have different explanations for different types of drugs).