Biological Psychology: Biological Rhythms & Behaviours

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Introduction to the biological rhythms, focusing on sleep and the benefits of having enough sleep, and the issues involved with having a lack of sleep.
Hannah Shakeshaft
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Biological Rhythms and Behaviour: Objectives - Identify different approaches to concepts of consciousness - Provide biological evidence for the source of sleep/ wake cycles - Influence of bio. rhythms on psych. states & activity - Why sleep is important - DIMS & DOES of sleep - Role of Psychology in improving sleep
Levels of Consciousness Unconscious Pre-conscious Conscious
Biological Rhythms Circardian Rhythms: Cycles that take 24Hrs to complete, such as sleep/ wake cycle. Affected by dark/light cues Infradian Rhythms: Can take less than 1 day - menstrual cycle of ovulating mammals Ultradian Rhythms: Cycles that can take more than 1 day, such as hunger cycle Disruption of these cycles can causes stress to the body as the body has to readjust to a new pattern
The Internal Clock (Circadian) Suprachiasmic Nucleus: in the cytoplasm show fluctuations in activity (depending on previous day-night cycle). Transplants of the SCN into another animal 'entrain' the rhythm in the transplanted animal. The SCN control the natural rhythm
Evidence of Biological Rhythms Volunteers were put into a 'free-running' condition (where there were no light or dark cues). Wherein they adopted a natural rhythm (SCN) which lasts about 25 Hrs. The Circadian cycles are desynchronised under these conditions. Body clocks are 'reset' within a few days once put back to normal conditions.
Influence of biological rhythms on psychological states and activity Work Hours - night shifts (bad sleep patterns) Jet Lag
REM Vs NonREM REM : NonREM Heart Rate - Slow Decline : variable with high bursts Respiration - Slow : V with high bursts Thermoregulation - maintained : inpaired Blood Flow - Reduced : High Growth Hormone - Fast : Slow
Biological Functions of Sleep Energy Conservation Predator avoidance Body restoration Possible learning and memory benefits
DIMS (Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep) Insomnia Situational Insomnia (relating to acute stress, life events) Techniques to deal with DIMS - Biofeedback, meditation, self-hypnosis, bedtime relaxation Sleep Medication - (problems include addiction Sleep Apnea - caused by obesity, snoring, high blood pressure
DOES (disorders of excessive somnolence) Narcolepsy Cataplexy Sleep Paralasis Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Psychology and Improving Sleep Education Relaxation Therapy Cognition Medication Withdrawal Behavioural
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