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Sleep and Dreams: Insomnia: persistent problems in
falling asleep, staying asleep, or awakening too early
Sleep apnea: repeated interruption of breathing during sleep
Narcolepsy: A rare sleep problem in which people suddenly fall asleep no matter what time it is or where they are.
Some people use sleeping pills to cope with insomnia but many psychologists believe that the safest, simplest, most effective ways of overcoming insomnia do not involve medication.
anxiety-arousing dreams occurring near the end of sleep, during REM sleep
Night terrors:
abrupt awakenings from stage 3 or stage 4 sleep accompanied by intense physiological arousal and feelings of panic
Nightmares We have all had nightmares at some point of our lives.
These dreams are quite normal. Nightmares are a subcategory of dreams. A nightmare is a dream including frightening and/or emotional content. When having a nightmare, it is possible to wake up in fear. You tend to remember nightmares and its details because of it being frightening. Sometimes, the images from a nightmare might stay with you throughout the day.
One reason for nightmares may be a way of our unconscious to get our attention about a problem that you have been avoiding. Nightmares serve an important purpose in showing you what is troubling and causing you problems. Discussing, analyzing, and understanding your nightmares can lead to a solution for some problems.
Night Terrors A horrible dream occurring
during stage 3 or 4, when the body is not prepared for
Physical overload sets off major bodily changes
Breathing rate zooms Person feels choked Heart-rate 170 beats per-minute Fear of panic & dying
Sleeper usually springs up frombed, sweating, nauseated, & afraid
Night Terrors More common in children (1 to 6%) Attacks of fear may last 5 to 20 minutes Rarely recall incident
Unsure of cause, but runs in families Not nightmare
Nightmares are brief scary dreams typically found in REM sleep and easily recalled
Healthier Ways to Alter Consciousness Hypnosis altered state of consciousness during which people respond to suggestions and behave as though they are in a trance