STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP
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the pattern of emotional ups and downs we routinely experience.
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a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.
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the day and night pattern that most of us live on.
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the cycle of five distinct stages that we experience during a normal night’s sleep.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What are circadian rhythms? Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark and affect most living things, including animals, plants, and microbes. Chronobiology is the study of circadian rhythms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The circadian clock has an internally driven 24-hour rhythm that tends to run longer than 24 hours but resets every day by the sun’s light/dark cycle. Taking melatonina supplements can also shift the timing of the body’s “clock.” Some people use melatonina as a sleep aid: it has a mild sleep-promoting effect.
Detailed explanation-3: -Listen to pronunciation. (sir-KAY-dee-un RIH-thum) The natural cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24-hour cycle.
Detailed explanation-4: -These repeating 24-hour cycles are called the circadian rhythm. Your body tries to align your sleep-wake cycle to cues from the environment, such as when it gets light or dark outside, when you eat, and when you are physically active.
Detailed explanation-5: -Normal people have a circadian rhythm that is slightly longer than 24 hours. Every day, morning light and other behaviors reset the sleep-wake clock to a 24-hour schedule. Without light and this clock resetting, people’s sleep time will drift later and later.