STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SLEEP DISORDERS
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Psychodynamic
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Information Processing
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Activation-Synthesis
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The information-processing theory suggests that dreams are a way for the brain to process and make sense of the day’s events.
Detailed explanation-2: -This section discusses the main assumptions, hypotheses, and findings with regard to four other contemporary theories of dreaming-Freudian theory, activation-synthesis theory, memory-consolidation theory, and threat-simulation theory.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three major theories: the psychodynamic theory of dreaming, the physiological theory of dreaming, and the cognitive theory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dreams Process Information According to the activation-synthesis model of dreaming, which was first proposed by J. Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, circuits in the brain become activated during REM sleep, which triggers the amygdala and hippocampus to create an array of electrical impulses.