PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Alpha waves in healthy, awake adults occur while resting with the eyes closed. They disappear during sleep and vanish when there is concentration on a specific task. The rhythm of alpha waves may have a frequency between 8 and 13 Hz. Alpha waves are maximal over the occipital region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alpha waves are typically found in people who are awake but have their eyes closed and are relaxing or meditating. Theta waves: have a frequency range from three to eight Hz and an amplitude of 50 to 100 µV. Theta waves are associated with memory, emotions, and activity in the limbic system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alpha Waves Are Associated With Relaxation and Sleep Alpha waves associated with a relaxed mental state depict a person who is relaxed but awake. Alpha waves are also associated with REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alpha waves are a common brainwave frequency. They occur whenever we are awake, but relaxed, with an internal attention. Moreover, an alpha wave is the opposite of beta waves.

Detailed explanation-5: -In terms of brain wave activity, stage 1 sleep is associated with both alpha and theta waves. The early portion of stage 1 sleep produces alpha waves, which are relatively low frequency (8–13Hz), high amplitude patterns of electrical activity (waves) that become synchronized (Figure).