THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Sleepwalking
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REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep
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Stage III
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Stage I
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Detailed explanation-1: -The phase of sleep in which most dreams occur. During REM sleep, a person’s brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure increase, and the eyes move rapidly while closed. The muscles in the arms and legs become temporarily unable to move.
Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, no movement of voluntary muscles occurs during REM sleep in a normal individual; REM sleep is often referred to as paradoxical sleep because of this combination of high brain activity and lack of muscle tone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Stage 4: REM Sleep While your brain is aroused with mental activities during REM sleep, the fourth stage of sleep, your voluntary muscles become immobilized.
Detailed explanation-4: -REM brain activity During this stage of sleep, heart rate and blood pressure increase and the activity of the brain is markedly more dynamic.
Detailed explanation-5: -The average length of the first NREM-REM sleep cycle is 70 to 100 minutes. The second, and later, cycles are longer lasting-approximately 90 to 120 minutes (Carskadon and Dement, 2005). In normal adults, REM sleep increases as the night progresses and is longest in the last one-third of the sleep episode.