PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following suggests that a certain amount of dreaming each night is necessary?
A
If deprived of REM sleep, a person is more likely to sleepwalk or sleep talk.
B
Dream sleep increases during the night, with longer, more vivid dreams occurring later.
C
Dream sleep is highly valued by most cultures
D
If deprived of REM sleep one night, a person will spend more time in REM sleep the next night
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During REM sleep, your brain processes new learnings and motor skills from the day, committing some to memory, maintaining others, and deciding which ones to delete. Some memory consolidation also takes place in deep sleep. View Source, a non-REM stage.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the REM sleep stage, brain activity ramps up considerably compared to the non-REM stages, which helps explain the distinct types of dreaming. View Source during these stages. Dreams during REM sleep are typically more vivid, fantastical, and/or bizarre even though they may involve elements of waking life.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the night, you cycle through two types of sleep: non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Your brain and body act differently during these different phases.

Detailed explanation-4: -During REM sleep, your eyes move around rapidly in a range of directions, but don’t send any visual information to your brain.That doesn’t happen during non-REM sleep. First comes non-REM sleep, followed by a shorter period of REM sleep, and then the cycle starts over again. Dreams typically happen during REM sleep.

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