Sleep

Question 1

Why do we need sleep?

Answer 1

• For me our brains to recover
• To have energy
• Need to rest

Question 2

What is sleep?

Answer 2

A condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.

Question 3

What happens when we sleep? (NREM)

Answer 3

There are three phases of non-REM sleep. Each stage can last from 5 to 15 minutes. You go through all three phases before reaching REM sleep.

Stage 1: Your eyes are closed, but it’s easy to wake you up. This phase may last for 5 to 10 minutes.

Stage 2: You are in light sleep. Your heart rate slows and your body temperature drops. Your body is getting ready for deep sleep.

Stages 3: This is the deep sleep stage. It’s harder to rouse you during this stage, and if someone woke you up, you would feel disoriented for a few minutes.

Question 4

What happens when we sleep? (REM)

Answer 4

Usually, REM sleep happens 90 minutes after you fall asleep. The first period of REM typically lasts 10 minutes. Each of your later REM stages gets longer, and the final one may last up to an hour. Your heart rate and breathing quickens.

You can have intense dreams during REM sleep, since your brain is more active.

Question 5

What happens if we don’t sleep?

Answer 5

If we don’t sleep our brain doesn’t function and we lose energy.
- Tiredness

Question 6

How much sleep do we need!?

Answer 6

8 - 10 hours

Question 7

Sleep phenomena

Answer 7

• Sleep talking
• Sleep walking
• Sleep eating

Question 8

Sleep talking, walking & eating

Answer 8

Sleep talking - the sleeper talks in their sleep
Sleep walking - a sleep disturbance where people walk and carry, dog daily activities where they are asleep.
Sleep eating - the sleeper binge eats during sleep they have no recollection of it on walking

Question 9

Rem behaviour disorder

Answer 9

• Sleepers do not reach muscle atonia (paralysis) (where you can’t move)
• Generally act out dreams while laying down
• Thrashing around of their limbs, can cause in jury to person or sleep partner.

Question 10

Sleep paralysis

Answer 10

Opposite to rem behaviour disorder to a certain extent
On walking from rem suddenly your muscles don’t come out of atonia
Can be quite scary