Unit 7: States of Consciousness PART TWO

Question 1

Explain the key information about sleep stages and REM sleep

Answer 1

• Sleep unconscious actually goes through various levels of awareness/brain activity
• We go through 5-6 cycles of sleep, that means we have 5-6 dreams/night, even though we may not always remember them
• We usually enter the first rem stage 90 minutes into our sleep
• Some researchers have found REM deprivation helps alleviate depression