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    Sleeping: Sleeping is associated with a state of muscle relaxation and limited perception of environmental stimuli. Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness‚ relatively suspended sensory activity‚ and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli‚ and is more easily reversible than being in hibernation or a coma. Sleep is a heightened anabolic state‚ accentuating the growth

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    Dreaming Is Believing

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    When Dreaming is Believing According to an article entitled “When Dreaming is Believing‚” by Carey K. Morewedge‚ PhD‚ dreams affect people’s judgment and behavior. It is the belief of the researcher s of this article that dreams can carry more weight than conscious thoughts. Participants in this experiment conducted six different studies‚ surveying nearly 1‚100 people about their dreams. In one study that surveyed general beliefs about dreams‚ 149 university students were asked to rate different

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    Sleeping problems and disorders When you sleep‚ you pass through five stages of sleep‚ stages 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and REM sleep. Stage one is the lightest sleep. During this stage you can be awaked easily. Muscle activity slows during this stage. Stage 2 is where the eye movement stops and the brain waves are slower. In stage 3 slow brain waves called delta waves begin to appear‚ with smaller yet faster waves. By stage 4 these waves appear more often‚ and it is quite difficult to wake someone during this

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    Sleeping Disorders

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    A little less than half of the United States population has a sleeping disorder. There are numerous types of sleeping disorders. The two most common are sleep apnea and insomnia. Up to half of the population suffers from insomnia and approximately 18 million people suffer from sleep apnea. One of the least common is narcolepsy. About 200‚000 people suffer from that disorder. (SleepNet‚ 2004) Insomnia is the most common sleeping disorder in the United States. The dictionary defines insomnia as

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    Lucid Dreaming

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    Lucid Dreaming Dreams are the playground of the mind. Anything can happen when one is dreaming. The only limitation is that we only rarely realize the freedoms granted to us in our dreams while we have them. Lucid dreaming is the ability to know when one is dreaming‚ and be able to influence what will be dreamt. A normal dream is much like passively watching a movie take place in your skull. In a lucid dream‚ the dreamer is the writer‚ director‚ and star of the movie. Lucid dreams are exceptionally

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    Sleep: Sample Essay What is sleep‚ and is it possible that we might change our sleep patterns to reduce the number if hours of sleep we need? All animals including humans need sleep. For a period of time during each twenty four hours every living creature must spend more time in a state of sleep. During this time‚ the bodily functions slow down and the individual “loses consciousness” or becomes unaware of noise or movement. The amount of sleep we need varies from species to species and even from

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    Associate Level Material Appendix B Ethical Theories Chart Complete the chart below using information from the weekly readings and additional research if necessary. Include APA formatted in-text citations when applicable and list all references at the bottom of the page. Ethical Theory | | | | | Utilitarianism | Deontological | Virtue ethics | | Definition | The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of morality‚ so that the rectitude of an action is determined by its usefulness

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    Lucid Dreaming

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    reality‚ and it really happened.” Lucid dreaming can let some feel the reality by enabling them to realize that they are actually dreaming. The realization of a dream can allow a person to control what kind of dream that occurs. However‚ lucid dreaming requires plenty of practice‚ some general knowledge of dreams‚ and to know what kind of dream to have. Throughout a person’s life‚ the words “Practice makes perfect‚” will be repeated excessively. Lucid dreaming makes that statement appear especially

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    Psychology: Dreams and Dreaming January 13‚ 1997 Dreams‚ a nightly gift and a part of the natural process of being alive‚ are being rediscovered by our publisher. The meaning and value of your dreams will vary according to what you and your society decide. Our society is changing. We used to only value dreams in the context of psychotherapy. There are also a few assumptions about dreams. One is that you are always the final authority on what the dream means. Others can offer insight‚ suggestions

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    The Nature of the Dreaming Outline the Nature of the Dreaming in relation to: - Origins of the Universe - Sacred Sites - Stories of the Dreaming - Symbolism and Art Discussion: Nature of the Dreaming • Outline your understanding of the Dreaming: Wordbank for discussion - Dreaming - Ancestors - Rituals - Stories - Land - Identity Nature of the Dreaming • The Dreaming is the centre of Aboriginal Religion and life • It is the past‚ present and future DID YOU KNOW... The past lives on in ceremonies

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