Over the course of one week, use the attached sleep diary to record your sleep patterns and variables that may be affecting the quality of your sleep. Use your data to answer the following questions:
Use this document to record your data over the course of 7 days: sleep_diary_remix.pdf
Answer the following questions:
Part I:
1.) Upload a copy of your sleep data. What trends do you see in your data?
2.) What did you learn about your sleep patterns? What variables were associated with better/worse rest?
3.) Choose two dream theories from the readings to interpret a dream you recalled from this week. If you did not recall any dreams this week, pick one from your past to interpret. (Disclaimer: If you have never had a dream, which some students will claim in order to get out of answering this question, then pick a dream from a book or movie to analyze – in other words, there is no getting out of answering this question if you would like the points!)
Part II:
1.) Describe what psychologists mean by “consciousness.”
2.) Give an example of behavior you have experienced in various states of consciousness (conscious, unconscious, implicit, explicit, meditative).
Part III:
1.) Read the following article on flow state: https://hbr.org/2014/05/create-a-work-environment-that-fosters-flowLinks to an external site.
2.) Musicians, athletes, and artists aren’t the only ones who experience a flow state – have you ever been so focused on a project or activity that you lost yourself in it and time just seemed to melt away? If so, then you have experienced what psychological professionals call the “flow state!” Flow comes with numerous benefits, not only productivity levels and perceived satisfaction in what we produce, but decreased stress levels as well. Expand on one piece of advice from the article that you are committed to practicing in order to encourage greater “flow.”
3.) Given our current global health crisis, do you think that the COVID-19 pandemic is hindering or helping opportunities for you to spend in flow?
