TO SLEEP, PERCHANCE TO DREAM

Andreasson – Psychology SFCC - 2003

 

Name: ________________                                                                Date: _____        Class Time: _______

 

1.      Total sleep time (in hours) _____.

 

2.      Total number of awakenings during major sleep  period. (Do not count the final morning awakening.)   1-2 ___;   3-4 ___;  4 or more ____

 

3.       On the scale below, rate the quality of your   night’s sleep (in your opinion). Circle one of the numbers from plus Minus 5  to  Plus five.

bad  -5     -4     -3     -2     -1     0     +1     +2    +3     +4    +5   good

 

4.       In you judgment, how many separate dreams can you recall at least a fragment of? ____

 

    5.   It is possible that you will recall some of your   

      dreams better than others. Using percentages,

      estimate the amount of each dream recalled.

     

      Dream 1  ___     Dream 2  ____   Dream  3 ____   Dream 4 ___

 

6.  Did you appear as a character in the dreams you

      recall? Yes __  No __   In how many?  _____

 

7.  How many of your dreams were in color? _____

 

   

    8.     Were there stimuli in your dreams of a nonvisual nature? Check the following if appropriate.

                sound ____    taste ____    touch  _____   smell  ____

 

    9.     On a scale of five, what in your opinion was your general “stress level” before sleeping [that day].

           low  1_____    2 _____    3______    4 ______ 5 _____ high

 

   10.   Just before getting into bed, what if any, activities did you engage in; (meditation, prayer, sitting quietly, T.V. news, sex, reading, exercise, yoga, homework, etc.)    

               _________________________________

 

   11.   Did you eat any heavily digested foods just before bedtime? If so, what?  No ___   Yes ___  _______________________________________

 

   12.   Did you consume any alcohol beverage(s) prior

       to bedtime? No ___   Yes  ____  What amount? ____________________________________

 

13.   About how much caffeine, in your opinion, have

        you consumed over the past 24 hours or so.

      none 0   low 1  light 2   moderate 3   relatively high 4   high  5

              [remember to include all Pop-drinks & tea]

 

 

*Assignment is due by Thursday November 20th. Worth (5) points. Your responsible preparation will ensure a good class discussion on this topic of sleep & dreaming. So, please be prepared!