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To Sleep Is to Dream...Why We Sleep - Summer Session
Ronda Doster, MS
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(57)
In this 4 hour class, students will learn about the stages of sleep, the purpose of sleep, why we dream, controlling our dream content and conditions that can affect our sleep.
Class experience
An interesting topic in Psychology when Consciousness is covered is the topic of Sleep. We tend to take sleep for granted and do not think about how complicated of a process it is, how important to our well-being it is both physically and psychologically and what is going on when we dream. 4 weeks: Week 1: Introduction to Consciousness - specifically the altered state of consciousness we refer to as sleep. The stages of sleep will be introduced, both REM and Non-Rem stages, as well as what...
1. Stages included in the categories of REM and Non-Rem sleep 2. Impact of sleep on health - effects of sleep deprivation 3. Theories of Dream Analysis 4. Sleep Disorders including Non-Medical ways to deal with not being able to sleep 5. Understanding of what the body and mind do as they move through each stage of sleep
My degrees are a BS in Psychology, an MS in Mental Health Counseling and all but dissertation for a PHD in Psychology. I was a counselor for 10 years and have taught psychology courses for the past 20 years. I have a passion working with teenagers and hope to focus on topics in psychology that I have found my students to have enjoyed over the years.
Homework Offered
Each student will receive a packet of hand-outs created by me that will include activities for them to do as we cover each area on the topic of sleep.Assessments Offered
I will provide a written summary of the student's strengths in the class.Grades Offered
I will provide the students with a packet created by me during the first class of the four class series.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(57)
I have taught classes at the college level for the past 20 years (Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Basic Math, Basic English Grammar and Research Writing, Communications, Abnormal Psychology, General Psychology, Psychology of...
Group Class
$50
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
60 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-9 learners per class
