Why We Dream: Terms to Remember

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Across
  1. 3. the psychoanalyst (last name only) who theorized that dreams were full of latent desires and thoughts
  2. 4. A dream in which one is aware that one is dreaming, and can control the events of the dream as they unfold
  3. 5. suggests that circuits in the brain are activated in REM sleep, causing areas in the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus to become active
  4. 9. the remembered part of a dream; the story, plotline, etc.
  5. 10. repetitive nightmares in which the dreamer continuously relives a traumatic event
  6. 11. a type of sleep associated with movement of the eyes; it occurs in the deepest sleep stage
Down
  1. 1. a neurotransmitter that originates from the sympathetic nervous system and then increases contractions in the heart. REM sleep causes a decrease in it's production, reducing stress.
  2. 2. the underlying meaning of a dream; interpreted; thought to have been a “safety valve” to understanding our desires and follies
  3. 6. occurs in REM sleep, caused by daily stress or traumatic events
  4. 7. rarely remembered, the dreamer suddenly awakens in a terrified state
  5. 8. The dreams experienced on the same night (perhaps at the same time) by two or more people