Day 1: Oct 18
Day Leading up to Sleep Episode
During the day, I had some activities thus making me very active and tired. An hour before going to bed I watched a favorite movie on the television while using my phone to surf the internet through the social media. Earlier in the day, I had taken some coffee with a friend.
Sleep Episode Itself
At around 10 pm I went to bed and worked up at 6 am totaling to 8 hours of sleep. Upon going to bed, I slept immediately owing to the busy schedule I had during the day leading to exhaustion. During my sleep, at night I did not wake up at night, but I remember having a dream concerning an event that I was attending with the high profiled persons in the society. Based on the sleep had, my performance the next day would be very active since I had enough rest. The dream in this day supported the Activation-Synthesis theory that entails the brains attempt to understand the natural happenings (Kozmová, 2017).
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Day following Sleep Episode
The day following the sleep episode involved several tasks that a lot of concentration, however, I maintained high energy levels that helped in staying focused in all the activities.
Day 2: Oct 19
Day Leading up to Sleep Episode
The day involved undertaking several tasks making it a very stressful day. Before going to bed, I spent half an hour using my phone to communicate to friends. During the day I had not consumed caffeine at any given point.
Sleep Episode Itself
I went to bed at around 9: 30 pm and worked up at around 5:30 am. Upon going to bed, I did not sleep immediately but stayed for roughly 15minutes before falling asleep. I work up very early owing to the projects I had to submit. During the night I had some dreams revolving my project submissions that were to take place the following day. The dreams supported the Freud theory that concerns the activities of the unconscious mind.
Day following Sleep Episode
I woke with a lot of anticipation and energy to face the challenges of the day that involved project submission.
Day 3: Oct 20
Day Leading up to Sleep Episode
The day involved significant activities such project submission resulting in exhaustion. During the evening, I took a considerable amount of caffeine in some of the drinks I consumed.
Sleep Episode Itself
Considering the level of exhaustion, I went to bed early to have adequate rest to face the following day that had equal amounts of activities that required concentration and freshness of the mind. I slept at 9 pm and woke up at 6 am having slept for a total of 9 hours. During the night, I woke some times owing to the anxiety that resulted from submitting my project. During this night I had a dream that revolved around my project submission indicating a situation where I was receiving the approval of the submitted projects. The dream in this day supported the cognitive theory. Cognitive theory entails the personal factors and environmental factors in determining the behavior of an individual (Stickgold, R., Hobson, J. A., Fosse, & Fosse, 2001).
Day following Sleep Episode
During the morning I felt I had relaxed fully and was ready to face the challenges and activities of the day. Being a weekend, I had to undertake my planned activities before an afternoon to have sometimes with friends.
Day 4: Oct 21
Day Leading up to Sleep Episode
During the day, I undertook some activities that involved concentrating on various tasks. However, I spent some relaxing time with friends having some drinks, which resulted to a relaxation of the mind. I took some caffeine which boosted my energy level during my meetings with friends.
Sleep Episode Itself
I went to bed at around midnight having spent much time with friends. I slept till around 8 am having slept for around 8hours. During this night, I slept continuously and did not wake up at night either did I dream.
Day following Sleep Episode
I intended to attend a church service within the neighborhood and spend time with family during the afternoon. The day did not require much energy since nothing much was planned to take place.
Day 5: Oct 22
Day Leading up to Sleep Episode
During the day I spent some time in church and later had a relaxing moment with family. I did not consume any caffeine at any given the time of day.
Sleep Episode Itself
I went to bed at around 10 pm after watching a favorite T.V series and having some conversations with friends online. I woke up at 6 am ready to prepare for the day's activities. I did wake up at night at one point but did not have any dreams.
Day following Sleep Episode
In the morning I felt energized and ready to undertake different challenges during the day. I felt I was more focus to tackle the week’s challenges.
Summary
The patterns portrayed in the journal indicate a significant relationship between the sleep cycle and the activities undertaken by an individual during the day. Based on the dreams I discovered that sleep patterns are influenced by external factors that affect an individual in a day to day activities. The psychology of an individual and the human brain plays a significant role in defining a given sleep pattern. I discovered that the cognitive theory is a critical element in defining the nature of dreams an individual may have and determine whether an individual dream or not. The cognitive theory explains the underlying factors that define the behavior of an individual, which influences the mind thus leading to a given pattern. Based on the information within the journal, I discovered that the human brains attempts to understand the natural environment and expresses the thoughts unconsciously through Activation-Synthesis theory. In this case, when an individual is relaxed there are chances of having an uninterrupted sleep compared to when an individual is anxious or tired. The nature of dreams and the sleep cycle define the level of energy an individual may have upon getting ready to face the day. I learned that the relaxation at night helps an individual to be more focused during the day undertakes duties and responsibilities efficiently.
References
Kozmová, M. (2017). Review of Varieties of Dream Characters’ Presence in Non-lucid Dreams. Activitas Nervosa Superior , 1-6.
Stickgold, R., Hobson, J. A., Fosse, R., & Fosse, M. (2001). Sleep, learning, and dreams: off-line memory reprocessing. Science , 294 (5544), 1052-1057.
