this is for my psychology class. why dont adults fall out of the bed while sleeping, but little children do?

Question

this worth some much needed bonus points in my psychology class. we're studying sleep and dreams right now, and in order to get the bonus points, we have to know WHY adults don't fall out of the bed. this is a serious question, so please treat it as such. if you dont have an answer, please dont answer. thanks!!

Answer 1

HERE IS THE CORRECT CLINICAL ANSWER:

Proprioception. It is a neurological developmental phase that babies must acquire gradually, and once an adult it can be interfered with by neurological damage or compromise.

Proprioception is the body's sense of balance through many neurological inputs throughout the body.

Answer 2

Well, I've heard that the brain learns when you're sleeping where the edge of the bed is. If an adult, whose brain is more developed, rolls over and feels close to the edge, the brain (even though asleep) knows not to roll any further. A child's brain is still developing, but as they get older, they will no longer roll off either.

I've also seen this with my step-son. He used to roll off the edge of the bed when he was 3 or 4, but he's now 8 and hasn't done it in years.

Answer 3

Some adults do actually. I have worked in nursing homes and that is why there are bed rails or special mattresses that cocoon them in the middle of the bed. I believe that most adults have learned over the course of their lives where to sleep so they don't fall out. Alot of people like hugging the edge of the bed, its like they are balanced right on the edge. Oh that used to freak me out, I just knew that they were gonna fall right out! I hope this helps you some.

Answer 4

young adults and middle age adults process information faster than children, and do so in a much more sophisticated way. adults usually know when they are dreaming, and are less likely to respond to thier dreams. note: there is a medication called respirodol (it is an anti-psychotic) that makes many of us sleep and dream in such a way that we cannot tell one from the other!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I think logically it is because our subconscious mind eventually is trained to NOT allow us to fall off our bed.

In other words, we learn the discomfort of falling and landing on the floor is something to avoid--thus we eventually train our sleeping body to be aware that there is a certain boundary (edge of bed) to avoid or there will be consequences.

Answer 7

I think it's because as adults we (even during sleep) retain some level of knowledge that we are in a bed.