Unconscious states like dreamless sleep fall under the continuity of the living organism, not the psychological chain Locke meant to track when assigning praise, blame, and desert.

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Continuity of the living organism(as contrasted with psychological continuity): The fact that your body remains alive and physically connected over time, even when your brain isn't actively thinking or remembering.
Locke(a historical philosopher being cited): John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher who argued that personal identity is based on memory and consciousness rather than just the body.
Praise, blame, and desert(as moral responsibilities that Locke believed required conscious memory): Praise and blame are judgments we make about someone's actions; desert means what someone deserves (like punishment or reward) based on what they've done.
Psychological chain(as used in philosophy of personal identity): A sequence of mental events, memories, or psychological connections linking one moment of a person's life to another; for example, remembering yesterday because your brain stored the memory.

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