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Is sleep conducive to catabolic or anabolic processes? How so?

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Anabolic: Accentuates the development of the immune systems, nervous system, and musculoskeletal systems

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T/f - sleep and being under anaesthesia are the same?

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False

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What environmental factor is circadian rhythms influenced by?

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Light

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Our circadian rhythm influences …

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Inner time-keeping (sleep cycles)
Enzyme release
Neurotransmitter release

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What are some metabolic implications of sleep?

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Immune system maintenance
Growth
Neuronal maintenance
Cognitive functions
Motor control

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What is the function of sleep?

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Not clear but necessary to life (especially REM)
Conserving energy
Range of metabolic functions…
- immune system maintenance
- growth
- neuronal maintenance
- cognitive functioning
- motor control

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What are the two broad types of sleep in mammals and birds?

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REM and NREM

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How long does each sleep cycle last?

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90 minutes

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T/f Sleep is a disorganised and chaotic process?

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False, sleep is a highly sequential organised dynamic process

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What clinical information can be used to study sleep?

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EEG, EOG, EMG

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Sleep data including EEG, EOG & EMG can be summarised to make a ….

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Hypnogram

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What are the characteristics of Stage 1 sleep?

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Very brief
Hallucinatory experiences
Falling/floating sensation
No memory

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How much of your sleep is occupied in stage 2?

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45-55%

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What is a sleep spindle? Which stage would you find it?

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A burst of brain activity following a muscle twitch (11-16hz)

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What are k-complexes? Which stage of sleep would you find them?

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A brief negative voltage high peaks of activity - found in stage 2 sleep (just like sleep spindles)

keeps us asleep - suppresses cortical function

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How long does stage 2 sleep last?

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20 mins approx

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What characterises stage 2 sleep?

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Sleep spindles
K-complexes

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Which stage of sleep may include parasomnias?

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Stage 3

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What is a parasomnia?

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Night terrors, sleep walking, bed wetting, sleep talking

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How long does stage 3 sleep last?

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A few minutes

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What characterises stage 3 sleep?

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Presence of delta brain waves

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What hertz are delta waves?

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.5 - 4 hz

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Which stage of sleep likely includes muscle/body restoration?

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Stage 4

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What differentiates stage 3 and stage 4 sleep?

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More delta waves (more than 50%)

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What stages of sleep follow stage 4 sleep?
Stage 3, stage 2, REM
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: brain activity
NREM- decreases from wakefulness REM-increases in motor and sensory areas while other area are similar to NREM
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: heart rate
NREM - Slows from wakefulness REM - increases and varies compared to NREM
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: blood pressure
NREM - decreases from wakefulness REM - increases (up to 30%) and varies from NREM
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: blood flow to brain
NREM - does not change from wakefulness in most regions REM - increase by 50 to 200 percent from NREM depending on brain region
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: airway resistance
NREM - increases from wakefulness REM - increases and varies from wakefulness
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: respiration
NREM - decreases from wakefulness REM - increases and varies from NREM but may how brief stoppages (apnea); coughing suppressed
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: body temperature
NREM - regulated at lower set point that wakefulness; shivering initiated at lower temperature than during wakefulness REM - is not regulated; no shivering or sweating; temperature drifts towards that of the local environment
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Describe the following physiological process presents during NREM vs REM: sexual arousal
NREM - occurs infrequently REM - increases from NREM (male and female) Erection & Vaginal Lubrication
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What is sleep inertia?
Feeling shit if you nap and wake during deep sleep
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What percent of total sleep time is REM in adults (and what in babies?)
20-25% (and up to 50% in babies)
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What is REM sleep characterised by?
Rapid eye movement and rapid low voltage eeg
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What stage of sleep contains descending muscular atonia
REM
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What is the term for paralysis that protects the body from self harm during sleep?
Descending muscular atonia
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T/F: Snoring occurs predominantly during REM?
False, snoring is rare during REM
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Why is REM sleep considered paradoxical?
Externally you appear calm but there is massive internal activity occurring - Brain activity levels are similar to that of wakefulness
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After sleep deprivation, which stages of sleep do we spend more time in?
Stage 3 and Stage 4
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Why would one spend more time in slow-wave sleep after sleep deprivation?
Evidence indicates slow-wave sleep aids informations processing and memory consolidation/retention
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What are some symptoms of REM sleep deprivation?
Anxiety, increased appetite, irritability
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Which stage of sleep is important for survival?
REM - not sure why but potentially to do with role in procedural memory/"clearing out"
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Which part of the brain stimulates dreams?
Pons
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What is Freuds perspective on dreams?
Dreams are a symbolic representation of the frustrated desires in the subconscious mind e.g - Unacceptable feelings - Based on violent/erotic urges - Safe situation to deal with this material - Manifest content - Latent content - Requires expert interpretation to uncover latent content
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What are some general theories on why we dream?
Information processing Problem solving Fitting experiences into memory Analysing and consolidating information No function, just interpretation of random neural firing
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What is the Activation-Synthesis theory of dreams?
Solms: Suggests dreams are generated in forebrain, not brainstem - REM structures are the same as sensory information generation - REM and dreams not correlated - Dreaming similar to waking consciousness - we construct mages to make sense of neural firing - Thus dreams are a byproduct and meaningless - Dreams are brain trying to make sense of all the neural firing going on in sleep
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what is sleep?
naturally recurring state of reduced consciousness, suspended sensory activity
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How many hours of sleep does research suggest is optimal? • 5 or less • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 or more hours of sleep?
CHECK ILECTURE (i was late missed answer)
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list some of the many effects of sleep deprivation?
 Cognitive impairment  Memory lapses or loss  Impaired moral judgment  Hallucinations  ADHD symptoms  Impaired immune system  Type 2 diabetes  Increased heart rate and risk of heart disease  Increased RT and decreased accuracy  Tremors & aches  Growth suppression  Obesity  Lower body temperature  Link to psychological disorders
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EOG means what?
electro-ocular gram
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EMG means what?
electro-myo-gram (muscle)
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what is a hypnogram?
summary of EEG, EMG and EOG data allowing us to classify sleep stages
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alpha waves are found during: a. stage 1 sleep b. stage 2 c. stage 3 d. stage 4 e. REM sleep f. when awake
f
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delta waves occur in stage (___) sleep, and are relatively (fast/ slow) with relatively (small/ large) amplitude
3, slow, large
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t/f: stage 3 may involve some dreaming
true
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as you age, how do sleep stage(s) change?
less stage 4
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which stage of sleep are you most difficult to wake?
4
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what is the order with which we go through sleep stages?
1 2 3 4 3 2 REM
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what brain center is more aligned with REM sleep?
amygdala
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What % of REM sleep is associated with dreams?
80-85%

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