Module 1.5c

Question 1

Insomnia

Answer 1

Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.

Question 2

Narcolepsy

Answer 2

A sleep disorder characterized y uncontrollable sleep attacks. The affected person may lapse directly into REM Sleep, often at inopportune times.

Question 3

Sleep Apnea

Answer 3

A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep & repeated momentary awakenings

Question 4

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

Answer 4

A sleep disorder in which normal REM Paralysis does not occur; instead, twitching, talking, or even kicking or punching may occur, often acting out one’s dream.

Question 5

Dream

Answer 5

A sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person’s mind.

Question 6

REM Rebound

Answer 6

The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM Sleep deprivation.

Question 7

Sensations

Answer 7

The process by which our sensory receptors & nervous system receive & represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Question 8

Sensory Receptors

Answer 8

Sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli

Question 9

Perception

Answer 9

The process by which our brain organizes & interprets sensory information, enabling us to recognize objects & events as meaningful.

Question 10

Bottom-up processing