Sleep

Question 1

What are symptoms of insomnia

Answer 1

Ongoing difficulty falling or staying asleep.

Question 2

Insomnia epidemiology

Answer 2

1 in 4 adults.

Question 3

What are the effects of insomnia

Answer 3

• Chronic tiredness.
• Increased risk depression, obesity, hypertension, arthritis and fribromyalgia.

Question 4

What are the symptoms of narcolepsy

Answer 4

Sudden attack of sleepiness.

Question 5

Narcolepsy epidemiology

Answer 5

1 in 2000 adults.

Question 6

What are the symptoms of sleep apnea?

Answer 6

Stop breathing while sleeping.

Question 7

Sleep apnea epidemiology

Answer 7

1 in 20 adults.

Question 8

Effects of sleep apnea

Answer 8

Fatigue and depression.

Question 9

What are the symptoms of sleepwalking?

Answer 9

Normal activities while asleep.

Question 10

Sleeptalking occurs at . . . sleep stage.

Answer 10

Any

Question 11

Sleepwalking occurs at . . . sleep stage.

Answer 11

N3/deep sleep.

Question 12

Sleeptalking occurence

Answer 12

Half of young children.

Question 13

Night terrors occur at . . . stage of sleep.

Answer 13

N3

Question 14

What are the symptoms of night terrors?

Answer 14

Appearing terrified during sleep.

Question 15

Occurence of night terrors

Answer 15

1 in 100 adults; 1 in 30 children.

Question 16

Order of sleep stages to REM sleep

Answer 16

N1, N2, N3, N2, REM.

Question 17

An electroencephalogram shows alpha waves, the person is . . . but in a . . . state

Answer 17

Awake, relaxed.

Question 18

An electroencephalogram shows beta waves, the person is . . . in a(n) . . . state.

Answer 18

Awake, alert.

Question 19

N1 sleep waves resemble . . . sleep waves. Why?

Answer 19

REM.

Question 20

Beta waves can be described as … and …

Answer 20

Faster and irregular

Question 21

Alpha waves can be described as … and …

Answer 21

smooth, regular.

Question 22

N1 and N2 are characterized by … waves.

Answer 22

Theta.

Question 23

N3 is also called … , and is charcterized by … waves.

Answer 23

deep sleep, delta.

Question 24

Sleep supports growth. This is supported by the fact that … (hormone) is released during …

Answer 24

Human growth hormone (HGH), N3.

Question 25

During REM sleep, ... and ... increase.

Answer 25

Heart rate, breathing.

Question 26

The biological clock is referred to as

Answer 26

the circadian rhythm.

Question 27

During N1 stage, a person may experience ...

Answer 27

Hallucinations.

Question 28

Brain emits larger, slower delta waves during ... sleep

Answer 28

N3

Question 29

As night progresses, what happens to REM sleep?

Answer 29

Increases in duration.

Question 30

In interpreting dreams, Freud was interested in their ... and ...

Answer 30

Manifest content, latent content.

Question 31

The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM deprivation is referred to as ... ...

Answer 31

Rem rebound.

Question 32

The circadian rythm is controled by the ... ... , a part of the ...

Answer 32

superchiasmiatic nucleus (SCN), hypothalamus

Question 33

The *superchiasmiatic nucleus* incfluences the ... to release the sleep hormone ...

Answer 33

Pineal gland, melatonin

Question 34

Dreams happen most often during ... sleep

Answer 34

REM

Question 35

REM (rapid eye movement) is characterized by ... except for the eyes, but the brain is more ... during REM than NREM sleep.

Answer 35

Body paralysis, aroused.

Question 36

Older adults experience less sleep, therefore they experience disrupted ... ...

Answer 36

memory consolidation (info-processing theory).

Question 37

What are the 5 theories that explain why we sleep?

Answer 37

1. Protection. 2. Recuperation. 3. Memory consolidation. 4. Feeds creative thinking. 5. Supports growth.

Question 38

The recuperation theory of why we sleep is supported by the fact that

Answer 38

* Sleep restores immune function * Unused neural connections are pruned

Question 39

Less sleep may be cause for depression, this is because processing of emotions during ... stage protects against depression.

Answer 39

REM processing of emotions.

Question 40

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Answer 40

* Fatigue and irritability. * Decreased concentration, productivity, and memory consolidation. * Depression, obesity, joint pain, and decreased immune function.

Question 41

Why does sleep deprivation increase risk of weight gain?

Answer 41

* Inc. cortisol = Inc. production of fat cells. * Inc. *ghrelin*, dec. *leptin*.

Question 42

We cycle through the ... stages of sleep every ... minutes.

Answer 42

5, 90.

Question 43

It's difficult to wake someone up when they're in ... stage of sleep.

Answer 43

N3.