Home Quiz 4 (Chapter 4)

The ________ wave is characteristic of stage 1 sleep.

Alpha

Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when ________.

An individual's airway becomes blocked during sleep.

Regular feelings of hunger are an example of a(n) ________ rhythm.

Biological

________theory suggests that when people are hypnotized they have voluntarily divided their conscious: one half aware of reality and the other half tuned in to the hypnotist.

Dissociative

Mona lives in North Carolina. She takes an overnight flight to California to visit with family for a month; when she arrives she is fatigued, sluggish, and irritable. For the next week or so she has trouble sleeping. Mona is probably suffering from ________.

Jet Lag

Which theorist suggested that dreaming may represent a state of protoconsciousness?

John Hobson

Marlowe wakes up from a dream about his teeth falling out. He looks in a dream dictionary and finds losing teeth is usually dream symbolism for anxiety. Marlowe is focused on the ________ content.

Latent

What hormone does the pineal gland release?

Melatonin

Cataplexy is a symptom associated with ________.

Narcolepsy

Sleepwalking, night terrors, and restless leg syndrome are all examples of________.

Parasomnias

Mohammed is sleeping. His eyelids are quivering because his eyes are darting around. Mohammed is probably experiencing ________ sleep.

REM

Which of the following statements about sleep deprivation is false?

Sleep deprivation often results in ADHD.

Victoria has accumulated a large sleep debt. This means that she ________.

Suffers from chronic sleep deprivation

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? The brain's clock mechanism is located in an area of the hypothalamus known as the pineal nucleus.

The word "pineal" should be changed to the word "suprachiasmatic."

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "A theta wave is a very high amplitude pattern of brain activity that may in some cases occur in response to environmental stimuli."

The words "theta wave" should be changed to the phrase "K-complex."

Tayla smokes marijuana. At first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. Over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same affect. This is an example of ________.

Tolerance

Melatonin release is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by ________.

darkness; light

Which of the following is a symptom of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)?

kicking and punching while sleeping

Crack is considered more addictive than cocaine because it is ________.

smokable, so it will reach the brain faster.

Individuals undergoing hypnosis ________.

usually have clear memories of the hypnotic experience and are in control of their own behaviors