Unit 3 Part 3 - States of Consciousness, Stress and Health

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Circadian rhythm refers to:

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a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.

Front

Lack of sleep leads to all of the following except:
decreases in the levels of hormones necessary for proper immune system functioning.
increases in hunger throughout the day.
impaired attention, reaction time, and motor coordination.
increased levels of melatonin in the blood.

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increased levels of melatonin in the blood.

Front

Which sleep stage rarely lasts longer than 5 minutes, and if the sleeper is awakened during this time, they will insist they had not been sleeping?

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NREM 1

Front

During which stage of sleep does the sleeper spend up to half of his or her total sleep time? Options: NREM 1, NREM 2 - Light Sleep, NREM 3 - Deep Sleep, REM Sleep

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NREM 2 - Light Sleep

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While May is asleep, her eyes are darting quickly under her closed lids, and her breathing and pulse are fast and irregular. May is most likely:

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dreaming vividly.

Front

Evidence showing that people who spend more time in REM sleep perform better on memory tests is evidence for which of the following dream theories?

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information processing

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Recurring problems falling or staying asleep is the main symptom of: apnea, insomnia, night terrors, somnambulism

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insomnia

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Nightmares are different from night terrors in that:

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Nightmares occur in REM and are dreams, night terrors in stage NREM 3 and are not dreams.

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A stressor is:

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an event that could be evaluated as threatening or challenging.

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As part of the stress response, the nervous system increases heart rate, dulls the sense of pain, and sends more blood to the larger muscles. This response is known as:

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fight-or-flight