Exam 5: Body Rhythms and Mental States

What can sleep scientists say about people who do not get enough sleep?

Define and describe sleep apnea.

Periods of REM sleep alternate with periods of non-REM sleep in a cycle that recurs about every _______________ minutes.

The activation-synthesis theory proposes that:

In his dream, Andy is an infant crawling through a dark tunnel looking for something he has lost. Which theory would be most receptive to an explanation that, while Andy was sleeping, neurons in his pons that stimulate leg-muscle movement were active?

When marijuana is abused, the resulting effects are most likely to include:

Sleep apnea is seen most often in older women.

Which of the following is a depressant?

In his dreams, Andy is a child crawling through a dark tunnel looking for something he has lost. Which theory of dreams would be most receptive to each of the following explanations? -Andy recently found a valuable watch he had misplaced.

When people fly across several time zones, sleep and wake patterns usually take many days to return to normal.

Which of the following drugs is an opiate?

Research on premenstrual syndrome indicates that _______________ of women have PMS symptoms, such as irritability and depression, predictably over their cycles.

People are aware that they are dreaming and feel as though they are conscious during _______________.

Outline the two prominent explanations of hypnosis.

The common effects of tobacco are:

The psychoanalytic theory of dreaming states that the purpose of dreaming is to express unconscious wishes, thoughts, and conflicts.

_______________ are the short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves that the brain emits in the second stage of non-REM sleep.

For most women, the days before menstruation are reliably associated with:

Insomnia is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep, causing the person to choke and gasp and momentarily awaken.

Describe the common effects of tranquilizers.