Exam 5: States of Consciousness

Narcoleptics immediately enter REM sleep rather than progressing through the first four sleep stages.

Explain the concept of automatic processes.

As a part of a research,Natasha initially had difficulty falling asleep in the sleep lab,but finally drifted into sleep and was not awakened when a student researcher knocked a can of soda off the desk.The electroencephalograph (EEG)is displaying theta waves with occasional sleep spindles.The researchers feel confident that Natasha is

Discuss the effects of sleep deprivation.

Narcolepsy is a disorder that involves