Exam 8: Sleep and Dreams

Which of the following is the best advice for a person concerned about occasional insomnia?

Forty-year-old Lance insists that he never dreams. Research suggests that he probably

One effect of sleeping pills is to

When working an occasional night shift, people often feel groggiest in the middle of the night but experience new energy around the time they normally would wake up. This best illustrates the impact of

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of

With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the

A recurring sleep stage during which most vivid dreams commonly occur is known as ________ sleep.

During REM sleep, your skeletal muscles are relaxed because messages from the motor cortex are blocked by the

Circadian rhythm refers to

Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone

The cluster of brain cells that control the circadian rhythm is the

The effects of chronic sleep deprivation include

Narcolepsy is associated with a relative absence of a hypothalamic neural center that produces

The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

In which of the following disorders does the person repeatedly stop breathing while asleep?

During the course of a full night's sleep, people are most likely to spend more time in

When 909 working women reported on their daily moods, researchers noted that less time pressure at work mattered ________ and a good night's sleep mattered ________.

While soundly asleep people cannot