Exam 4: Sleep

Person awakens repeatedly during the night to eat

Dave lies in bed for a full hour each night before falling asleep and then proceeds to wake up multiple times throughout the night.He most likely has what sleep disorder?

Attempting to cancel out sleep debt by sleeping longer on the weekend is a viable solution to decreasing weekday sleep deprivation.

An individual napping more than 45 minutes will be less groggy than an individual napping 15-45 minutes.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of sleep deprivation?

Which of the following statements about the association between sleep and health is FALSE?

Nicotine from tobacco is a stimulant that can enhance sleep.

Some experts believe increased sleep problems in older individuals are more the result of changes in diet, lack of exercise, decreased mental stimulation, daytime naps, and early bed times rather than physical or medical changes.

If you have a hard time falling asleep, a good strategy is to make yourself stay in bed as long as it takes you to fall asleep.

The drug zolpidem, sold under the trade name ________, is the best-selling prescription sleep aid in the U.S., but it has been associated with some disturbing side effects.

The human brain cycles into two main states of sleep.They are

Although dreams may occur in all stages of sleep, they generally happen in stages 3 and 4 of NREM sleep.

A sleep ________ can be used at home to monitor sleeping habits, including the times you go to bed, awaken during the night, and wake up in the morning.

Sleeping one hour less than your body needs each night for a week feels to your body like staying up all night.

Sleep ________ repeat themselves about every 90 to 110 minutes.

Lack of sleep that disturbs the restorative process of sleep

Sleep disorders include all of the following EXCEPT

With advancing age, people may experience a reduction of slow-wave sleep, increased stage 1 sleep, and reduction of total REM sleep.

Most young adults have a circadian rhythm that tells them to fall asleep later in the evening and to wake up earlier in the morning than older adults.

Bed mattresses should be replaced every three to four years.