Unit 4 - Consciousness/Personality

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On average, people cycle through the five stages of sleep every...

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90 minutes

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Which of the following sleep disturbances is a condition where a person has difficulty breathing while sleeping? Night terrors, S.A.D., Sleep apnea, Narcolepsy

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Sleep apnea

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If you believe that dreams are the product of random electrical charges in the brain, then you probably endorse:

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activation-synthesis theory

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Sigmund Freud believed that dreams:

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represented unconscious wishes and desires

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During what stage of sleep would you expect a person to get the most restful sleep? Options: Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 4, REM

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Stage 4

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Your awareness of everything that is going on around you and inside your own head at any given moment, which you use to organize your behavior.

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Consciousness

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The sleep-wake cycle.

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Circadian Rhythm

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A relatively psychologically active type of sleep when most of a person’s dreaming takes place; voluntary muscles are inhibited, making the person move very little.

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Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep

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The inability to get to sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep.

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Insomnia

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A kind of “sleep seizure” in which the person may slip suddenly into REM sleep during the day, especially when the person experiences strong emotions. Another symptom is excessive daytime sleepiness that results in the person falling asleep throughout the day at inappropriate times and in inappropriate places.

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Narcolepsy