Sleep and Dreams Intro

The period of the sleep cycle when most dreaming occurs is

• stage 1
• REM
• NREM

Repeated periods during sleep when a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or longer is known as:

• Sleep apnea
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep agnosia
• Cataplexy

A relatively rare condition that involves irresistible attacks of sleepiness, brief periods of REM, and often muscle paralysis is called:

• Cataplexy
• Benzodiazepines
• Sleep Apnea
• Narcolepsy

Approximately how long is each cycle of sleep during a full night’s sleep?

• 120 minutes
• 90 minutes
• 80 minutes
• 100 minutes

__________  refers to an increased percentage of time spent in REM sleep when we are deprived of REM sleep on the previous night.

• REM deprivation
• REM sleep
• REM rebound
• REM extension

Whose dream theory suggests dreams are expression of wish fulfillment?

• William Dement
• Sigmund Freud
• Carl Jung
• Erik Erikson

Which dream theory suggests dreams are the mind's attempt to make sense of random neural activity in the brain while one sleeps?

• information processing
• physiological function
• activation synthesis
• cognitive development

Which dream theory suggests dreams serve an important memory-related function by sorting and sifting through the day's experiences?

• information processing
• physiological function
• activation synthesis
• cognitive development

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an altered state of consciousness?

• Exercise
• Sleep
• Hypnosis
• Meditation

Stage 2 slow-wave sleep is characterized by distinctive wave patterns in the EEG of 14 to 18 Hz called

• vertex spike
• delta waves
• sleep spindles
• alpha rhythm