U1 - T4LO26-27. CH13 - Sleep Disorders

Which of the following is not linked to a circadian phase disorder?

• adolescent sleep–wake cycles
• sleepwalking
• shift work
• jet lag

The release of sleep–wake hormones, such as ___________ , which induces sleepiness, and ___________ , which encourages alertness, tends to be delayed for up to during ___________

• melatonin; cortisol; 2 hours
• cortisol; melatonin; 2 hours
• melatonin; cortisol; 4 hours
• cortisol; melatonin; 4 hours

Which of the following is classified as a sleep disorder?

• jet lag
• shift work
• sleep apnoea
• delayed sleep-wake cycles

Jim sometimes gets out of bed during the night and walks through the house. He appears to be asleep and does not respond when his sisters speaks to him. Jim is experiencing ___________ which usually occurs during ___________ sleep

• sleepwalking; REM
• narcolepsy; Stage 4 NREM
• sleepwalking; Stage 3 and 4 NREM
• narcolepsy; REM

Renata finds it very difficult to fall asleep at the beginning of the night. She sees a sleep psychologist, who determines that she is suffering from and suggests she starts a treatment program

• hypersomnia; bright light therapy
• hypersomnia; cognitive behavioural therapy
• sleep-onset insomnia; bright light therapy
• sleep-onset insomnia; cognitive behavioural therapy

Which of the following brain structures is primarily responsible for controlling our internal body clock?

• the frontal lobe
• the pineal gland
• the hippocampus
• the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Early-morning awakening insomnia can be defined as:

• trouble falling asleep at the beginning of the night.
• difficulty maintaining sleep
• sleeping a lot and still experiencing sleepiness.
• trouble with waking up too early and not being able to go back to sleep.

A person diagnosed with sleep-onset insomnia is likely to

• go straight to sleep upon going to bed
• take at least 30 minutes to fall asleep
• function normally on very few hours of sleep
• suddenly collapse into REM sleep in the middle of the day.

Which is the most common of the sleep disorders?

• sleepwalking
• hypersomnia
• insomnia
• night terrors

A circadian phase disorder is best described as:

• a sleep disorder that effects a person’s internal sleep-wake clock
• a sleep disorder that maintains a person’s internal sleep-wake clock
• a sleep disorder that affects someone’s ultradian rhythm
• a sleep disorder that causes someone to struggle to fall asleep.