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Sleep Paralysis & Narcolepsy Mr. White

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Dream in which the dreamer is in control of the dream.
a)
day dreaming
b)
lucid dreaming
c)
selective dreaming
d)
twilight dreaming
2.
_______ of the 100 lucid dreams qualified as OBEs
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
3.
Deliberately teetering between awake and asleep at the onset of sleep is ultimately helpful when attempting to induce an OBE
a)
spontaneous trance episodes 
b)
sleep induction state
c)
NREM state
d)
twilight sleep episodes 
4.
sudden unexplained “sleep attacks” during the day
a)
sleep apnea
b)
narcolepsy 
c)
sleep paralysis
d)
night terrors
5.
While falling asleep, you may notice that you cannot move or speak is called ________ sleep paralysis? 
a)
hypnagogic
b)
hypnopompic 
c)
random
d)
pre-REM 
6.
When waking up you may notice that you cannot move or speak is called ________ sleep paralysis? 
a)
hypnagogic
b)
hypnopompic 
c)
random
d)
pre-REM 
7.
Part of the brain that is activated when having a fear response. Is triggered during a sleep paralysis event. 
a)
medulla
b)
pons
c)
thalamus 
d)
amygdala 
8.
Up to as many as ________ out of every 10 individuals may have sleep paralysis events.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
9.
feeling of being conscious but unable to move
a)
sleep apnea
b)
narcolepsy 
c)
sleep paralysis
d)
night terrors
10.
Which of the following is not an explanation for sleep paralysis?
a)
lack of sleep 
b)
high stress
c)
change in diet
d)
sleep schedule that changes
11.
Sleep paralysis usually occurs during?
a)
early childhood
b)
teen years
c)
mid-adulthood (35 to 45 years old)
d)
usually those over 50 years of age
12.
Excessive sleepiness-REM sleep attacks lasting _______ minutes on average
a)
5
b)
10
c)
15
d)
no set time is possible
13.
sudden brief episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis
a)
sleep apnea
b)
cataplexy
c)
REM rebound
d)
muscular displasia 
14.
Cause of narcolepsy might be a loss of brain cells in the area of the _________ that causes low levels of the neurotransmitter hypocretin which promotes wakefulness. 
a)
amygdala 
b)
pons
c)
cortex
d)
hypothalamus