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WorksheetsPsychology- Sleep & Dreams
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The ___________theory of dreaming says that our brains are meant to be active, even while our bodies are resting.
purposeful shutdown
continual activation
fight or flight
screensaver mode
People can heal from traumatic incidents because their brains produce less ________ when they dream about the incident.
cortisol
memories
connections
dopamine
Participants in a study were how many times better at completing a maze if they dreamed about the maze after attempting to complete it?
5x
10x
20x
25x
REM stands for______________, a stage of sleep in which the eyes move rapidly back and forth.
rapid eye movement
random episodic memory
red eye moments
really eerie movement
TRUE of FALSE: The stage of sleep in which we are most likely to dream is the REM stage.
TRUE
FALSE
Before REM, there are HOW MANY stages of NON-REM sleep?
1 NREM stage
2 NREM stages
3 NREM stages
In NREM-1, ________________ are the sensation that we are falling, which causes us to wake up.
episodic sensations
restless sensations
hypnagogic sensations
false fear sensations
In REM sleep, the motor cortex is active, but the __________ blocks our movement.
brain stem
adrenal glands
hypothalamus
pillow
________________ is a sleep disorder that causes difficulty sleeping.
Narcolepsy
Night terrors
Sleep apnea
Insomnia
____________ is a sleep disorder in which people suddenly fall asleep during their daily activities.
Narcolepsy
Insomnia
Sleep apnea
Sleep hypnosis
