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Edexcel GCSE Psychology - Sleep

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pattern of physical and behavioral changes that follows a 24 hour cycle, in accordance with the hours of light and darkness.

a)

REM

b)

NREM

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

ultradian rhythm

2.

The stages of sleep are classified into two distinct basic types characterized by

a)

body temperature

b)

breathing rates.

c)

rapid eye movement vs non-rapid eye movement

d)

the ability of the sleeper to quickly respond to stimulus

3.

A hormone released by the pineal gland that increases feelings of relaxation and tiredness

a)

dopamine

b)

melatonin

c)

SCN

d)

serotonin

4.

During this stage of sleep, you drift in and out of sleep and can be easily awakened.

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

5.

During this stage of sleep, muscle activity and eye movements completely stop, and you become difficult to awaken.

a)

Stage 1

b)

REM

c)

Stage 2

d)

Stage 4

6.
How many sleep stages do we go through 
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
7.

A change in bodily function or activity that occurs more often than 24 hourly is referred to as

a)

ultradian rhythm

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

biological rhythm

d)

infradian rhythm

8.

How much sleep does the average teenager need?

a)

2-5 hours

b)

6-8 hours

c)

8-10 hours

d)

10-12 hours

9.

What is it called when you don’t have enough sleep?

a)

Sleep deprived

b)

A Night owl

c)

Sleep apnea

d)

Sleep loss

10.

When a person has a problem with sleep, the name of the problem is___

a)

History

b)

Insomnia

c)

Bad sleep

11.

TRUE of FALSE: The stage of sleep in which we are most likely to dream is the REM stage.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Before REM, there are HOW MANY stages of NON-REM sleep?

a)

1 NREM stage

b)

2 NREM stages

c)

3 NREM stages

13.

In REM sleep, the motor cortex is active, but the __________ blocks our movement.

a)

brain stem

b)

adrenal glands

c)

hypothalamus

d)

pillow

14.

________________ is a sleep disorder that causes difficulty sleeping.

a)

Narcolepsy

b)

Night terrors

c)

Sleep apnea

d)

Insomnia

15.

____________ is a sleep disorder in which people suddenly fall asleep during their daily activities.

a)

Narcolepsy

b)

Insomnia

c)

Sleep apnea

d)

Sleep hypnosis

16.
Approximately how long is each cycle of sleep during a full night’s sleep?
a)
120 minutes
b)
90 minutes
c)
80 minutes
d)
100 minutes
17.
Your body’s natural time clock that tells you when to wake up and when to sleep.
a)
Insomnia
b)
Circadian rhythm
c)
Frontal Lobe
d)
Sleep apnea
18.
This stage of sleep is considered light sleep and the individual may feel as if they are falling.
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
19.
Creating a good night time routine, dimming the lights and only using the bed room for sleep is a good example of.
a)
Night time ritual
b)
Sleep relaxation
c)
Sleep Hygiene
d)
Daily Regimen
20.
If you were awakened during this sleep stage you might insist you were not asleep.
a)
NREM 1
b)
NREM 2
c)
NREM 3
d)
REM
21.
During REM, your brainwave patterns are similar to:
a)
NREM 1
b)
NREM 2
c)
NREM 3
d)
When you're awake
22.
Measures the electrical activity in the form of brain waves.
a)
Electrocardiograph
b)
Electromyograph
c)
Electrooculograph
d)
Electroencephalograph
23.

The SCN is:

a)

Part of the hypothalamus

b)

Near the hypothalamus

c)

Part of the optic chiasm

24.

What is the external trigger for the circadian rhythm?

(a)  

25.

What is the name of the phenomenon that occurs when new environmental time cues are different from the time that our biological clock (SCN) believes it to be?

(a)  

26.

Narcolepsy only occurs when the person received inadequate sleep the night before.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
When a victim of narcolepsy suffers an attack they fall directly into:
a)
REM sleep
b)
NREM 1
c)
NREM 3
d)
it is unknown at this time
28.

Freud's theory says that most of our mind is made up of the...

a)

conscious

b)

hyper-conscious

c)

subconscious

d)

unconscious

29.

Which part of the mind acts as the 'devil on our shoulder', according to Freud?

a)

ego

b)

id

c)

super ego

d)

unconscious

30.

Which part of the mind acts as the moral 'angel' on our shoulder?

a)

ego

b)

id

c)

super ego

d)

unconscious

31.

Which part of the brain acts as the realistic 'referee'?

a)

ego

b)

id

c)

super ego

d)

unconscious

32.

The process of pushing unpleasant or unacceptable thoughts and feelings into the unconscious Freud called...

(a)  

33.

Dreams are an expression of w______ f________

(a)  

34.

The actual content of the dream is called...

a)

conscious content

b)

latent content

c)

manifest content

d)

unconscious content

35.

The symbolic meaning of the dream is called...

a)

conscious content

b)

latent content

c)

manifest content

d)

unconscious contentn

36.

A key criticism of Freud's theory is that it is...

a)

generalisable

b)

objective

c)

scientific

d)

subjective

37.

The suprachiasmatic nucleus is an example of what:

a)

endogenous zeitgeiber

b)

endogenous pacemaker

c)

exogenous zeitgeiber

d)

exogenous pacemaker

38.

If you can't fall asleep, you are suffering from what kind of insomnia?

(a)  

39.

If you struggle to stay asleep, you are suffering from what kind of insomnia?

(a)  

40.
Is daylight an example of an endogenous pacemaker? 
a)
Yes 
b)
No