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WorksheetsEdexcel GCSE Psychology - Sleep
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
The pattern of physical and behavioral changes that follows a 24 hour cycle, in accordance with the hours of light and darkness.
REM
NREM
circadian rhythm
ultradian rhythm
The stages of sleep are classified into two distinct basic types characterized by
body temperature
breathing rates.
rapid eye movement vs non-rapid eye movement
the ability of the sleeper to quickly respond to stimulus
A hormone released by the pineal gland that increases feelings of relaxation and tiredness
dopamine
melatonin
SCN
serotonin
During this stage of sleep, you drift in and out of sleep and can be easily awakened.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
During this stage of sleep, muscle activity and eye movements completely stop, and you become difficult to awaken.
Stage 1
REM
Stage 2
Stage 4
A change in bodily function or activity that occurs more often than 24 hourly is referred to as
ultradian rhythm
circadian rhythm
biological rhythm
infradian rhythm
How much sleep does the average teenager need?
2-5 hours
6-8 hours
8-10 hours
10-12 hours
What is it called when you don’t have enough sleep?
Sleep deprived
A Night owl
Sleep apnea
Sleep loss
When a person has a problem with sleep, the name of the problem is___
History
Insomnia
Bad sleep
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 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
The SCN is:
Part of the hypothalamus
Near the hypothalamus
Part of the optic chiasm
What is the external trigger for the circadian rhythm?
(a)
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)
Narcolepsy only occurs when the person received inadequate sleep the night before.
True
False
Freud's theory says that most of our mind is made up of the...
conscious
hyper-conscious
subconscious
unconscious
Which part of the mind acts as the 'devil on our shoulder', according to Freud?
ego
id
super ego
unconscious
Which part of the mind acts as the moral 'angel' on our shoulder?
ego
id
super ego
unconscious
Which part of the brain acts as the realistic 'referee'?
ego
id
super ego
unconscious
The process of pushing unpleasant or unacceptable thoughts and feelings into the unconscious Freud called...
(a)
Dreams are an expression of w______ f________
(a)
The actual content of the dream is called...
conscious content
latent content
manifest content
unconscious content
The symbolic meaning of the dream is called...
conscious content
latent content
manifest content
unconscious contentn
A key criticism of Freud's theory is that it is...
generalisable
objective
scientific
subjective
The suprachiasmatic nucleus is an example of what:
endogenous zeitgeiber
endogenous pacemaker
exogenous zeitgeiber
exogenous pacemaker
If you can't fall asleep, you are suffering from what kind of insomnia?
(a)
If you struggle to stay asleep, you are suffering from what kind of insomnia?
(a)
