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Chapter 6 Consciousness and Sleep

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how many dreams did this person have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

This is a person's awareness of everything that is going on at any given moment.

a)

consciousness

b)

explictness

c)

implicit consciousness

d)

waking explicit processing

3.

True/False: Sleeping is an altered state of consciousness.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True/False: Achieving a meditative state is an altered state of consciousness.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True/False: Circadian rhythms are 48 hours.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The sleep-wake cycle is ultimately controlled by the brain's cerebellum.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When our mental activity undergoes a shift in quality or pattern, this is called a(n)

a)

hallucination

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

waking consciousness

d)

altered state of consciousness

8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of REM sleep?

a)

paralysis of voluntary muscles

b)

increased heart rate

c)

slower, deeper breathing

d)

vivid, detailed dreaming

9.

This theory states that we sleep for our physical health.

a)

adaptive

b)

restorative

c)

evolutionary

d)

REM behavior

10.

Dreaming takes place in this type of sleep.

a)

REM

b)

Non-REM

c)

Alpha waves

d)

Delta waves

11.

In Freud's theory, the symbolic content of dreams is called

a)

manifest content

b)

latent content

c)

activation-synthesis content

d)

AIM content

12.

In Freud's theory, the symbolic content of dreams is called

a)

manifest content

b)

latent content

c)

activation-synthesis content

d)

AIM content

13.

In Freud's theory, the actual dream and its events is the

a)

manifest content

b)

latent content

c)

real content

d)

unrealistic content

14.

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)

Sleep debt

c)

circadian rhythm

d)

ample sleep

15.

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment is called

a)

Hypnosis

b)

Circadian Rhythm

c)

Consciousness

d)

Dreaming

16.

Which brain waves are associated with deep sleep (NREM-3)?

a)

Alpha

b)

Delta

c)

Beta

d)

REM

17.

Which sleep disorder is characterized by the inability to fall asleep?

a)

Insomnia

b)

Sleep Apnea

c)

Narcolepsy

d)

Night Terrors

18.

Which sleep disorder is characterized by intense hallucinatory dreams that typically affect young children during NREM-3 sleep?

a)

Night Terrors

b)

Sleep Apnea

c)

Narcolepsy

d)

Insomnia

19.

Which disorder is characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks, in which a sufferer may slip directly into REM sleep

a)

Insomnia

b)

Narcolepsy

c)

Sleep Apnea

d)

Night Terrors

20.
Whose dream theory suggests dreams are expression of wish fulfillment?
a)
William Dement
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Carl Jung
d)
Erik Erikson
21.
Which dream theory suggests dreams are the mind's attempt to make sense of random neural activity in the brain while one sleeps?
a)
information processing
b)
physiological function
c)
activation synthesis
d)
cognitive development
22.
Repeated periods during sleep when a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or longer is known as:
a)
Sleep apnea
b)
Narcolepsy
c)
Sleep agnosia
d)
Cataplexy
23.
Alpha waves are associated with
a)
 REM sleep. 
b)
NREM-1 sleep
c)
 NREM-2 sleep.
d)
 relaxed but awake state.
24.
The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every
a)
30 minutes.
b)
90 minutes.
c)
 2 1/2 hours. 
d)
4 hours.
25.
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called
a)
alpha waves. 
b)
beta waves. 
c)
delta waves.
d)
 theta waves.
26.
The older we get the more sleep we need.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
What is a biological rhythm that occurs once every 24 hours?
a)
circadian
b)
ultradian
c)
infradian
28.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of sleep deprivation?
a)
Lowered immune system
b)
Less accidents
c)
Decreased concentration
d)
Damage of brain cells
29.
Most adolescents need about how many hours of sleep?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
11
30.
Which structure in the brain is considered the "sleep command center"?
a)
hippocampus
b)
amygdala
c)
hypothalamus
d)
corpus callosum
31.
Which hormone regulates your sleep-wake cycle?
a)
serotonin
b)
endorphins
c)
adrenaline
d)
melatonin
32.
Which reason for sleep states it is to recuperate from the wear and tear of the day?
a)
preservation
b)
evolutionary
c)
restoration
d)
adaptation