Behavioral Science Flashcards

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Phase 1 clinical trial

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Assesses safety and toxicity

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Type of study that measures odds ratio? Type of study that measures relative risk?

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Case-control vs cohort

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Phase 2 clinical trial

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Efficacy and dosing and adverse effects

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3
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Incidence rate multiplied by the average disease duration is an estimate of?

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Prevalence

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5
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Odds ratio?

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(a/c) / (b/d)

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Sensitivity

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TP/(TP+FN)

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Specificity

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TN/(TN+FP)

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PPV

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TP/(TP+FP)

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NPV

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TN/(FN+TN)

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Relative Risk?

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a/(a+b) / c/(c+d)

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Attributable Risk?

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a/(a+b) - c/(c+d)

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12
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Absolute risk reduction

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a/(a+b) - c/(c+d)

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13
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Number needed to treat?

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1/absolute risk

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14
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Number needed to harm?

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1/attributable risk

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15
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Selection bias

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Nonrandom assignment to participation in the study group

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Recall bias. Seen what type of studies

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Knowledge of the presence of the disorder alters recall by subjects. A worry in retrospective studies

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17
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Late look bias

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Information gathered at an inappropriate time

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18
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Procedure bias

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Subjects in different groups are not Treated the same

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Confounding bias

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Occurs when one factor is related to both exposure and outcome but is not on the cost of pathway

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20
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Lead-time bias

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Early detection confused with increased survival

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21
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Observer expectancy effect

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Occurs when researchers believe in the efficacy of the treatment changes the outcome

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22
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Hawthorne effect

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When the grouping study changes behavior when they know they’re being studied

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23
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1, 2, 3 SDs

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68, 95, 99

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24
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Positive skew versus negative skew

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Mean>median>mode

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25
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Null hypothesis

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There is no association between the disease and the Risk factor

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Type one error. Value?

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Stating there is an effect when there’s none. Alpha

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Type II error. Value?

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Stating that there is no effect when there is. Beta.

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28
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Power. Increases with?

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1-beta. Probability of rejecting null hypothesis when it is in fact faults. Increases with sample size, expected effect size and precision of measurement

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29
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If confidence interval includes this, Ho is not rejected. If odds ratio relative risk includes this Ho is not rejected

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0, 1

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30
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T-test vs ANOVA Vs chi-squared test

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Measures difference of Means of two groups

Measures difference of Means of three or more groups

Measures difference between two or more percentages or proportions

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Primary secondary and tertiary disease prevention

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Prevent disease occurrence, detect disease early, reduce disability

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32
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Non-malficence

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Do no harm

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33
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When is consent not needed for minors

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Emergencies, contraceptives, STD, pregnancy, treatment of drug addiction

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34
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When is it okay to break confidentiality?

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Reportable diseases, child abuse, Elder abuse, driving while impaired, suicidal ideation

35
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Patient is not adherent

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Ask why

36
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Patient wants an unnecessary procedure

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Ask why

37
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Patient has difficulty taking medications

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Provide written instructions, attempt to simplify treatment regimens and asked patients repeat medication regimen back to physician

38
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Family members ask for information

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Avoid telling them

39
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A child wishes tomorrow know more about their illness

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Ask them what the parents have told them

40
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A minor wants an abortion

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Most states require parental notification or consent

41
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A 15-year-old pregnant female wants to keep the child. Parents want to give up the child.

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Patient retains right to make decisions regarding the child. Provide information about practical issues if child care

42
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Terminally ill patient requests physician assistants in ending life

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Refuse involvement. You may prescribe analgesics that shorten patient’s life

43
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Patient is suicidal

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Ask them to stay in the hospital

44
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Patient find you attractive

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Asked direct questions and use a chaperone

45
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Woman feels ugly after mastectomy

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Ask why she feels this way

46
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Patient is angry about amount of time he’s been waiting

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Acknowledge patients anger and apologize for any inconvenience

47
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Patient is upset the way she’s been treated by another doctor

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Suggest the patient speak directly to that physician. If the problem is with the staff member tell the patient you will speak to that individual

48
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The drug company offers a referral fee for every patient enrolled in study

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Patients must be told about the existence of a referral fee

49
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Patient requires a treatment not covered by insurance

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Discuss all treatment options even if some are not covered

50
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Apgar scores

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7+ is good
4-6 need to assist
<4 resuscitate

51
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Low birth weight defined as? Complications?

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Less than 2500 g. Infections, respiratory infant distress syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage.

52
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Birth to three months. Milestones?

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Rooting reflex, holds head up, Moro reflex disappears.

Social smile, responds to voice

53
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7-9 month milestones?

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Sits alone, crawls, transfers toys from hand to hand

Stranger anxiety, uses gestures, responds to name, plays peekaboo

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12-15 mo milestones

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Walks, the babinski sign disappears

Separation anxiety, few words

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1-2 year milestones

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Climb stairs, stacks blocks,

rapproachment (moves away from and then returns to mother)

200 words and two word phrases

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2-3 years milestones

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Feed self with fork and spoon, kicks ball

Core gender identity, parallel play, toilet training

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3 yr milestone

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Tricycle, copies line or circle drawings

Can spend part of day away from mother

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4 yr milestones

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Uses buttons and zippers, brushes teeth, hops on 1 foot, draws stick figures

Imaginary friends

59
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Changes in sexual interest and intelligence in elderly?

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None

60
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Changes in sleep patterns in elderly

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Decreased REM and slow wave, increased awakenings

61
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Normal grief consists of?

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Shock, denial, guilt, and somatic symptoms

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Pathologic grief?

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Lasting more than six months, delayed grief, inhibited, or denied

May experience depression delusions and hallucinations

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Waveform when awake with eyes open

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Beta

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Waveform when awake with eyes closed

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Alpha

65
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Waveform in stage N2 sleep

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Sleep spindles and K complexes. 45% of sleep

66
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Waveform in stage N1 sleep

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Theta. 5% of sleep

67
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Waveform in stage N3 sleep

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Delta

68
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Beta waves verses delta waves?

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Highest frequency lowest amplitude

Lowest frequency, highest amplitude

69
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Sleep stage with sleepwalking night terrors and bedwetting

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Slow wave sleep. Stage N3

70
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Changes in REM sleep?

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Most oxygen using brain, erections, dreaming, loss of motor tone

71
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Neurotransmitter needed to initiate sleep?

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5HT

72
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Bedwetting treat with?

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DDAVP over imipramine

73
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Effect of alcohol benzodiazepines and barbiturates on sleep,

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Reduce REM and Delta sleep

74
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Drugs to use for night terrors and sleepwalking

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Benzos

75
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Neurotransmitter in REM sleep. NT that reduces REM sleep

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ACh, NE

76
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Aka REM sleep

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Desynchronized sleep, paradoxical sleep?

77
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Extra eye movements during REM sleep controlled by

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PPRF

78
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Changes in sleep in depression

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Decreased slow wave sleep, REM latency

Increased REM early in Sleep Cycle, total REM sleep

Repeated awakenings, early-morning awakening.

79
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Excessive daytime sleepiness, may involve hallucinations, sleep episodes begin with?

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Narcolepsy. REM sleep

80
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Loss of muscle tone following a strong emotional stimulus. Tx?

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Narcolepsy. Treat with amphetamines modafinil, GHB

81
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Circadian rhythm controlled by?

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus. Controls ACTH, prolactin, melatonin, and nocturnal and NE release.

82
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Melatonin pathway of release?

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SCN, NE release, pineal gland, melatonin

83
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If you have a memory of a dream when did it occur?

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During REM sleep

84
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Sleep terror disorder occurs during what stage of sleep

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Slow wave sleep. No memory.