Chapter 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Which of the following is a characteristic of REM sleep?
unresponsive muscles, occurance of most dreams
The adaptation/protection theory of sleep says that sleep
conserves energy and protects us from predators
The repair/restoration theory of sleep says that sleep serves
a recuperative function, following depletion of key brain and body resources
circadian rhythms are
biological changes that occur on a 24-hour cycle
Armand is daydreaming, Adele is dreaming while asleep. Which statement is TRUE?
Both Armand and Adele are in altered states of consciousness.
Sleep apnea is
b and c
Accompined by repeated awakenings, gasping for breate and day time sleepiness
A suspected factor in snoring, high blood pressure, and heart attack
The cognitive view of dreaming suggets that dreams
help us sift through and sort out our everday experiences
The idea that dreams are the by-product of random stimulation of brain cells, and that the brain attempts to combine this spontaneous activity into coherent patterns, is known as the ______ hypothesis of dreaming
activation-synthesis
The persistent inability to fall or stay asleep, or awakening too early, is a symptom of _______.
Insomnia
The _____ content of dream contains the surface symbols that disguise the underlying meaning of the dream.
manifest
The sleep stage marked by irregular breathing, eye movements, high-frequency brain waves, and dreaming is called ______ sleep
REM
A man has a dream about a train traveling through a tunnel, which represents his unhidden desire to engage in sexual intercourse. According to the psychoanalytic view of dreaming, what would be the latent content of this dream?
sexual intercourse
_____________ involve problems sleeping, whereas ___________ refer to abnormal sleep disturbances.
Dyssomnias; parasomnias
Consciousness is defined as _____.
an awareness of one’s self and one’s surroundings
After becoming very angry with your sister and wishing that she were dead, you dream about pushing her off a cliff. According to Freud, the latent content of your dream would be _____, while the manifest content would be _____.
wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
Scientists study sleep in sleep labs using _____.
EEG recordings
If in midsentence, your friend suddenly slumps over on the couch and appears to have entered the REM stage of sleep, which of the following is the BEST explanation for your friend’s behavior?
b. Your friend suffers from narcolepsy and should seek medical attention.
Freud believed that dreams allow us to access the _____.
unconscious
Melatonin influences _____.
sleep
Abnormal sleep disturbances such as nightmares and night terrors are known as ______.
parasomnias
