Chapter 4 - Module 12: Sleep and Dreams

Question 1

What is consciousness?

Answer 1

The awareness of the sensations, thoughts, and feelings being experienced at a given moment.

Question 2

What are the two broad states of consciousness?

Answer 2

1. Waking conscious - awake and aware of our thoughts emotions, and perceptions
2. Altered state of consciousness - everything else

Question 3

How do psychologists refer to “falling asleep”?

Answer 3

hypangogic state

Question 4

What do you call a feeling of falling or muscle jerk while falling asleep?

Answer 4

hypnic jerk

Question 5

True or false: People may see images in hypnagogic state, and stage 1 of sleep.

Answer 5

True, though this is not to be confused with true dreaming.

Question 6

Stage 1 of sleep is what?

Answer 6

• transition between wakefulness and sleep

- characterized by relatively rapid, low-voltage brain waves

Question 7

Stage 2 of sleep is characterized by what?

Answer 7

• slower, more regular wave pattern

- momentary interruptions of spiky waves called sleep spindles

Question 8

What happens to brain waves in stage 3 of sleep?

Answer 8

• become slower

- appearance of higher peaks and lower valleys

Question 9

Describe Stage 4 of seep

Answer 9

• deepest stage, least responsive to external stimuli

- wave patterns slower and more regular.

Question 10

True or false: not everyone dreams in REM sleep.

Answer 10

FALSE.

Everyone does, even if they don’t remember it.

Question 11

What does REM stand for?

Answer 11

Rapid Eye Movement

Question 12

What is REM sleep characterized by?

Answer 12

• Paralysis
• increased and irregular heart rate
• increase in blood pressure and breathing rate
• rapid movement of the eyes

Question 13

What are the 5 stages of sleep?

Answer 13

REM

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