Jeopardy Review Questions Flashcards
EEG,EMG, and EOG are recordings used as part of this multi-parametric test to study sleep
PSG
This objective measurement of sleep has the pitfall of not being able to distinguish lack of movement from sleep
actigraphy
An individual that wakes up twice in the middle of the night for 15 min and 45 min respectively has a WASO of _____ min
60
An individual with a TST of 5 hours and a TIB of 10 hours has an SE of _____ %
50
Sleep spindles and K-complexes are distinct wave patterns found predominantly in this stage of NREM sleep
2
True or false: an adult that sleeps 6 hours a night but reports no difficulties sleeping would be diagnosed with insomnia
False
True or false: napping as much as possible during the day is recommended for individuals receiving stimulus control therapy for insomnia
False
According the Harvey’s model of insomnia, “safety behaviros” such as drinking alcohol to help fall asleep _______ (escalates/deescalates) insomnia
escalates
Pateints with insomnia tend to ______ (overestimate/underestimate) their SOL and _______ (overestimate/underestimate) their TST
overestimate
underestimate
Mark has had difficulty staying asleep ever since he broke up with his partner 6 months ago. According to the Spielman 3P model, the break-up can be viewed as this type of factor
precipitating
According to Borbeley’s two prcoess theory of sleep/wake regulation, the componentthat is influenced by past sleep and can result in sleep debt if not “pad off” by sleep is known as this
homeostatic sleep pressure (Process S)
One of the characteristics of sleep involves _______ (reduced/elevated) arousal threshold
elevated
Dreaming and a relatively flat-lined EMG corresponds to what stage of sleep?
REM
Responsiveness in scorpions appears to be lowest during this state ________ (activity/alert immobility/relaxed immobility)
relaxed immobility
A pulse of light given during the last hour of one’s subjective night will result in a phase _______ (delay/advance)
advance
This pinhead-sizedcluster of 10,000 neurons, known as the “master clock” of the body, has the remarkable ability to function endogenously in vitro
suprachiasmatic nucleus
This hormone, secreted by the pineal gland under the influence of the SCN, promotes sleepiness and is inhibited by light/permitted by darkness
melatonin
This neurochemical concentration of this neurotransmitter decreases in NREM sleep and increases during REM sleep
acetylcholine
This part of the brain serves as an “information gate” or “awareness switch” between the brain stem and the cortex
thalamus
This neurotransmitter appears to play a role in ensuring the orderly transition between sleep states and the rapid switching that is evident when the state transition is initiated
orexin
The onset of puberty triggers a preference for _______ (morningness/eveningness).
eveningness
REM sleep is highest during this stage of life (infancy, adolescence, adulthood, old age)
infancy
According to Carskadon and Acebo, sleep need in adolescents remains constant, at about _____ hours
9
Eveningnessin adolescence appears to be correlated with ________ (increased/decreased) suicidal tendencies and _______ (increased/decreased) TST during the weekends.
increased
decreased
The amount of SWS ________ (increases/decreases) with age.
decreases
