Jeopardy Review Questions

Question 1

EEG,EMG, and EOG are recordings used as part of this multi-parametric test to study sleep

Answer 1

PSG

Question 2

This objective measurement of sleep has the pitfall of not being able to distinguish lack of movement from sleep

Answer 2

actigraphy

Question 3

An individual that wakes up twice in the middle of the night for 15 min and 45 min respectively has a WASO of _____ min

Answer 3

60

Question 4

An individual with a TST of 5 hours and a TIB of 10 hours has an SE of _____ %

Answer 4

50

Question 5

Sleep spindles and K-complexes are distinct wave patterns found predominantly in this stage of NREM sleep

Answer 5

2

Question 6

True or false: an adult that sleeps 6 hours a night but reports no difficulties sleeping would be diagnosed with insomnia

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false: napping as much as possible during the day is recommended for individuals receiving stimulus control therapy for insomnia

Answer 7

False

Question 8

According the Harvey’s model of insomnia, “safety behaviros” such as drinking alcohol to help fall asleep _______ (escalates/deescalates) insomnia

Answer 8

escalates

Question 9

Pateints with insomnia tend to ______ (overestimate/underestimate) their SOL and _______ (overestimate/underestimate) their TST

Answer 9

overestimate

underestimate

Question 10

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

Answer 10

precipitating

Question 11

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

Answer 11

homeostatic sleep pressure (Process S)

Question 12

One of the characteristics of sleep involves _______ (reduced/elevated) arousal threshold

Answer 12

elevated

Question 13

Dreaming and a relatively flat-lined EMG corresponds to what stage of sleep?

Answer 13

REM

Question 14

Responsiveness in scorpions appears to be lowest during this state ________ (activity/alert immobility/relaxed immobility)

Answer 14

relaxed immobility

Question 15

A pulse of light given during the last hour of one’s subjective night will result in a phase _______ (delay/advance)

Answer 15

advance

Question 16

This pinhead-sizedcluster of 10,000 neurons, known as the “master clock” of the body, has the remarkable ability to function endogenously in vitro

Answer 16

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 17

This hormone, secreted by the pineal gland under the influence of the SCN, promotes sleepiness and is inhibited by light/permitted by darkness

Answer 17

melatonin

Question 18

This neurochemical concentration of this neurotransmitter decreases in NREM sleep and increases during REM sleep

Answer 18

acetylcholine

Question 19

This part of the brain serves as an “information gate” or “awareness switch” between the brain stem and the cortex

Answer 19

thalamus

Question 20

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

Answer 20

orexin

Question 21

The onset of puberty triggers a preference for _______ (morningness/eveningness).

Answer 21

eveningness

Question 22

REM sleep is highest during this stage of life (infancy, adolescence, adulthood, old age)

Answer 22

infancy

Question 23

According to Carskadon and Acebo, sleep need in adolescents remains constant, at about _____ hours

Answer 23

9

Question 24

Eveningnessin adolescence appears to be correlated with ________ (increased/decreased) suicidal tendencies and _______ (increased/decreased) TST during the weekends.

Answer 24

increased

decreased

Question 25

The amount of SWS ________ (increases/decreases) with age.

Answer 25

decreases