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1
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What are symptoms of insomnia

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Ongoing difficulty falling or staying asleep.

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Insomnia epidemiology

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1 in 4 adults.

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What are the effects of insomnia

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  • Chronic tiredness.
  • Increased risk depression, obesity, hypertension, arthritis and fribromyalgia.
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What are the symptoms of narcolepsy

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Sudden attack of sleepiness.

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Narcolepsy epidemiology

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1 in 2000 adults.

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What are the symptoms of sleep apnea?

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Stop breathing while sleeping.

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Sleep apnea epidemiology

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1 in 20 adults.

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Effects of sleep apnea

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Fatigue and depression.

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What are the symptoms of sleepwalking?

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Normal activities while asleep.

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Sleeptalking occurs at . . . sleep stage.

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Any

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Sleepwalking occurs at . . . sleep stage.

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N3/deep sleep.

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Sleeptalking occurence

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Half of young children.

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Night terrors occur at . . . stage of sleep.

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N3

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What are the symptoms of night terrors?

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Appearing terrified during sleep.

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Occurence of night terrors

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1 in 100 adults; 1 in 30 children.

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Order of sleep stages to REM sleep

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N1, N2, N3, N2, REM.

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An electroencephalogram shows alpha waves, the person is . . . but in a . . . state

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Awake, relaxed.

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An electroencephalogram shows beta waves, the person is . . . in a(n) . . . state.

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Awake, alert.

19
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N1 sleep waves resemble . . . sleep waves. Why?

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REM.

20
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Beta waves can be described as … and …

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Faster and irregular

21
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Alpha waves can be described as … and …

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smooth, regular.

22
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N1 and N2 are characterized by … waves.

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Theta.

23
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N3 is also called … , and is charcterized by … waves.

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deep sleep, delta.

24
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Sleep supports growth. This is supported by the fact that … (hormone) is released during …

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Human growth hormone (HGH), N3.

25
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During REM sleep, … and … increase.

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Heart rate, breathing.

26
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The biological clock is referred to as

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the circadian rhythm.

27
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During N1 stage, a person may experience …

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Hallucinations.

28
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Brain emits larger, slower delta waves during … sleep

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N3

29
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As night progresses, what happens to REM sleep?

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Increases in duration.

30
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In interpreting dreams, Freud was interested in their … and …

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Manifest content, latent content.

31
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The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM deprivation is referred to as … …

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Rem rebound.

32
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The circadian rythm is controled by the … … , a part of the …

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superchiasmiatic nucleus (SCN), hypothalamus

33
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The superchiasmiatic nucleus incfluences the … to release the sleep hormone …

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Pineal gland, melatonin

34
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Dreams happen most often during … sleep

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REM

35
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REM (rapid eye movement) is characterized by … except for the eyes, but the brain is more … during REM than NREM sleep.

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Body paralysis, aroused.

36
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Older adults experience less sleep, therefore they experience disrupted … …

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memory consolidation (info-processing theory).

37
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What are the 5 theories that explain why we sleep?

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  1. Protection.
  2. Recuperation.
  3. Memory consolidation.
  4. Feeds creative thinking.
  5. Supports growth.
38
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The recuperation theory of why we sleep is supported by the fact that

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  • Sleep restores immune function
  • Unused neural connections are pruned
39
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Less sleep may be cause for depression, this is because processing of emotions during … stage protects against depression.

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REM processing of emotions.

40
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Sleep deprivation symptoms

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  • Fatigue and irritability.
  • Decreased concentration, productivity, and memory consolidation.
  • Depression, obesity, joint pain, and decreased immune function.
41
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Why does sleep deprivation increase risk of weight gain?

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  • Inc. cortisol = Inc. production of fat cells.
  • Inc. ghrelin, dec. leptin.
42
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We cycle through the … stages of sleep every … minutes.

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5, 90.

43
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It’s difficult to wake someone up when they’re in … stage of sleep.

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N3.

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