Sleep

Question 1

What are the stages involved in sleep?

Answer 1

Alert wakefulness
Quiet wakefulness 
REM sleep
Stage 1 sleep
Stage 2 sleep
Stage 3 sleep
Stage 4 sleep

Question 2

What wavelength type is associated with alert wakefulness?

Answer 2

Beta waves

Question 3

What wavelength type is associated with quiet wakefulness?

Answer 3

Alpha waves

Question 4

What wavelength type is associated with REM sleep?

Answer 4

Beta waves

Question 5

What wavelength type is associated with stage 1 sleep?

Answer 5

Low voltage and spindles

Question 6

What wavelength type is associated with stage 2 sleep?

Answer 6

Theta waves

Question 7

What wavelength type is associated with stage 3 sleep?

Answer 7

Theta waves

Question 8

What wavelength type is associated with stage 4 sleep?

Answer 8

Delta waves

Question 9

What type of pattern does sleep display?

Answer 9

Rhythmic pattern

Question 10

Describe the rhythmic pattern of sleep

Answer 10

Stages 1 —> 4
REM
Stages 1—> 4 again

Question 11

What are some characteristics (2) associated with REM sleep throughout the night as morning approaches?

Answer 11

REM periods become:

1. LONGER
2. DEEPER

Question 12

What stage of sleep is similar to alert wakefulness?

Answer 12

REM - it’s linked to the activeness of brain activity

Question 13

What percentage of sleep consists of non-REM (NREM) sleep?

Answer 13

75-80%

Question 14

What percentage of sleep consists of REM sleep?

Answer 14

20-25%

Question 15

Slow wave sleep (stages 1-4)/ NREM sleep is associated with?

Answer 15

the develpoment of LARGE, SLOW delta waves

“INACTIVE brain in a MOVABLE body”

Question 16

What happens to the arousal threshold with NREM sleep?

Answer 16

It INCREASES with the stage i.e. it’s much harder to wake you up when you are at stage 4 sleep