Sleep and Dreams

Question 1

Consciousness

Answer 1

Awareness of everything around them.

Question 2

Altered State of Consciousness

Answer 2

Shift in quality of mental activity compared to waking consciousness.

Question 3

Mindfulness Mediation

Answer 3

Mental training involving focusing on your own emotions, thoughts, and sensations.

Question 4

Sleep

Answer 4

One of the body’s biological cycles essential for function.

Question 5

Circadian Rhythm

Answer 5

Cycle of physiological and biological processes of being asleep and being awake.

Question 6

Wake Sleep Cycle

Answer 6

Biological rhythm of sleep.

Question 7

Beta Waves

Answer 7

Awake and alert, between 15 and 30 Hz.

Question 8

Alpha Waves

Answer 8

Light sleep, between 7 and 12 Hz.

Question 9

Theta Waves

Answer 9

Early sleep, between 4 and 7 Hz

Question 10

Delta Waves

Answer 10

Deepest sleep, up to 4 Hz

Question 11

Non-REM Stage 1

Answer 11

Transition period between consciousness and sleep.

Question 12

Non-REM Stage 2

Answer 12

Temperature will drop, heart rate will slow, breathing more shallow.

Question 13

REM Paralysis

Answer 13

Presence of REM during the transition in or out of sleep.

Question 14

Sleep Deprivation

Answer 14

Getting less sleep than your body needs. Acute sleep loss to chronic deprivation.

Question 15

Microsleep

Answer 15

Fleeting, uncontrollable brief episodes of sleep.

Question 16

Circadian Rhythm Disruption

Answer 16

Out of sync sleep/wake cycle.

Question 17

Sleep Apnea

Answer 17

To stop breathing during sleep.

Question 18

Narcolepsy

Answer 18

Falling immediately into REM sleep during the day without warning.

Question 19

Sleepwalking

Answer 19

Purposeful movement of walking during sleep.

Question 20

Nightmares

Answer 20

Bad dreams occurring during REM sleep.

Question 21

REM Rebound

Answer 21

Lengthening/increasing frequency of REM sleep after periods of sleep deprivation.

Question 22

Dreams

Answer 22

Images, thoughts, and emotions experienced during sleep.

Question 23

Night Terrors

Answer 23

Extreme fear and screams during deep sleep without waking fully.