awareness of yourself and your environment 

a. awakefulness

b. consciousness

c. alertness 

a pseudoscientific claim is something that appears to be _________ but it not 

a. true

b. scientific 

c. factual 

periodic physiological fluctuation

a. circardian rhythms

b. infradian rhythm

c. biological rhythm

biological rhythm that occurs approximately every 24 hours

a. circadian

b. ultradian

c. infradian

biological rhythms that occur more than once a day

a. circadian

b. ultradian

c. infradian

biological rhythm that occur once a month or once a season

a. circadian

b. ultradian

c. infradian

sleep control center of the brain; monitors changes in light and dark

a. thalamus

b. hypothalamus

c. hippocampus

hormone that helps regulate daily biological rhythms

a. motilin

b. orexin

c. melatonin

Machine that amplifies and records waves of electrical activity that sweeps across the brain's surface

a. CPAP machine

b. EKG

c. EEG

Breathing is slowed; brain waves become irregular; easy to wake person

a. stage 1

b. stage 3

c. stage 2

brain wave cycle slows; first time through this stage is about 20 mins

a. stage 1

b. stage 2

c. stage 3

Which stage is where one gets rejuvenated?

a. stage 2

b. stage 3

c. stage 4

What is considered N-REM sleep?

a. stages 3-4

b. stages 1-3

c. stages 1-4

What does REM stand for?

a. rapid elevation motion

b. rapid eye movement

c. ready eye movement 

Why is REM sleep called paradoxical sleep?

a. you dream while in deep sleep

b. your brain is just as active in REM sleep as it is awake

c. your neurons fire more during sleep than do awake 

Dream theory: use to sort & sift through day's experiences

a. cognitive development 

b. information processing

c. activation-synthesis

Dream theory: neural activity during REM sleep provides stimulation to the brain (growth hormone)

a. information processing

b. cognitive development

c. physiological function

Dream theory: mind's way of making sense of random neural firing in brain

a. activation-synthesis

b. cognitive development

c. physiological function

Dream theory: part of maturation process of brain; reflection of experience & normal development

a. activation-synthesis

b. information processing

c. cognitive development

Disorder: recurring problems falling asleep or staying asleep

a. sleep apnea

b. narcolepsy

c. insomnia

Disorder: temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and constant reawakenings

a. sleep apnea

b. narcolepsy

c. insomnia 

Disorder: uncontrollable sleep attacks; relapse directly into REM sleep

a. sleep apnea

b. narcolepsy

c. insomnia 

Disorder: formal name for sleep walking; occurs during deep stages of N-REM sleep

a. bruxism

b. night terrors

c. somnambulism 

Disorder: high arousal and appearance of being terrified; happens in stage 4 sleep

a. enuresis

b. bruxism

c. night terrors

Disorder: teeth grinding

a. bruxism

b. enuresis

c. myoclonus

Disorder: wetting the bed

a. bruxism

b. enuresis

c. myoclonus

Disorder: sudden jerk of a body part occuring during stage 1 sleep

a. bruxism

b. enuresis

c. myoclonus