Most dreams involve strenuous recreational activity or passive events- True or False?
True
100
What type of meditation is it when you focus on inhaling and exhaling
Breath Meditation
100
True or false- Hypnosis is similar to deep sleep
False
100
When you have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep
Insomnia
200
Which is the deepest stage of sleep?
Stage 4
200
What is the mental housekeeping theory of dreams?
Dreaming removes unneeded information
200
What is a state of altered consciousness where people become highly suggestible called?
Hypnosis
200
True or False- As you get older you need to sleep less. (i.e. senior citizens need less sleep than 20-somethings)
False
200
Sudden unexplained sleep attacks
Narcolepsy
300
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
300
Who theorized that dreams were "wish fulfillment?"
Freud
300
What is the focusing of your mind to produce relaxation?
Meditation
300
What is our internal biological clock called?
Circadian rhythm
300
What are sleep disruptions that involve screaming, panic or confusion and don't happen during REM sleep called?
Night Terrors
400
Which stage do you spend 50% of your sleep time in?
Stage 2
400
What do the Inuit say about dreaming?
We enter spiritual world and interact with the dead in dreams
400
What type of meditation is it when you focus on the present moment?
Mindfulness
400
Explain 2 theories about why we sleep.
1. Restorative- recharge our batteries, recover from stress/exhaustion
2. Primitive Hibernation- conserve energy
3. Adaptive- keep us out of danger at night
4. Clear our mind of useless info
5. To Dream
400
What stage does sleep walking normally occur?
Stage 4
500
What are the rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during stage 2 called?
Sleep Spindles
500
Why do psychologists think we have nightmares?
The sense of dread may be related to brain activity in parts of the brain responsible for emotional reactions
500
What is a trance?
A state of deep relaxation that can occur during hypnosis