Measuring Sleep
This device detects, amplifies and records the electrical signals of the brain
What is Electro Encephalogram?
This type of rhythm lasts roughly 24 hours
What is circadian rhythm
This type of sleep deprivation indicates that a person has not had any sleep at all for an entire day.
This type of measurement is used to determine a safe measure of alcohol consumption
A healthy adult requires this amount of sleep.
What is 8 hours?
This device detects, amplifies and _________ electrical activity of the ________ the eye
What is records and muscles surrounding?
What is circadian rhythm?
Irritability would be considered what type of symptom of sleep deprivation?
What is affective?
This amount of sleep deprivation is equivalent to .05 BAC
What is 17 hours of sleep deprivation?
This is how many hours a child requires to sleep, and the proportion of REM to NREM (2 answers)
What is 10 hours and 20% to 80%
This type of sleep measurement provides objective and qualitative data
What is video monitoring?
The sleep cycle is considered to be
What is an ultradian rhythm?
This type of behaviour might occur without you knowing, during sleep deprivation, and it might be life-threatening if it occurs when you are in control of a vehicle.
What is a microsleep?
This amount of sleep deprivation is equivalent to .10 BAC.
What is 24 hours of sleep deprivation?
This can sometimes occur in an adolescent's sleep cycle
What is a 2 hour delay in sleep onset?
This type of sleep measurement provides subjective and both qualitative and quantitative data
What is a sleep diary?
This portion of the brain uses cues known as _____ to identify the time of day (2 answers)
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus, zeitgebers
These are some examples of cognitive symptoms of sleep deprivation
What are:
planning and memory?
A driver claims:
"I only had four hours of sleep last night, but I haven't had anything to drink, so my driving won't be affected."
Analyse this claim using your knowledge of sleep deprivation.
Not valid
Sleep deprivation impairs ABC components of functioning
Such as slowing reaction times which can contribute to a car accident if quick reactions are required
Two things that change in terms of sleep between childhood and adulthood are:
What is a decrease of the proportion of REM and a decrease of overall duration of sleep?
What is REM sleep?
This is the sequence of events that occurs to trigger the body to prepare for sleep or wakefulness
What is:
sunlight hits retina, message is sent via optic nerve to SCN, which signals the pineal gland to inhibit release of melatonin (OR) No light hits retina, message sent via optic nerve to SCN which signals the pineal gland to release melatonin to prepare for sleep
When should bright light therapy be used by someone with Shift Work Disorder?
Just prior to when they need to be alert and awake eg. before they start work.
Amie, Sarah and Tim are out for the evening.
Amie has been up since 7am so has been sleep deprived 18 hours, whereas Sarah has had a few drinks and has a BAC of .10. Tim has not slept since the previous day, having over 26 hours of sleep deprivation. Who is the safest to drive?
What is Aimee?
Name four differences between infant and adult sleep cycles
What is:
1. REM first for infant cycles, 2. Greater proportion of REM to NREM, 3. Frequent awakenings, 4. Longer sleep time duration