This is the stage in which people typically dream.
What is REM?
This type of drug tends to suppress activity in the central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
This is a negative stress response.
What is distress?
This is the natural sleep/wake cycle that typically completes a 24-hour cycle.
What is the cicradian rhythm?
This is the most accessible stimulant.
What is caffeine?
What is a positive correlation?
This device is used to identify the stages of sleep.
What is an EEG?
This is a chemical that mimics a neurotransmitter.
What is an agonist?
These are the three main categories of stress.
What are catastrophes, significant life changes, and daily hassles?
This sleep disorder is when REM sleep paralysis does not occur.
What is REM sleep behavior disorder?
The major excitatory neurotransmitter that, when in oversupply, can overstimulate the brain which then causes migraines or seizures.
What is glutamate?
Women are more likely to attempt this coping strategy.
What is tend-and-befriend response?
This theory of dreaming suggests that it is simply a physiological process that results in random signals being sent to the forebrain.
What is activation-synthesis model?
This is the hunger hormone.
What is ghrelin?
This is the theory that proposes our stress response is similar to a single burglar alarm that sounds no matter what intrudes.
What is general adaptation syndrome (GAS)?