CCSH BOARD PREP LICENSING
EXAMINATION TEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ 14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep becomes less
distributed, with primary sleep at night and nap(s) during the day.
Answer: 16 weeks
◉ sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours
Answer: ages 2-5 years
◉ sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours
Answer: age 10
◉ sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian phase
delay
Answer: adolescence,
◉ sleep duration is relatively
stable around 7-8 hours
,Answer: adulthood
◉ sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may re-emerge;
circadian phase advance
Answer: older age
◉ With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - circadian,
endocrine and metabolic
Answer: reduction
◉ From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by N1, N2 sleep,
with no significant decrease in REM or increased sleep
fragmentation.
Answer: decreases
◉ _____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in SW3 (N3)
from midlife to late life.
Answer: Decrease
◉ In late life there is _____ wake at the
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.
Answer: increased
,◉ Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular
Answer: irregular
◉ Heart rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: Regular
◉ Respiratory rate in REM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: irregular
◉ Respiratory rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: Regular
◉ Blood pressure in REM is
, Regular or variable?
Answer: variable
◉ Blood pressure in NREM is
Regular or variable?
Answer: Regular
◉ Skeletal muscle tone in REM is
Preserved or absent?
Answer: absent
◉ Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is
Preserved or absent?
Answer: Preserved
◉ Brain 02 consumption in REM is
EXAMINATION TEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ 14-15 hours and levels off around that value. Sleep becomes less
distributed, with primary sleep at night and nap(s) during the day.
Answer: 16 weeks
◉ sleep continues to decline; duration is 10-12 hours
Answer: ages 2-5 years
◉ sleep becomes monophasic; duration about 10 hours
Answer: age 10
◉ sleep duration declines sharply to 8-9 hours; circadian phase
delay
Answer: adolescence,
◉ sleep duration is relatively
stable around 7-8 hours
,Answer: adulthood
◉ sleep time decreases and a biphasic pattern may re-emerge;
circadian phase advance
Answer: older age
◉ With aging there is a ______ in rhythm amplitude - circadian,
endocrine and metabolic
Answer: reduction
◉ From early adulthood to midlife N3 _____, replaced by N1, N2 sleep,
with no significant decrease in REM or increased sleep
fragmentation.
Answer: decreases
◉ _____ in growth hormone (GH) parallels decrease in SW3 (N3)
from midlife to late life.
Answer: Decrease
◉ In late life there is _____ wake at the
expense of both NREM and REM sleep.
Answer: increased
,◉ Heart rate in REM is
Regular or irregular
Answer: irregular
◉ Heart rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: Regular
◉ Respiratory rate in REM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: irregular
◉ Respiratory rate in NREM is
Regular or irregular ?
Answer: Regular
◉ Blood pressure in REM is
, Regular or variable?
Answer: variable
◉ Blood pressure in NREM is
Regular or variable?
Answer: Regular
◉ Skeletal muscle tone in REM is
Preserved or absent?
Answer: absent
◉ Skeletal muscle tone in NREM is
Preserved or absent?
Answer: Preserved
◉ Brain 02 consumption in REM is
