Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
scope of sleep - correct answer top-->bottom
-restorative sleep
-intermittent/situational poor sleep
-chronic poor sleep/sleep disorder
stages of adult sleep - correct answer pre sleep sleepiness->nrem stage
1-> nrem stag 2->nrem stage 3->nrem stage 4->nrem stage 3->nrem
stage 2-> rem sleep
*90 min sleep cycle
non-rapid eye movement (nrem) sleep - correct answer stage 1: transition
from wakefulness to sleep
stage 2: most of night sleep, hr and temp decreases
stage 3: deep sleep/slow wave
stage 4: deep sleep
rapid eye movement (rem) sleep - correct answer -begin approximately
90 minutes after the inset of sleep
-rem period is short, and may last only 10 minutes
-dreaming typically occurs during rem sleep
how much sleep is enough for infants? - correct answer 14-16 hours
how much sleep is enough for preschool-aged children? - correct answer
11-12 hours
, NR326 Exam 2 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
how much sleep is enough for school-aged children? - correct answer 9-
11 hours
how much sleep is enough for teenagers? - correct answer 9 hours
how much sleep is enough for adults (including older adults)? - correct
answer 7-9 hours
consequences of poor sleep - correct answer -psychological and
emotional consequences
-physiological consequences
psychological and emotional consequences of poor sleep - correct
answer -mood changes
-irritability
-excessive daytime sleepiness leading to distress
physiological consequences of poor sleep - correct answer -hypertension
-heart disease and heart failure
-stroke
-obesity
-developmental disorders such as alterations in growth hormone
-reproductive disorders due to disruption i hormonal regulation
-increased mortality
neurologic effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -cognitive
impairment
-behavioral changes (ex: irritability, moodiness)
, NR326 Exam 2 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
immune effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -impaired function
respiratory effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -asthma
exacerbated during sleep
cardiovascular effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -heart disease
(hypertension, dysrhythmias)
-increased blood pressure in people with hypertension
-stroke
gastrointestinal effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -increased risk
for obesity
-increased gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)
endocrine effects of sleep disorders - correct answer -increased risk for
type 2 diabetes
-increased insulin resistance
-decreased growth hormone
common conditions that affect sleep - correct answer -alzheimer's
disease
-anxiety
-arthritis
-asthma
-cancer
-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd)
-chronic kidney disease
, NR326 Exam 2 Mental Health Actual
Questions and Answers Latest Update
2025/2026 (Graded A+) – Chamberlain
-depression
-diabetes
-epilepsy
-febrile conditions
-fibromyalgia
-gastroesophageal reflux disease
-heart failure
-hyperthyroidism
-menopause
-pain
-parkinson's disease
-stroke
common pharmaceutical categories that impair sleep - correct answer -
antiarrhythmics
-antihistamines
-beta-blockers
-corticosteroids
-diuretics
-nicotine products
-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris)
-theophyline
-thyroid hormone
risk factors for sleep - correct answer -every human being is at risk for
sleep problems
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