NSC3375 – scullin Questions With Complete Solutions
"Cry it Out" - Ferber Correct Answers sleep training method
(night time weaning) where you allow child to cry so they don't
condition themselves to cry when they want attention
3 Points of Dreaming Correct Answers 1.) Everyone dreams
every night, but the content is much different than what popular
notion suggests
2.) FREUD WAS WRONG
3.) Nightmares cause fear/anxiety which could actually be a
good thing
3 Points of Sleep and Memory/Learning Correct Answers 1.)
Sleep causes forgetting (synaptic downscaling)2.) publications
argue that sleep actively promotes memory consolidation3.)
sleep and memory literature is very controversial
3 Points of Sleep Development Correct Answers 1.) Babies
sleep early and a lot, but parents don't
2.) Students' biological clocks run on different schedules than
their instructors
,3.) Just because older adults have reduced sleep ability, doesn't
mean that they have reduced sleep need
8 Obstacles to not changing school start times: Correct Answers
1.) transportation
2.) after school activities
3.) effects younger kids
4.) reduces student access to library and other public resources
5.) might affect teacher's time with family
6.) might cause stress for families to alter routine
7.) community is uneducated about sleep health
8.) students might resist change
Activation Synthesis View of Dreaming - Hodson Correct
Answers ○ spontaneous neurons firing in the Pons, allowing
you to go to REM sleep (REM on/off cells) and other cerebral
neurons fire as well interpreting meaning to the information
formed (producing dreams)
Acute vs Chronic Sleep Loss Correct Answers 1 night of bad
sleep vs 3+ nights of bad sleep
,ADHD and Sleep Deprivation Correct Answers ADHD
symptoms overlap with sleep deprivation symptoms
Age Effects of Sleep : Older Adults Correct Answers ○ more
N1 and N2 sleep
○ fragmented sleep (more awakenings)
Age Effects of Sleep: Young Adults Correct Answers ○ more
SWS
○ cycles are more uniform
○ more REM sleep and better quality
Blue Light Effects on Sleep Correct Answers decreases REM
sleep
Blue light is the most effective wavelength for? Correct
Answers resetting the circadian clock
, Bright Light Phototherapy Correct Answers has been used as
an entrainment signal for the circadian system and has been
shown to alleviate some symptoms of mood disorders
Caffeine Correct Answers -we use it to self-medicate and avoid
sleep
-causes longer sleep latency, reduced sleep duration, decreased
SWS
-long half life, stays in the body virtually all day
Caffeine Effects on Sleep Correct Answers decreases SWS
density
Cartwright et al. (1998): Role of REM sleep and dream variables
in the prediction of remission from depression (one of the
articles) Correct Answers ○ Hypothesis: how stressful life
experiences affect sleep, specifically dreams on individuals
without previous depression treatment○ Method/Subjects: 40
depressed adults who have undergone a divorce and 30 control
patients. Depression was measured initially and at a 1yr follow-
up measuring REM sleep density○ Results: negative dreams
occurring at the end of the night indicated the patient's failure to
"Cry it Out" - Ferber Correct Answers sleep training method
(night time weaning) where you allow child to cry so they don't
condition themselves to cry when they want attention
3 Points of Dreaming Correct Answers 1.) Everyone dreams
every night, but the content is much different than what popular
notion suggests
2.) FREUD WAS WRONG
3.) Nightmares cause fear/anxiety which could actually be a
good thing
3 Points of Sleep and Memory/Learning Correct Answers 1.)
Sleep causes forgetting (synaptic downscaling)2.) publications
argue that sleep actively promotes memory consolidation3.)
sleep and memory literature is very controversial
3 Points of Sleep Development Correct Answers 1.) Babies
sleep early and a lot, but parents don't
2.) Students' biological clocks run on different schedules than
their instructors
,3.) Just because older adults have reduced sleep ability, doesn't
mean that they have reduced sleep need
8 Obstacles to not changing school start times: Correct Answers
1.) transportation
2.) after school activities
3.) effects younger kids
4.) reduces student access to library and other public resources
5.) might affect teacher's time with family
6.) might cause stress for families to alter routine
7.) community is uneducated about sleep health
8.) students might resist change
Activation Synthesis View of Dreaming - Hodson Correct
Answers ○ spontaneous neurons firing in the Pons, allowing
you to go to REM sleep (REM on/off cells) and other cerebral
neurons fire as well interpreting meaning to the information
formed (producing dreams)
Acute vs Chronic Sleep Loss Correct Answers 1 night of bad
sleep vs 3+ nights of bad sleep
,ADHD and Sleep Deprivation Correct Answers ADHD
symptoms overlap with sleep deprivation symptoms
Age Effects of Sleep : Older Adults Correct Answers ○ more
N1 and N2 sleep
○ fragmented sleep (more awakenings)
Age Effects of Sleep: Young Adults Correct Answers ○ more
SWS
○ cycles are more uniform
○ more REM sleep and better quality
Blue Light Effects on Sleep Correct Answers decreases REM
sleep
Blue light is the most effective wavelength for? Correct
Answers resetting the circadian clock
, Bright Light Phototherapy Correct Answers has been used as
an entrainment signal for the circadian system and has been
shown to alleviate some symptoms of mood disorders
Caffeine Correct Answers -we use it to self-medicate and avoid
sleep
-causes longer sleep latency, reduced sleep duration, decreased
SWS
-long half life, stays in the body virtually all day
Caffeine Effects on Sleep Correct Answers decreases SWS
density
Cartwright et al. (1998): Role of REM sleep and dream variables
in the prediction of remission from depression (one of the
articles) Correct Answers ○ Hypothesis: how stressful life
experiences affect sleep, specifically dreams on individuals
without previous depression treatment○ Method/Subjects: 40
depressed adults who have undergone a divorce and 30 control
patients. Depression was measured initially and at a 1yr follow-
up measuring REM sleep density○ Results: negative dreams
occurring at the end of the night indicated the patient's failure to
