A) Discuss three functions of sleep. b) Describe the consequences of being sleep deprived. c) Name and explain three of the six sleep disorders

What will be an ideal response?


Essay should include:

a) Sleep helps us recover from stress; helps consolidate learning and memory; restores the brain and body; may promote the development of infants' brains.

b) Several of the following: impaired concentration, performance, learning, memory, driving (vehicle crashes); forgetting; REM rebound.

c) Three of the following: insomnia, narcolepsy, apnea, sleep terrors, bed-wetting, and sleepwalking.

Psychology

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first two weeks of prenatal development. a. germinal b. embryonic c. fetal d. new organism

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A) rationalization. B) simplification. C) generalization. D) deduction. E) reduction.

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