What changes in sleep are seen in depression?
What will be an ideal response?
Over half of depressed patients experience some form of insomnia. In addition to having problems getting to sleep or staying asleep, the sleep of the depressed is not normal. More time is spent in REM sleep and REM sleep is entered more quickly, leading to a reduction in the amount of time spent in other forms of deep sleep. The observed alterations in sleep suggest a general disturbance in biological rhythms.
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Starting in the grade-school years, males show a slight advantage over females in ____ skills
a. visual-spatial b. verbal c. social d. writing
Piaget proposed that moral development in children happens in
a. three distinct stages. b. two overlapping stages. c. three overlapping stages. d. two stages, separated by a period of three years.
The reliabilities for the Wechsler tests in general are
a. low. b. moderate. c. high. d. still undergoing testing to be determined.
Which of the following is the best example of normative influence?
a. Patients adhere rigidly to doctors' recommendations. b. People estimate how far a stable dot has moved by referring to others' estimates. c. People wear a particular type of shoe even if uncomfortable because it is considered fashionable. d. Military personnel follow a superior's orders that are morally questionable.