The effect of alcohol on sleep is:
a. that it stops a person reaching the deeper sleepstages, temporarily increases the quantity of sleepand can worsen sleep apnoea
b. an increase in daytime sleepiness, an increase insleep time and suppression of REM sleep.
c. an increased onset of sleep, a reduction in REMsleep and difficulty in returning to sleep once
awakened.
d. that it prevents a person falling asleep, awakens a
person during the night and interferes with REM
sleep.
c
Alcohol is a stimulant. Although a person may go to
sleep more quickly, REM sleep is disrupted and people often
experience nightmares.
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