Distinguish between REM and NREM sleep. Trace a typical night's sleep through its various stages, explaining what happens at each point

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* Stage 1 is a transitional phase between wakefulness and sleep that is described as drowsiness.
* Stage 2 takes up about 50 percent of an adult's sleep and is marked by the appearance of sleep spindles.
* Stages 3 and 4 are known as slow-wave sleep and are believed to be the most restorative with waking quite difficult.
* REM sleep follows and is characterized by rapid eye movements, dreams, high brain activity, and muscle paralysis.

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a. illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) b. factitious disorder c. malingering d. functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)

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Dave's mother suggests that he talk to a doctor because of his crippling feelings of inferiority. The doctor suggests that Dave's problem stems from internal processes such as self-defeating beliefs, unrealistic expectancies, and negative thinking

This view is typical of the ________ model of abnormality. a. cognitive-behavioral b. biological c. diathesis-stress d. psychoanalytic

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Jenna is six years old. She is hesitant to go to school every morning because she does not like staying away from her father. She often complains of stomachaches to avoid school and stop her father from going to office. This scenario illustrates that Jenna is suffering from _____

A) conduct disorder B) attention-deficit disorder C) generalized anxiety disorder D) separation anxiety disorder

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In the context of middle childhood, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of maternal employment.

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