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how long is the typical sleep cycle
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90 minuets
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Which cycle of sleep does sleep spindles occur in
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stage 2
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What does REM stand for
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Rapid eye movement
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What is the evolutionary perspective on sleep
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Conserve energy at night and spend energy during the day
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Explain the activation synthesis theory of sleep
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Biological explanation of dreams
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Definition and symptoms of insomnia
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Difficulty sleeping falling asleep staying asleep waking up early
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How many people are generally afflicted by insomnia
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1 of 3
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night terrors are what and occur in what stage of sleep
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sleep disorders 4th stage
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What is the biological explanation of SIDS
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sleep apnea
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sleep apnea is
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sleep disorder that impairs breathing
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circadian rhythms are
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24 hr sleep and wake cycle
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meditation may help people with
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blood pressure
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Identify the various kinds of stimulants from the textbook
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Cocaine amphetamines
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Cocaine delays or blocks the
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Reabsorption of dopamine
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What is the most widely used central nervous system depressant in the USA
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Alcohol
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Identify the various kinds of hallucinogenics
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Cannabis MDMA LSD
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Barbiturates can what the nervous system
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Depress
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Methadone is used to treat what addiction
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Heroin
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LSD and ecstasy influence the what neurotransmitter
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Serotonin
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Definition of health psychology
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Investigates the psychological factors related to wellness and illness
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PTSD can result from what events
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Significantly stressful
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How many soldiers returning from the current war show signs of PTSD
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16%
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What is the general adaptation syndrome
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Psychological responses to stress follows the same set pattern regardless of the cause of stress
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What is avoidant focused coping skills
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Reducing stress to various forms of escape
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Positive ways of coping with stress
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Emotion focused and problem focused
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What is frequency
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Speed of waves
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What is amplitude
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Height of waves
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an EEG stands for what and measures what
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electoencephlegraph brain waves
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The date rape drug is what it is a what
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Rohypnol sedative
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The most commonly used hallucinogen in the US
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Cannabis
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Symptoms of PTSD are
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Vivid flashbacks or dreams
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psychoneuroimmunology is
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Study of the relationship among psychological factors immune system and brain
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The correct sequence of the G.A.S is
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Alarm and mobilize resistance exhaustion
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Learned helplessness is
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iswhen people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled
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stage 3 & 4 sleep emits what waves on a EEG
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Delta
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Beta waves are emitted when a person is
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Awake
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Theta waves are emitted during what stage of sleep
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1 & 2
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