REM Sleep Is Associated with

question 110

Multiple Choice

REM sleep is associated with .

• A) decreased activity of the brain, especially the cerebral cortex
• B) temporary skeletal muscle inhibition except for ocular muscles and diaphragm
• C) decreased vital signs, such as heart rate and blood pressure
• D) decreased oxygen use, especially in the cerebral cortex

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological mechanisms that reduce anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.

Sublimation

Channeling socially unacceptable impulses and urges into socially acceptable behavior.

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the internalized societal standards of morality and ethics.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.