In Addition to Separation Anxiety, Infants Between Six and 18

question 11

Multiple Choice

In addition to separation anxiety, infants between six and 18 months of age also might display:

• A)Fear of disfigurement.
• B)Fear of death.
• C)Stranger anxiety.
• D)Fear of bodily injury.

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Definitions:

Sleep Spindles

Bursts of oscillatory brain activity visible on an EEG that occur during stage 2 of sleep, thought to play a role in learning and memory.

Alpha Waves

Brain waves that indicate a state of relaxation or light meditation, typically with a frequency of 8 to 12 hertz.

REMs

Rapid Eye Movements, a phase of sleep characterized by quick movements of the eyes, associated with dreaming and increased brain activity.

Activation-Synthesis Theory

A hypothesis that dreams are created by the cerebral cortex interpreting random signals from the brainstem during REM sleep.