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Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select "Correct." If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select "Incorrect."
"Insomnia is defined as difficulty getting to sleep, maintaining sleep, or having nonrestorative sleep for at least one month, which causes clinically significant distress in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. Excessive daytime sleepiness is a very common result of insomnia and may impair cognitive functioning and alertness, performance at work, and enjoyment of family and recreational activities."
⎯ David Sue et al. Understanding Abnormal Behavior . 8th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006: 549. Print.
Student version: Insomnia causes a number of serious problems. According to David Sue, insomnia is responsible for clinically significant distress in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. It also results in excessive daytime sleepiness, which may impair cognitive functioning and alertness and performance at work (549) .


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Dreams

Sequences of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind, often reflecting unconscious desires or processing daily experiences.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and father of psychoanalysis, known for his theories of the unconscious mind, mechanisms of repression, and the structure of the psyche in id, ego, and superego.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within the current awareness but can influence behaviors.

Psychoanalysts

Professionals who practice psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on examining the unconscious mind's role in human behavior.

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