While Serving as a Subject at a Sleep Clinic, Erica

question 136

Multiple Choice

While serving as a subject at a sleep clinic, Erica is deprived of dreaming for several nights. As a result, she is likely to ​

• A)experience REM rebound and spend more time in REM sleep on subsequent nights.
• B)become accustomed to going without dreaming and spend less time in REM sleep on subsequent nights. ​
• C)immediately return to a normal sleep cycle when she is allowed to sleep through the night. ​
• D)have difficulty achieving REM on subsequent nights. ​

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Definitions:

Abstinence

The deliberate choice to refrain from engaging in certain activities, commonly used in the context of avoiding sexual intercourse or the consumption of alcohol and drugs.

Celibacy

The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Family Planning

The practice of controlling the number of children one has and the intervals between their births, particularly by means of contraception or voluntary sterilization.

Oral Contraceptives

Medications taken by mouth to prevent pregnancy, consisting of hormones that inhibit female fertility.