Vijay Often Tosses and Turns,unable to Sleep for an Hour

question 68

Multiple Choice

Vijay often tosses and turns,unable to sleep for an hour or more after he goes to bed.Which of the following will help change this pattern and allow him to fall asleep faster?

• A)getting out of bed,exercising vigorously,and taking a warm shower
• B)staying in bed and checking the clock every 15 minutes
• C)staying in bed and using his laptop to check out his friends' Facebook updates
• D)getting up after 20 minutes and doing something relaxing until he feels sleepy

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Definitions:

Physical Changes

Alterations in the physical state or appearance of a substance or organism that do not involve a change in its composition or identity.

Memory Processes

The mechanisms through which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved in the brain.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred.

Counterconditioning

A therapy technique used to replace an undesired response to a stimulus with a desired response, by associating the stimulus with a new, more desirable behavior.