John Earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, and Works Full-Time

question 13

Multiple Choice

John earned a PhD in biomedical engineering, and works full-time as a faculty member at the local university. He also does some private consulting work on the side. He would like to give up teaching and do consulting full-time, but he fears there isn't enough demand for it. The best way to describe John is to say he is:

• A) a discouraged worker.
• B) underemployed.
• C) overemployed.
• D) employed.

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Definitions:

REM Sleep

A phase of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, dreaming, and heightened brain activity.

N1 Sleep

The initial stage of the sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep and the transition from wakefulness into deeper sleep stages.

N2 Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by sleep spindles and K-complexes, representing a deeper sleep than N1 and precedes the deep sleep stages.

N3 Sleep

The third stage of non-REM sleep, characterized by deep sleep and the presence of delta waves in the brain.