One Symptom of Depression Is an Increase in Sleeping

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Multiple Choice

One symptom of depression is an increase in sleeping. What other symptoms related to sleep occur in depression?

• A) A reduction of slow-wave (deep) sleep
• B) Less intense REM activity
• C) Stages of deepest sleep occurring earlier in the sleep cycle
• D) Slower onset of REM sleep

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Definitions:

Somatosensory

Relating to the body's sensory system that processes touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception.

Motor Systems

The components of the central and peripheral nervous system that are involved in the movement control of muscles.

CNS

The central nervous system, consisting of the brain and the spinal cord, which processes and transmits neural information.

Force

A physical quantity that represents the push or pull on an object, having both magnitude and direction, and is capable of causing changes in the motion of the object.