If Jamie Has Trouble Sleeping, He Usually Gets Up and Munches

question 422

Multiple Choice

If Jamie has trouble sleeping, he usually gets up and munches on some cookies, pretzels, or dry cereal, and this seems to help him sleep.This sleep-inducing technique

• A) precipitates a placebo effect only.
• B) increases the amount of tryptophan reaching his brain and increases serotonin levels.
• C) is known as the paradoxical intention, since eating should prevent sleep.
• D) decreases the norepinephrine and dopamine levels in the brain, resulting in sleep.

Recognize the appropriate response to skin changes due to heat therapy.

Identify interventions to correct hypothermia and their underlying rationale.

Understand contraindications for hot and cold therapy applications.

Identify conditions best treated with cold therapy.

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Definitions:

Salivation

The production and release of saliva from glands in the mouth, often in response to the sight, smell, or taste of food.

Pavlov

Refers to Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs that led to the discovery of the conditioned reflex.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning, demonstrated in Pavlov's experiments with dogs.