The Practice of Diagnosing People as Neurotic Pseudoinsomniacs Stopped When

question 185

Multiple Choice

The practice of diagnosing people as neurotic pseudoinsomniacs stopped when it was discovered that many people

• A) who complain of insomnia sleep for over 6.5 hours per night.
• B) who complain of insomnia sleep most of the night but unknowingly suffer from sleep apnea, nocturnal myoclonus, or some other sleep-disturbing disorder.
• C) become neurotic because of their insomnia, but not vice versa.
• D) become an insomniac as a result of their neuroses, but not vice versa.
• E) who complain of insomnia get little sleep.

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Definitions:

Sensation

The method through which our sensory receptors and nervous system perceive and portray the energies of stimuli from our surroundings.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.

Kinesthetic Sense

The awareness of the position and movement of parts of the body through the sense of muscular and skeletal movement.

Muscle Fibers

The cells of muscles that contract to produce movement, classified into types such as slow-twitch and fast-twitch based on their properties.