According to the in Focus Box: What You Really Want

question 81

Multiple Choice

According to the In Focus box: What You Really Want to Know About Sleep, which of the following is FALSE?

• A)Yawning is typically followed by an increase in activity level.
• B)Blind people frequently use sign language to "sleep sign" during sleep.
• C)In a relatively common phenomenon called sleep paralysis, the paralysis of REM sleep carries over to the waking state for a short period of time.
• D)Research has shown that increases in adenosine levels promote feelings of sleepiness.

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Definitions:

Stress

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Suicide Rate

The number of reported suicides in a given population over a specified period, usually expressed per 100,000 individuals per year.

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Native Americans

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