One Study Found That Teens Who Slept 5 or Fewer

question 73

Multiple Choice

One study found that teens who slept 5 or fewer hours a night experienced a higher risk of ________ than those who slept 8 hours or more a night.

• A) sleep apnea
• B) depression
• C) weight loss
• D) all of these things

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapy

An approach to therapy that tries to change some of the patient’s habitual modes of thinking about herself, her situation, and her future.

Depression

A mood disorder characterized by disabling sadness, hopelessness, and apathy; a loss of energy, pleasure, and motivation; and disturbances of sleep, diet, and other bodily functions.

Pavlov

was a Russian psychologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner was a prominent American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher known for his work in the study of behaviorism and operant conditioning.