Eighty-Year-Old Mrs

question 150

Multiple Choice

Eighty-year-old Mrs.West feels she has trouble falling asleep at night.She typically gets about 6 or 7 hours of sleep every 24 hours.What should she do about this?

• A) take a sleeping pill every night
• B) sleep with the bedroom lights on
• C) drink an alcoholic beverage before bedtime
• D) relax and remind herself that her sleep patterns are normal

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Definitions:

Kinesthesis

Kinesthesis, or kinesthesia, is the sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of the muscles, tendons, and joints, enabling our bodies to move freely and with coordination.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that starts with a higher-level understanding or expectation to interpret lower-level information in perception or cognition.

Gate-Control Theory

The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological “gate” that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. The “gate” is opened by the activity of pain signals traveling up small nerve fibers and is closed by activity in larger fibers or by information coming from the brain.

Spinal Cord

The cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers and associated tissue that is enclosed in the spine and connects nearly all parts of the body to the brain.