A Disruption in the Normal Patterns of Sleep Is One

question 449

Multiple Choice

A disruption in the normal patterns of sleep is one of the main characteristics of major depressive disorder. How are normal sleep patterns disrupted?

• A) The amount of time spent in nondreaming, deeply relaxed sleep doubles or triples during major depressive disorder.
• B) Depressed people often awaken spontaneously at three or four o'clock in the morning and cannot get back to sleep even though they are still tired.
• C) The majority of depressed people sleep excessively, usually for 18 to 20 hours a day, day after day.
• D) Periods of dreaming REM sleep occur in regular 90-minute cycles rather than the normal sporadic and variable periods of REM.

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