Neuropsychology Study Guide Exam Questions And Actual Answers.
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Neuropsychology
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Neuropsychology
Consciousness includes what three things? - Answer Level of mental alertness
Awareness
Attention
What are the four wave forms? - Answer Alpha Beta, Delta, Theta
Which wave form is involved in deep sleep? - Answer Delta wave at a frequency of 1⁄2 to 4 cycles per second represent t...
Neuropsychology Study Guide Exam
Questions And Actual Answers.
Consciousness includes what three things? - Answer Level of mental alertness
Awareness
Attention
What are the four wave forms? - Answer Alpha Beta, Delta, Theta
Which wave form is involved in deep sleep? - Answer Delta wave at a frequency of 1⁄2 to 4 cycles per
second represent the deepest stage of sleep.
Facts about REM Sleep - Answer Dreams occur during REM. People are oblivious that they are
dreaming & usually forget the dream. Some people are Lucid dreamers and can influence theme,
outcome, thoughts, and emotions.
Circadian Rhythm, Where is it located? 24-25 hour cycle, differs in absence of natural light, with alarm
clocks. - Answer Suprachiasmic Nucleus of the Hypothalamus.
What is the role of the Reticular Activating system? - Answer Primary mechanism for turning REM sleep
on & off. Also
Maintains cortical arousal.
Arises from deep within the brain stem.
Stimulates brain via projections into many different neurology systems in the cortex.
Stimulation that finally reaches the occipital cortex gives rise to dream images & the corresponding rapid
REM characteristics of this stage.
**Many REM sleep occurrences have brain stem mechanisms.**
, Tell me about Sleep Paralysis and Motor Neurons.. - Answer "sleep paralysis" occurs because it is
simply to dangerous to act out dreams.
**The motor Neurons responsible for actually carrying out the action are "turned off" at the level of the
spinal cord.**
At the end of which wave cycle is sleep physically restorative? - Answer **Scientist know that delta
wave sleep is physically restorative.**
At the end of REM cycle, the cells "turn on" activating at a higher level of ___________ & ___________?
- Answer Serotonin & Norepinephrine.
Two behavior functions that REM sleep may serve? - Answer Memory Consolidation (people can
remember more after sleep) and Intrapsychic function of dreaming.
What is Sleep Apnea? - Answer A serious disorder resulting from frequent episodes of apnea (cessation
of airflow) during sleep.
Apnea means "Lack of breath"
What is Narcolepsy? - Answer Disorder resulting from impaired CNS control of the sleep-wake cycle.
Narcoleptics are afflicted with irresistible daytime sleep attacks.
Tell me everything about Cataplexy. - Answer Most debilitating of narcoleptic symptoms. Brief (seconds
to minutes) episode of muscle weakness &/or actual paralysis.
Severe attacks cause all the muscles may become limp, when over, patient quickly regains alertness &
muscle tone.
Cataplexy can be thought as inappropriate attack of REM sleep.
What happens in Epilepsy (falling sickness)? - Answer Reversible alternations of consciousness. Groups
of neurons fire spontaneously in synchronous oscillation.
What are Grand Mal Seizure Symptoms? - Answer Seizure involving entire brain. Violent abnormalities
of stiffening (tonic) & jerking (clonic) episodes & the accompanying loss of consciousness.
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