AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a person is experiencing sleep apnea, he or she is actually suffocating.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep apnea is literally when a person stops breathing during sleep. As a result, the brain undergoes repeated moments of suffocating.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a person goes into a deep sleep, the brain becomes inactive. True or False? False, your brain never becomes totally inactive during sleep. The three levels of consciousness indentified by Sigmund Freud are conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypnosis is similar to sleep where the mind is in an altered, relaxed state. When under hypnosis, the mind can still access memories, sensations, and other thoughts. It’s used for things such as breaking bad habits, controlling pain, managing stress, and many other health conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lucid Dreaming: A State of Consciousness with Features of Both Waking and Non-Lucid Dreaming.

Detailed explanation-5: -With REM sleep, changes occur in brain signaling which cause reduced muscle tone in many of the body’s muscles; this may be called REM sleep muscle paralysis or muscle atonia.

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