AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

PSYCHOLOGY OF SLEEP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
REM stands for
A
Ruth Eyes Mount
B
Remington
C
Rapid eye movement
D
Reverse end men
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Listen to pronunciation. (RA-pid I MOOV-ment sleep) The phase of sleep in which most dreams occur. During rapid eye movement sleep, a person’s brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure increase, and the eyes move rapidly while closed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Say: rem. REM is short for rapid eye movement, the stage of sleep when your eyes move back and forth under your closed eyelids and you have dreams.

Detailed explanation-3: -During sleep, the brain moves through four different stages. One of these stages is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. During this phase, the eyes move rapidly in various directions. People typically enter REM sleep within the first 90 minutes of falling asleep.

Detailed explanation-4: -On average you’ll go through 3-5 REM cycles per night, with each episode getting longer as the night progresses. The final one may last roughly an hour. For healthy adults, spending 20-25% of your time asleep in the REM stage is a good goal. If you get 7-8 hours of sleep, around 90 minutes of that should be REM.

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