PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ refers to an increased percentage of time spent in REM sleep when we are deprived of REM sleep on the previous night.
A
REM deprivation
B
REM sleep
C
REM rebound
D
REM extension
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -REM rebound behavior refers to the increased frequency, depth, and intensity of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep following sleep deprivation or significant stressors. This activity describes the neurophysiology and hormonal processes the contribute to the phenomenon of REM rebound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Getting an unusually large amount of REM sleep in a given night is often an indication that you are sleep deprived. Your body routinely gets most of its REM sleep later in the night, during the final hours that you are asleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -REM deprivation increases basal arousal and enhances drive-related behaviors like hyperphagia. It also affects physiological, psychological process as well as neurotransmitter levels. The mechanisms behind these changes are not fully understood.

Detailed explanation-4: -NREM sleep constitutes about 75 to 80 percent of total time spent in sleep, and REM sleep constitutes the remaining 20 to 25 percent. The average length of the first NREM-REM sleep cycle is 70 to 100 minutes.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Rebound” is the phenomenon of feeling the opposite from the way a drug makes you feel after it leaves your system. In the case of caffeine, the rebound is feeling drowsy and sluggish.

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