Health Psychology Exam 3

As we get older, we need ____ sleep

Less

What happens when you don’t get enough sleep.

Generally, your body just doesn’t function as well. You’re at an increased risk for illnesses, both physical and mental.

Your body is not as good at taking care of itself when you are tired

What is the main process happening in sleep stages 3 & 4

Body growth and restoration. The brain is in deep sleep, and it is releasing growth hormones, and rebuilding the body and healing.

Which stages of sleep are most hindered by stress, drugs, and old age?

Stages 3 & 4. Stress, drugs, and old age can reduce the amount and quality of deep sleep you get.

You wake up with epiphanies and answers from what stage of sleep?

REM sleep.

In REM sleep you replay the day’s memories to consolidate them into long-term storage, and you analyze them and solve problems

How much of our sleep is spent in REM vs non-REM?

25% REM, 75% non-REM

How long is the average sleep cycle?

90 minutes - 110 minutes

How long is the ideal nap? Why?

30 minutes.

You’ll be rested, but avoid sleep inertia because you’ll miss or only graze stage 4

True or false: the pain receptors are the same as the touch receptors

False. Pain and touch have separate receptors

What are nociceptors?

Nociceptors: a free nerve ending that feels pain and temperature.

Substantia gelatinosa

Location of the gate mechanism

Somatosensory cortex

Area of the brain that tracks where the pain is coming from. It is specifically tuned to focus on certain areas

Gate control theory:

Certain circumstances affect the direction and the power of the pain experience

What is an opportunistic disease in AIDS

An opportunistic disease is the thing that actually kills someone with AIDS.

A healthy immune system would be able to fight it off, but an AIDS body cannot

Having AIDS means you will likely die from an ______, and also establish an HIV-associated _____________.

Having AIDS means you will likely die from an opportunistic disease, and also establish an HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder