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Test Your Knowledge about Sleep Disorders


Answer "true" or "false" to the following statements. Then check your answers to find out how much you already know about sleep disorders.

  1. Stress is considered by most sleep experts to be the number one reason for short-term sleeping difficulties.
    True False

  2. Daytime behaviors have no bearing on sleep.
    True False
  3. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which a person stops breathing for anywhere from several seconds to a few minutes during the night.
    True False
  4. People require less sleep as they grow older.
    True False
  5. People who work rotating shifts are more prone to develop sleep disorders.
    True False
  6. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that is characterized by "sleep attacks."
    True False
  7. We all require the same amount of sleep.
    True False
  8. Consuming alcoholic drinks just before bedtime is a good way to combat insomnia.
    True False
  9. One cause of not getting enough sleep is restless leg syndrome.
    True False
  10. Caffeine can play a role in sleep disorders.
    True False

Sources:

  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • National Institutes of Health. Problem Sleepiness. NIH publication 97-4071.
  • National Institutes of Health. Sleep IQ NIH publication 96-3797.

  • This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

       
     
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