Activity for the book My Psychology

Show Me More: 4.2 Sleepwalking With a Comedian

Instructions

Listen to timecodes 7:18-20:40 of the Show Me More audio clip and then answer the questions.

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Question 1

According to comedian Mike Birbiglia, the fear of is what initially led to his sleep disturbances after his uncle went to fight in Vietnam.

Question 2

In the audio clip you listened to, a woman named Denise described a state of that occurred during sleep that was very frightening. It was explained to her by her mother as the “devil sitting on your chest.”

Question 3

The narrator of the audio clip in this section described some of the experiences he had with a sleep disorder called somnambulism, which is more commonly known as .

Question 4

One person who shared his story was Ron, who suffered from a very unusual sleep problem. What was the biggest fear that this problem produced for Ron?

Question 5

According to the clip that you heard, approximately percent of adult have struggles with sleepwalking episodes.