Chapter 1. Scientific American Psychology: Matt Utesch

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1.1 Check Your Understanding

1. Narcolepsy is characterized by:

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2. When Matt Utesch has a cataplexy attack, he would:

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3. When Matt Utesch has a cataplectic attack, he:

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4. Sometimes people describe strong emotions that “make them weak in the knees.” This is a milder example of the symptoms of a disorder that Matt Utesch suffered called:

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5. If someone suffers from narcolepsy like Matt Utesch, they are also likely to report:

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6. How was Matt Utesch diagnosed as having narcolepsy?

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7. Matt Utesch would sometimes find that he couldn’t move even after he awakened. He was experiencing:

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8. The hypnagogic hallucinations that sometimes occur to Matt Utesch seem to implicate the occurrence of which sleep stage in the midst of a normally wakeful period?

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