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GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 48

Biological and Evolutionary Basis of Behaviour · Biological Basis of Motivation, Emotion and Memory: Hunger, thirst, sleep, sex, the limbic system · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match the sleep disorders in the first column with the symptoms in the second column of the table given below.

Sleep disordersSymptoms
P) Enuresisi) Excessive daytime sleepiness
Q) Hypersomniaii) Urinating while asleep in bed
R) Circadian rhythm disorderiii) A disorder in which the person stops breathing for brief periods while asleep
S) Sleep apneaiv) Disturbances of the sleep-wake cycle
  1. P-(ii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(iii)
  2. P-(ii), Q-(i), R-(iv), S-(iii)
  3. P-(ii), Q-(i), R-(iii), S-(iv)
  4. P-(iii), Q-(iv), R-(i), S-(ii)

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Correct answer: (B) P-(ii), Q-(i), R-(iv), S-(iii)

Explanation

Enuresis is bed-wetting (ii), hypersomnia is excessive sleepiness (i), a circadian rhythm disorder disturbs the sleep-wake cycle (iv), and sleep apnea is repeated stops in breathing (iii).