| TRUE OR FALSE: 1.
Heart attacks are most frequent at the end of a stressful day. |
True
False |
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| 2. Women are more in touch with body rhythms than men. |
True
False |
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| 3. Body temperature of 98.60F is normal. |
True
False |
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| 4. A medicine that is safe at one time of day may harm
you at another. |
True
False |
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| 5. A night owl can become a morning lark by working at
it. |
True
False |
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| 6. Jet lag is all in the mind. |
True
False |
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| 7. Most people need eight hours sleep. |
True
False |
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| 8. The best time of month for women to get a Pap Smear
is mid-cycle. |
True
False |
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| 9. Blind people have more trouble sleeping than
sighted people. |
True
False |
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| 10. Napping is only for babies and the elderly. |
True
False |
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| 11. Teenagers who fall asleep in class should just go
to bed earlier. |
True
False |
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| 12. Breakfast is the most important meal. |
True
False |
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| 13. It's a good idea to space out most medicines
evenly across the day. |
True
False |
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| 14. Melatonin is the sleep hormone. |
True
False |
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| 15. Driving while sleepy causes as many car crashes
as driving while intoxicated. |
True
False |
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| ANSWERS 1.
Heart attacks are most frequent at the end of a stressful day.
| False: They peak just after awakening in the morning. |
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2. Women are more in touch with body rhythms than men.
| True: The menstrual cycle makes women more attentive to health patterns. |
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3. Body temperature of 98.60F is
normal.
| False: Body temperature normally ranges from about 960F to nearly
1000F over the 24-hour day. |
|
Go to the next question |
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4. A medicine that is safe at one time of day may harm you
at another.
| True: Drugs work better at some times of day, and cause more unwanted side
effects at others. |
|
Go to the next question |
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5. A night owl can become a morning lark by working at
it.
| False: This tendency is built into our genes. |
|
Go to the next question |
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6. Jet lag is all in the
mind.
| False: Crossing time zones rapidly disrupts many body rhythms. |
|
Go to the next question |
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7. Most people need eight hours sleep.
| True: But few get this much. The nation's sleep debt contributes to highway
crashes and workplace errors. |
|
Go to the next question |
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8. The best time of month for women to get a Pap Smear
is
mid-cycle.
| True: This test is most accurate when performed near ovulation. |
|
Go to the next question |
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9. Blind people have more trouble sleeping than
sighted
people.
| True: Eight out of 10 blind people have trouble keeping a regular wake/sleep
cycle. Daylight cues anchor inner clocks in sighted persons to the earth's day/night
rhythm. |
|
Go to the next question |
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10. Napping is only for babies and the elderly.
| False: People of all ages are programmed for a midday nap. |
|
Go to the next question |
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11. Teenagers who fall asleep in class should just go to
bed earlier.
| False: It's hard for teenagers to go to bed early enough to get all the
sleep they need when schools start very early. The internal clock shifts to a later
schedule at puberty. |
|
Go to the next question |
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12. Breakfast is the most important meal.
| True: It affects your energy levels for the rest of the day. |
|
Go to the next question |
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13. It's a good idea to space out most medicines evenly
across the day.
| False: You likely need more medicine at some times than at others. |
|
Go to the next question |
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14. Melatonin is the sleep
hormone.
| False: It helps the body keep time. All animals, even those active at night,
secrete melatonin in the dark. |
|
Go to the next question |
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15. Driving while sleepy causes as many car crashes as
driving while
intoxicated.
True: Sleepy drivers should stop for a nap. Playing loud
music or leaving windows open won't help. |
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| Adapted from
The Body Clock Guide to Better Health:
How to Use Your Body's Natural Clock to Fight Illness
and Achieve Maximum Health,
by Michael Smolensky, PhD, and Lynne Lamberg
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2000 |
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