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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #4383 Dreams
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Though the body may seem inactive during sleep, the brain, most definitely, is not. One of the main functions of the brain during sleep is to dream—an experience that often seems to resemble waking life but which can later be distinguished as fantasy. Dreaming performs a healing role by helping to resolve real-life's emotionally upsetting incidents. Due to the absence of the stress-triggering molecule noradrenaline in REM sleep, distressing memories can be re-enacted in dreams with less anxiety. Furthermore, dreaming can enhance creative problem-solving skills. During REM sleep memories can be merged in abstract ways, and assimilated knowledge can be used to create solutions to previously unresolvable problems.

According to the author, dreams allow us to:

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Option 1: "recover from traumas and get wiser."

Explanation: The text states that dreaming performs a healing role by helping to resolve emotionally upsetting incidents, which aligns with the idea of recovering from traumas. Additionally, the mention of enhancing creative problem-solving skills suggests that dreaming contributes to gaining wisdom.

Option 2: "invent a new reality and learn from it."

Explanation: While dreaming can resemble waking life, the text emphasizes that dreams are often distinguishable as fantasy rather than a new reality. The focus is on healing and problem-solving rather than inventing a reality.

Option 3: "alleviate fears and reduce stress."

Explanation: Although the text mentions that distressing memories can be re-enacted with less anxiety due to the absence of noradrenaline, it does not explicitly state that dreams alleviate fears or reduce stress. The emphasis is more on healing and problem-solving.

Option 4: "rest and develop our imagination."

Explanation: The text does not support the idea that dreams are primarily for resting. While it mentions enhancing creative problem-solving, it does not imply that dreaming is about developing imagination in a general sense, but rather about resolving issues and healing.

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