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Abnormal Psych Exam 3--Sleep Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/02/2012

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Dissomias
Definition
sleep not happeninging when you want or happening when you don't want
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insomnia
Definition
-lack of sleep
-last at least a month
-primary diagnosis
-causes datytime fatigue and distress
-has to cause impairment
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insominia prevalence
Definition
-1/3 of adults have experience in year
-can lead to MDD
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primary insomnia
Definition
not better accounted for by another psychological or physical disorder or the effects of drugs or medications
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secondary insomnia
Definition
-insomnia is a result of a different disorder
-MDD
-criteria met for something else
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sleep hygiene
Definition
-making yourself have a good sleep cycle
-ex. only stay in bedroom when sleeping, wake up at same time every morning
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hypersomnia
Definition
excess of sleep
-difficult getting up in morning
-not feel refreshed after awakening
-nearly every day (>1 month)
-primary and secondary
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narcolepsy
Definition
-sleep attacks where a person falls asleep
-momentarily refreshed from sleep
must have one or both of...
-cateplexy
-intrusions of REM sleep
-may think hallucinating
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cataplexy
Definition
loss of muscle control
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intrusion of REM sleep
Definition
during transition of wakefulness and asleep
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breathing-related sleep disorders
Definition
-repeated disruptions of sleep due to respitatory problems
-subtype: sleep apnea
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sleep apnea
Definition
-repeated episodes where person stops breathing
-can be life threatening
-most common in mmiddle-aged men
Term
sleep apnea types
Definition
-obsrutcive: something blocking airway
-central: not physical thing but some irregularly in brain communication
-mixed: combination of two
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circadian rhythm sleep disorder
Definition
-disruption due to time
-mismatches of body's sleeping pattern to external conditions
-4 subtypes
-jet lag
-work shift
-delayed sleep phase
-unspecified
-no specific time frame
Term
delayed sleep phase
Definition
externally imposed condition on people who's sleep schedule is messed up anyways--happens to someone who stays up late and sleeps late--inability to wake up or go to sleep at desired time
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unspecified
Definition
someone on a non-24 hour sleep schedule
Term
parasomnias
Definition
issues while sleeping
Term
nightmare disorder
Definition
reccurent awakenings from sleep due to frightening dreams
-nightmares usually consist of immenent danger or threats
-more frequent when individual under stress
-often awake sleeper and disrupts sleep
-awake fully oriented
-more kids than adults
-remember dream
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if traumatic event happens and nightmares primary symptoms
Definition
-it is nightmare disorder and not ptsd
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sleep terror disorder
Definition
-repeated episodes of sleep terrors resulting in abrupt awakening that begins with a panicky scream or cry
-intense fear and arousal
-doesn't happen during REM sleep-body not paralized
-unresponsive to comfort attempts
-not easy to wake up
-person does not remember why upset
-associated with traumatic event
-more children than adults
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sleep walking disorder
Definition
-repeated episodes in which sleeper arises from bed and walks around while remaining asleep
-doesn't happen during REM
-blank stare
-difficult to wake up
-may talk and respond to questions
-don't remember
-many report at least 1 episode in life
-associated with personality, mood, and anxiety disorders in adults
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