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| what stage of sleep do nightmares occure |
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| what are night terrors and when do they occur? |
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Definition
abrupt awakening from Non-REM sleep
intense autonomic arousal
the apperarence of being terrified
usually children 3-8 years old |
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| truths and myths about sleep walking |
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Definition
walking around while sleeping
not acting out a dream occurs in non-REM sleep(usually Delta sleep)
occurs mostly in children
safe to wake them up
can hurt themselves while sleepwalking |
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temprary cessations of breathing during sleep
and repeated momentary awakenings |
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Definition
lose muscle tone when excited
do not lose conciouness
lasts a few seconds |
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Definition
| go directly into REM sleep |
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Definition
| recurring problems in falling asleep or staying asleep |
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| insomnia: side effects of sleeping pills |
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Definition
not a good longterm solution
lose effect
reduce time in REM & Delta sleep
Dependence
can make you sleepy the next day
withdrawl leads to worse insomnia
SUGESTIONS:
- avoide caffeinee and cigs before bed time
- Keep a regular schedual |
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Term
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Definition
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Walking (Somn Ambulism)
Night Terrors
Nightmares |
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Term
| 4 major types of sleep theories |
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Definition
1- Protection
2- Recouperation
3- Aids Memory
4- Growth
--?#50-GORT |
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Definition
| tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation |
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| effects of REM sleep deprivation |
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Definition
| become agitated and impulsive |
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Definition
| an animal is paired with an experimental animal, each recieves the same treatment but the treatment is controlled by the experimental animals behavior. |
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Term
| How were rats prevented from sleeping |
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Definition
forced walking
dipped in water |
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Term
| effects of total sleep deprivation on rats |
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Definition
no control rats died
all experimental rats died within 11-32 days |
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| effects of sleep deprivation on normal person |
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Definition
get sleepy
supression of immune responses
impaired creativity
slowed performance misperceptions |
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Term
| decrease in REM sleep with age |
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Definition
-newborn: 50% of sleep is REM
-Tapers off until about 5 years old
- than about 20% sleep for life
- but a decreasing amount of absolute sleep time |
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Definition
newborn: 16 hours
3 year olds: 12 hours
18 year olds: 8 hours
50 year olds: 6 hours |
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Term
| what is the length of a cycle of sleep |
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Definition
| 90 minute cycle imposed on a 24 hour cycle |
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Term
| how do the length of sleep stages change during the night? |
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Definition
REM periods increase in duration during the night
Delta sleep decreases in duration |
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Term
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Definition
Periodic
-eye movements
-middle ear twitching
-muscle twitching |
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Term
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Definition
continuous through out REM sleep
-EMG- relaxed muscle tone
-Erections- penis and clitoris |
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