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Personal and Abnormal Psychology Final
Personal and Abnormal Psychology Final
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Physiology
Not Applicable
04/28/2013

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Dyssomnia
Definition
Class of sleep disorders.
Hard to get to sleep or remain asleep. 
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Parasomnia
Definition
Class of sleep disorders. Unusual behavior during or around sleep
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Primary Insomnia
Definition
Dyssomnia. Sleeplessness that is not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause
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Kleine–Levin syndrome
Definition
Dyssomnia. Also known as Primary Hypersomnia. Bouts of intense sleep states, leaving the patient disoriented and without memory of their wakeful times in this state. Patients lose large portions of their lives to this syndrome.
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Circadian Rhythm sleep disorders
Definition
Dyssomnia. Patient's body clock is off, like with jetlag and shift workers.
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Narcolepsy
Definition
Dyssomnia. Difficulty regulating sleep/wake cycles. Can manifest in a variety of ways.
Hallucinations, sleep paralysis, cataplexy.
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Hypnagogic
Definition
Hallucinations while falling asleep.
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Hypnapompic
Definition
Hallucinations while waking.
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Cataplexy
Definition
Sudden loss of muscle tone, can be triggered by strong emotions.
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