Sunday, May 17, 2015

Psychology Unit VI: Sleep Disorders



SLEEP DISORDERS

Insomnia
  • recurring problems in falling asleep or staying asleep

 Narcolepsy
  • uncontrollable sleep attacks 
  • lapses directly into REM sleep (stress or joy)
Sleep Apnea
  • temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and momentary awakening
Night Terrors
  • high arousal and appearance of being terrified
  • stage 4, not REM, not often remembered
Sleepwalking
  • somnambulism
  • most often occurs during deep non - REM sleep (stage 3 or 4) early in the night
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  1. UnknownMay 18, 2015 at 6:00 AM

    Your notes are very helpful and sorted out properly. Furthermore, it's highly fascinating how the simplest action to do, which is sleeping also involves numerous burdens.

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