2/23: Eat, Sleep, and Sexual Disorders Flashcards
Major Depression
Shortened REM latency, early AM awakening, fitful sleep; hypersomnia also possible in mood disorders
PTSD
Nightmares
Bipolar
Maniac: drastically dec need for sleep, highly irritable
maniac episode can be ppted by __
sleep deprivation (jet travel)
sleep apnea
often manifests as daytime lethargy, can be mistaken for depression or lack of motivation
schizophrenia
pt often is up all night, in agitated aimless activity, driven by delusional thinking
what is a high priority in sleep and mental disorders?
restoring good sleep
sexual dysfx
often due to medication SE and may result in medication noncompliance
paraphilic disorders
intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or predatory fondling w/phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners
intense and persistent erotic interests can involved:
1) erotic activities (eg. spanking, bonding, whipping, strangulation, autoerotic asphyxiation, frontage)
2) erotic targets (e.g. kids, animals, corpses, amputees, inanimate objects)