Ch. 5.2 - Sleep Disorders Flashcards

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sleep deprivation (4)

A
  • individual cannot or doesn’t sleep
  • -cognitive and emotional deficits
  • increased risk of vehicular accidents
  • increased number of preventable medical error
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sleep displacement (3)

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  • individual is prevented from sleeping at normal time
  • jet lag
  • daylight savings time
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3
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onset insomnia

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difficulty falling asleep

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4
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maintenance insomnia

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difficulty returning to sleep

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5
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terminal insomnia

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waking too early

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primary and secondary insomnia

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primary: due to internal source (worrying)
secondary: result of other disorders

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nightmares

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particularly vivid and disturbing dreams that occur during REM sleep

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night terrors (3)

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  • intense bouts of panic and arousal that awaken the individual, typically in a heightened emotional state
  • NREM sleep
  • intense panic and arousal
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restless legs syndrome

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persistent feeling of discomfort in the legs and the urge to continuously shift them into different positions

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REM behaviour disorder

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act out dreams due to failure to inhibit motor signals

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somnambulism (sleepwalking)

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disorder that involves wandering and performing other activities while asleep

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sleep apnea (3)

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  • temporary inability to breathe during sleep
  • airway becomes obstructed
  • damage to medulla
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narcolepsy (4)

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  • person experiences extreme daytime sleepiness and even sleep attacks
  • few seconds to few min
  • immediately into REM sleep
  • lack of brain cells that produce orexin
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