Chapter 10

Question 1

Insomnia Disorder

Answer 1

Condition in which insufficient sleep interferes with normal functioning.

Question 2

Sleep Apnea

Answer 2

Disorder involving brief periods when breathing ceases during sleep.

Question 3

Narcolepsy

Answer 3

Sleep disorder involving sudden and irresistible sleep attacks.

Question 4

Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders and subtypes

Answer 4

Sleep disturbances resulting in sleepiness or insomnia caused by the body’s inability to synchronize its sleep patterns with the current pattern of day and night (delayed sleep phase, advanced sleep phase, and irregular sleep-wake rhythm disorders).

Question 5

Medical Treatments

Answer 5

• 10% Canadian adults use medication for sleep Benzodiazepine medications: Short-acting drugs
• Newer medications work with melatonin system
• Stimulants prescribed for narcolepsy
• Weight loss recommended for breathing-related sleep disorders: Continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machine improves breathing

Question 6

Environmental Treatment

Answer 6

• Phase delays (moving the bedtime later) easier than phase advances (moving bedtime earlier)
• Bright light used to trick the brain into readjusting the internal clock

Question 7

Psychological Treatments

Answer 7

• Progressive relaxation with cognitive relaxation techniques is effective
• Stimulus control
• Combination of medication and CBT
• For young children setting up bedtime routines

Question 8

Preventing Sleep Disorders

Answer 8

• Sleep hygiene: changes in lifestyle to avoid insomnia
• Educating young parents to prevent later difficulties

Question 9

Nocturnal eating syndrome

Answer 9

individuals rise from their beds and eat while they are still asleep

Question 10

Sexsomnia

Answer 10

acting out sexual behaviours, such as masturbation and sexual intercourse, with no memory of the event

Question 11

REM sleep behaviour disorder

Answer 11

the individual talks or moves while sleeping, sometimes acting out a dream