Chapter 8 KEY TERMS Flashcards
Advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD)
A circadian rhythm sleep disorder
characterised by an advance
in the timing of sleep onset and awakening compared to the timing that is desired
Affective functioning
the attitude
or emotion
elicited by a stimulus (such as sleep deprivation)
Behavioural functioning
The effects on behaviour
elicited by a stimulus (such as sleep deprivation)
Blood-alcohol concentration (BAC)
A measure of alcohol
in the body expressed as grams of alcohol/100 mL of blood
Blue light
Colour in the visible light spectrum that can be seen by human eyes
E.g
- sunlight
- phone screens
- LED lights ect
Bright light therapy
A technique for treating circadian rhythm
sleep disorders by using timed exposure
of the eyes to light in order to shift an individuals sleep-wake cycle
to a desired, more appropriate or conventional schedual
Circadian rhythm sleep disorder
A sleep disorder
involving sleep disturbance
that is primarily due to a mismatch
between an individual’s sleep-wake pattern and the pattern that is desired or required
Cognitive functioning
The effects on cognitive processes
elicited by a stimulus (such as sleep deprivation)
Daylight
Natural light from the sun
Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS)
A cricadian rhythm sleep disorder
characterised by a delay
in the timing of sleep onset and awakening compared with the timing that is desired
Eating and drinking pattern
What a person eats or drinks and when
Emotional reactivity
The tendency to experience frequent
and intense emotional arousal
Entrainment
Process of adjusting
or resetting a biological rhythm
to align
with external cues or an environmental cycle
Fixed shift work schedule
When employees work the same shift on a regular
, ongoing basis
Microsleep
A very short
period (e.g. a few seconds) of involuntary sleep
Partial sleep deprivation
Involves having less
sleep (either
quantity or quality) than what is normally required
Rotating shift work schedule
When employees change
shifts
every so often to work a mix
of day and/or afternoon and/or night shifts
Shift work disorder
A circadian rhythm
sleep disorder due to work shifts being regularly scheduled during the usual sleep period
; work shifts overlap with all or part of the sleep period, requiring adjustment of sleep and wake times to the work times;
Sleep debt
The accumulated amount of sleep loss
due to insufficient sleep
Sleep deprivation
Inadequate
quantity or quality of sleep
Sleep disorder
Any sleep disturbance
that is persistent
and regularly disrupts sleep, causing distress or impairment in important areas of everyday life during normal waking hours
Sleep disturbance
Any sleep-related problem that disrupts
an individual’s normal sleep–wake cycle
Sleep hygiene
Practices that tend to improve
and maintain
good sleep and full daytime alertness
Sleep inertia
A temporary
period of reduced alertness
and performance impairment
that occurs immediately after awakening
, especially after a poor night’s sleep and if abruptly awakened
Sleep quality
How well a person feels
they have slept
Sleep quantity
The amount
of sleep a person gets
Sleep-wake cycle
a change
(advancement or delay) in the timing
of the major sleep episode
Temperature
the degree
or intensity of heat
present in a person, substance or object
Total sleep deprivation
not having any sleep at all over a short-term or long-term period
Zeitgeber
An environmental time cue