Eating / Sleeping Flashcards
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Psychological disorders involving disturbed eating patterns and maladaptive ways of controlling weight
Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorder, primarily affecting young women, characterized by maintenance of an abnormally low body weight, distortions of body image and intense fears of gaining weight
Bulimia nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by recurrent pattern of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensory behaviour to prevent weight gain
Binge eating disorder
Eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes in which binge eating occurs but is not followed by purging
Medical conditions of Anorexia
- Amenorrhea
- Osteoporosis
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation - a possible sign of anorexia nervosa
Sleep - Wake Disorders
Diagnostic category representing persistent or recurrent sleep related problems that cause significant personal distress or impaired fincutin
PSG recording
The simultaneous measurement of multiple physiological responses during sleep or attempted sleep
How do we measure sleep?
Polysomnographic (PSG) recording
Insomnia
Term applying to difficulties falling asleep, remaining asleep or achieving restorative sleep
Hypersomnolence Disorder
Sleep - wake disorder involving a persistent pattern of excessive sleepiness during the day
Narcolepsy
Sleep - wake disorder characterized by sudden, irrestible episodes of sleep (sleep attacks)
Cataplexy
Brief, sudden loss of muscular control, typically lasting from a few seconds to as long as two minutes
What happens in REM Sleep
Dreams happen
Diagnosis criteria for Narcolepsy
- Cataplexy: a sudden loss of muscular control
- Deficiency of Hypocretin
- Intrusions of REM sleep
Breathing related disorders
Sleep disorders in which sleeping is repeatedly disrupted due to difficulties breathing normally
Most common type of breathing sleep related disorder
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea
Circadian rhythm sleep - wake disorders
Sleep disorders characterized by disruption of sleep caused by a mismatch in sleep schedules between the body’s internal sleep - wake cycle and the demands of the environment
Parasomnias
Category of sleep wake disorders involving the occurrence of abnormal behaviours or physiological events during sleep or attempted the transition between wakefulness and sleep
Nightmare Disorder
Sleep - wake disorder characterized by recurrent awakenings from sleep because of frightening nightmares
Non - Rapid eye movement sleep arousal disorders
Sleep - wake disorders involving recurrent episodes of incomplete arousals during sleep that are accompanied by sleep terrors or sleepwalking
Most common medications for sleep related disorders
Anxiolytics
Anxiocytics
Drugs such as sedatives and anaesthetics, that induce partial or complete unconsciousness and are commonly used in the treatment of sleep wake disorders
