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1
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Stages of Sleep

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Alpha waves
Stages 1 & 2
Delta waves:
Stages 3 & 4
REM sleep

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Alpha waves

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Awake; low voltage, high frequency

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Delta waves

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High amplitude, low frequency

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Stages 1 and 2

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NonREM
Frequency slows, amplitude increases
Muscle activity, heart rate, and body temperature increase

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Stages 3 and 4

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MOST RESTORATIVE STAGE
Deep sleep
Deep, rhythmic breathing

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REM Sleep

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Awake-like EEG
Dreams, skeletal muscle paralysis

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How much do we dream?

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2 hours per night

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How many cycles of sleep do we go through a night?

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4 to 5 per night, lasting 90 to 110 each

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How much sleep do we need?

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Childhood: 14 to 17 hours
Adolescence: 8 to 10 hours
Adulthood: 7 to 9 hours

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Brain Elasticity Theory

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Sleep is correlated to changes in structure and organization of the brain

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Restorative Theories

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Sleep helps restore, repair, and rejuvenate

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Adenosine Theory

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Buildup of adenosine causes us to feel tired
Sleeping clears this buildup

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Adaptive/Evolutionary Theory

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Inactivity helps us survive by keeping us out of harm’s way while particularly vulnerable

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Energy Conservation Theory

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Sleep reduces energy demand and expenditure

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Sleep deprivation consequences

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Irritability, apathy, disinhibition
Flattened emotional responses
Major Depressive Disorder
Can’t multitask or concentrate
Increased blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Reduced brain volume

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Insomnia

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Prevalence: 10-15% of all adults
Inability to fall or stay asleep
Doubling of mortality rate

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Narcolepsy

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Extreme tendency to fall asleep in relaxing surroundings

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How to improve sleep?

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Pharmatherapy (serious side effects)
Chronobiological (bright lights)
CBT
Stimulus control
Sleep hygiene and restriction

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What is a stressor?

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Any event that evokes a stress reaction

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Four types of stress

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Biochemical - release of hormones
Physiological - blood pressure
Cognitive - beliefs about the stressor
Behavioral - flight or fight

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Sources of stress

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Early life experiences
Chronic stressful conditions
Workplace stress

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Characteristics of a stressor

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Negative
Uncontrollable
Unpredictable
Ambiguous
Overload

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Two types of cognitive reactions to stressors

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Appraisals: what is going on?
Anticipations: anxiety

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Mobilizing response

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Flight, fight, or freeze

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Affiliative response

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Tend and befriend

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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Alarm: immediate reaction
Resistance: adaptation to the stressor
Exhaustion: breakdown of adaptation

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Four pathways to illness

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Physiology
Psychosocial resources
Use of health services
Health behaviors

28
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Five components of PTSD

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Stressor
Intrusion
Avoidance
Cognition and Mood
Arousal

29
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Coping styles

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Approach v. avoidance
Approach leads to better adjustment
Problem focused v. emotion focused
Emotion focused develops in early adolescence
Proactive v. reactive

30
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Pain

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Motivates us to protect

31
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Prevalence of pain?

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3o to 50 million Americans
80% of physician visits
$100 billion annually
7/10 average pain for chronic pain patients

32
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Acute

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Adaptive: triggers help seeking behavior

33
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Chronic

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Maladaptive: Lasts past normal, expected healing period
Associated with emotional distress

34
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What are pain receptors called?

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Nociceptors

35
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Where are pain receptors located?

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Free nerve endings in tissues throughout the body

36
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What are the three types of pain?

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Mechanical
Thermal
Chemical

37
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Chemical

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Environmental toxins, irritants

38
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Mechanical

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Excess pressure, incision, physical deformation

39
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Thermal

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Temperature exposure

40
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A-delta fibers

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Sharp pain
Myelinated

41
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C-fibers

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Dull, aching pain
Unmyelinated

42
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What is the body’s natural pain suppression system?

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Endogenous Opioid Peptides
Endorphins

43
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Is measuring pain easy?

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No, it is hard to measure and difficult to understand

44
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Pain as input or output?

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Output of the brain

45
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Traditional view of pain

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Passively perceived by the brain

46
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Modern view of pain

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Created by the brain

47
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Biopsychosocial view of pain

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Physical and psychological experience
Context it’s experienced in
Social component

48
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Gate Control Theory

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Perception of pain is somewhat under voluntary control

49
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Harm and Pain

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Not equal
Can be modulated by factors unrelated to harm

50
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Body and Pain

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Body can overreact

51
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Mental Health and Pain

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Depression can increase pain
Associated with anxiety and substance abuse

52
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Placebo Effect

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Therapeutic intent
Can occur even when the patient is aware

53
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Situational Determinants to the Placebo Effect

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Setting where administered
Shape, size, color, taste, quantity
Provider behavior
Patient characteristics
Communication
Social norms

54
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What is nocebo?

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Harmless substance with harmful effects

55
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What classifies a chronic illness?

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3 months or more
Can’t be prevented by vaccines
Can’t be cured by medication
Will not spontaneously recover

56
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Prevalence of chronic illness

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50% of the population
More than 33% of younger adults
80% of older adults

57
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EVIDENCE: Brain Plasticity Theory

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Sleep is crucial to brain development in infants
Children sleep 13-14 hours/night

58
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EVIDENCE: Adenosine Theory

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Caffeine blocks adenosine and keeps us alert

59
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EVIDENCE: Restorative Theories

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Animals deprived of sleep suffer in immune function and die within a few weeks
Restorative functions occur primarily during sleep

60
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EVIDENCE: Evolutionary/Adaptive Theory

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No evidence

61
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EVIDENCE: Energy Conservation Theory

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Metabolism is a lot slower during sleep

62
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Benefits of Sleep

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Weight control​
Improved heart health​
Reduce inflammation​
Improved athletic performance​
Improved muscle health​
Improved sex drive​
Improved mood​
Improved self-efficacy, self-esteem​
Improved cognitive functioning
Increased creativity​
Increased productivity​
Improved long-term mood (e.g., less depression/anxiety)​

63
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Components of CBT interventions for sleep

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Sleep hygiene
Stimulus control
Sleep restrictions

64
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Perceived Stress Scale measures

A

how people perceive nonspecific stressors

65
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What are Holmes’ and Rahe’s 3 highest scoring events on their Inventory of Stressful Life Events?​

A

Early life experiences
Chronic stress conditions
Workplace stress

66
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WHat is important about coping strategies?

A

Use similar strategies as stress coping techniques​
Use fewer active coping methods​
Use more passive coping methods​
WHY?​
Many chronic illnesses are uncontrollable in nature​

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