EXAM 3: Sleep Disorders

Question 1

How many hours of sleep is recommended for each age group of children?

Answer 1

• Infants (4-12 months): 12-16 hrs
• Toddlers (1 to 2 years): 11-14 hrs
• Preschoolers (3 to 5 years): 10-13 hrs
• Gradeschoolers (6 to 12 years): 9-12 hrs
• Teens (13 to 18 years): 8-10 hr

Question 2

What are the different methods to assess sleep?

Answer 2

• Clinical Interview
• Sleep Diary (2 weeks, difficult to get families to self-monitor, NSF sleep diary)
• Questionnaires (BEARS, children’s sleep habit questionnaire)
• Actigraphy (objective assessment of sleep-wake patterns, high cost)
• Polysomnography (overnight sleep study, monitor brain activity, heart rate, respiratory rate + muscle tone)

Question 3

What is insufficient sleep associated with?

Answer 3

• Poor emotion regulation
• Negative mood
• Poor health
• Poor cognition

Question 4

What is the relationship between sleep deprivation and injuries/risky behaviors?

Answer 4

• Sleep deprivation = more injuries + risky behaviors
• Seen even at mild sleep loss

Question 5

What is sleep onset latency?

Answer 5

Time it takes child to fall asleep

Question 6

What are parasomnias?

Answer 6

Sleepwalking

Question 7

What are the behavioral interventions for treatment of insomnia?

Answer 7

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-1)

Question 8

What is limit setting and how is this related to interventions for insomnia in youth?

Answer 8

Using a “bedtime pass”