Insomnia Flashcards
What is the most prevalent sleep disorder?
Insomnia
Is insomnia difficult to diagnose?
Yes because it is subjective
What is initial insomnia?
Trouble falling asleep
What is middle insomnia?
Trouble remaining asleep
What is terminal insomnia?
Waking up too early
What is insomnia?
It is about not having the right amount of sleep but not the right quality of sleep
When is insomnia diagnosed? (2)
1) Experiencing sleep difficulties for more than a month
2) Resulting in daytime fatigue causes severe distress or impairs work, social or personal functioning
Name 4 symptoms of insomnia
1) Waking up in the night
2) Not feeling refreshed after sleep, not being able to function normally during the day, irritable and tired, difficult to concentrate
3) Waking when disturbed by pain or noise
4) Waking up early in the morning
What is transient insomnia?
Short-term
What is intermittent insomnia?
Occasional
What is chronic insomnia?
Long term - more than 4 weeks
What is short-term insomnia?
Transient
What is occasional insomnia?
Intermittent
What is long-term insomnia?
Chronic
What is primary insomnia?
More common in women and increasing in age - not directly associated with any other health condition or physical cause which occurs alone with no cause for than one month
What is secondary insomnia?
Underlying medical, psychiatric or environmental problem