Sleep

Question 1

What kind of sleep is more important? REM or non-REM?

What takes up 3/4 of our sleep and is seen more in the first 2/3 of night?

What type is responsible for narrative dreams as opposed to just single image dreams?

Answer 1

Non-REM

Non-REM

REM

REM = rapid eye movement

Question 2

What is Cicardian rhythm?

Answer 2

Our body clock - responsible for at what parts of the day we feel tired/more awake

Question 3

What is the ideal amount of sleep needed each night?

Answer 3

7-7.5hrs

Question 4

What part of the brain does sleep deprivation have the biggest impact on?

Answer 4

Prefrontal cortex

Question 5

Parasomnia is a category of sleep disorders one of which is sleep walking. What kind of parasomnia is sleep walking: non-REM or REM?

Answer 5

Non-REM

Question 6

What drug can be used to manage acute insomnia after good sleep hygiene has been practiced?

Answer 6

Benzodiazepines

Question 7

Nacroplexy can make you incredibly tired and cause you to fall asleep at random times. It can also cause you to during times of emotional stress have complete loss of muscle tone (think of the fainting goats). What is this called?

To diagnose, first an adequate history is taken and a overnight PSG (sleep tracker) and then multiple sleep latency test which will demonstrate what about the sleep pattern?

Answer 7

Cataplexy

Go into REM sleep v quickly (normally only go into REM at last 1/3rd of night)