Sleep and sleep disorders- exam 7 Flashcards
Sleep
- physiological process
- body’s rest cycle
- lacks conscious awareness but easily awakened
- essential for health functioning and survival
- associated with recumbency and immobility
State in which an individual lacks conscious awareness of environmental of environmental surroundings but can be easily aroused
sleep
Insufficient sleep
obtaining less sleep
fragmented sleep
frequent arousals
nonrestorative sleep
sleep that is adequate - duration but do not feel refreshed the next day
State of rest accompanied by natural altered consciousness
Sleep
interrelated concepts of sleep
- coping
- comfort
- safety
- functional ability
positive consequences in sleep
- ability to focus
- alert normal reflexes
- awake and refreshed
negative consequences of sleep
- slowed responds
- fatigue
- irritability
- altered thought
- psychosis
sleep disturbance
conditions of poor sleep quality
sleep disorders
- abnormalities unique to sleep
- insomnia
- narcolepsy
sleep- wake cycle controlled by
- controlled by the brain
Wake behavior
- RAS and various neurotransmitters
- orexin (hypocretin)
(RAS) Reticular Activating System
- sensory stimuli within cerebral cortex
- regulates sleep-wake cycle
4 functions
what are the 4 functions of RAS
- motor
- sensory
- visceral
- consciousness
Circadian Rhythm
- Managed by the suprachiasmatic (SCN) in hypothalamus
- synchronized through light detectors through light detectors in retina
- light is the strongest time cue
Sleep latency
When you begin to fall asleep
sleep latency
- starts when eyes are closed for sleep
- ends when NREM sleep is entered
- time varies (10-40 minutes)
NREM Sleep- what is the percentage of sleep time?
75-80%
what are the three stages in NREM sleep?
- slow eye movements
- HR and temperature decrease
- deep or sloe wave sleep; delta waves, parasomnias
parasomnias
- unusual and often undesirable behaviors while falling asleep, transitioning between sleep stages, or during arousal from sleep
- due to CNS activation
examples of parasomnias - 5
- sleepwalking
- sleep terrors
- nightmares
- sleep paralysis
- sleep hallucinations
REM sleep is what % of sleep?
20-25% of sleep cycle
REM sleep occurs how many times during the night?
3-4 times a night
REM sleep greatly reduces
skeletal muscle tone
during what sleep cycle do we have periods of vivid dreaming occurs?
REM Sleep
NREM Stage 1
- falling asleep
- heartbeat and breathing slow down
- muscles begin to relax
- lasts a few minutes
NREM Stage N2-
- light sleep
- heartbeat and breathing slow down further
- no eye movements
- body temp drops
- brain produces “sleep spindles”
- lasts about 25 min
NREM Stage N3 (7)
- Slow Wave SLeep
- deepest sleep state
- heart beat and breathing at slowest rate
- no eye movements
- body is full relaxed
- delta brain waves are present
- tissue repair and growth, and cell regeneration
- immune system strengthens
REM Stage R
- primary dreaming stage
- eye movements become rapid
- breathing and heart rate increases
- limb muscles become temporarily paralyzed
- brain activity is marked increased
Middle age Sleep - 4
- more stage shifts- decrease in NREM3 and REM
- resistant to sleep deprivation
- increased awakenings
- changes in sleep efficiency
older adults - sleep
phase changes - go to bed earlier and arise earlier
Neurologic - effects of sleep deprivation
- cognitive impairment
- behavioral changes
> Irritability
> moodiness
Immune- effects of sleep deprivation
impaired function
Respiratory - effects of sleep deprivation
- asthma exacerbated during sleep
Cardiovascular - effects of sleep deprivation
- heart disease
> hypertension - increase BP in people with hypertension
- stroke