Sleep & CT Flashcards
What frequency are Beta waves and what sleep/wake stage are they associated with?
13-20 Hz. Wakefulness.
What frequency are Alpha waves and what sleep/wake stage are they associated with?
8-12Hz. Drowsiness or relaxed states.
What frequency are Theta waves and what sleep/wake stage are they associated with?
3.5-7.5Hz. Stage 1. Light sleep.
What stage of sleep are sleep spindles and k-complexes associated with?
Stage 2.
What frequency do sleep spindles occur at? What stage of sleep are they associated with?
12-14Hz. Stage 2.
What frequency are Delta waves and what sleep/wake stage(s) are they associated with?
Less than 4Hz. Stages 3 and 4. 20-50% of activity in Stage 3. More than 50% of activity in Stage 4.
For the first full sleep cycle, list the order of sleep stages you progress through.
1-2-3-4-3-2-REM (then back down: REM-2-3-4-3-2-REM and repeat).
Are the longest periods of REM at the start or end of the night?
End.
Which brain area controls REM sleep?
Pontine reticular formation.
Describe which brain areas are more and less active during REM sleep.
More active: limbic system and motor cortices (although signals blocked).
Less active: prefrontal cortex.
Which of these sensory responses remains active for the longest at sleep onset? Visual/Auditory/Olfactory
Olfactory. But meaningful auditory stimuli are also very powerful throughout night.
Briefly describe the evolutionary model of sleep.
Humans are not well adapted to operating at night (poor night vision, would be very vulnerable). Sleep is an adaptive mechanism to get around this. Suggested that changes in circadian rhythm with age ensure someone is on guard at all points throughout night.
Which is the main area of the brain that dictates circadian rhythm?
Suprachiastmatic nucleus.
Describe the effect of sleep dreprivation on the retention of positive, negative and neutral stimuli. What effects could this have on well-being?
When sleep deprived (compared to rested) you retain fewer positive and neutral memories, but about the same amount of negative memories. Will likely add to negative affect.
Describe the Restoration model of sleep. What evidence is there for it?
Body breaks down over the day. Need to repair at night. Evidence includes longer sleep after exercise
Where is melatonin secreted from?
Pineal gland.
Is the correlation between SCN activity and melatonin secretion positive or negative?
Negative. SCN active during day which suppresses melatonin secretion.
What does SOL stand for and what does it mean?
Sleep Onset Latency. Time between ‘lights out’ and falling asleep.
What does WASO stand for and what does it mean?
Wake After Sleep Onset. Total amount of time spent awake after initially falling asleep (may be multiple awakenings; high in insomnia).
What does TST stand for and what does it mean?
Total Sleep Time. Can be referring to self-report or measurement.
What does TIB stand for and what does it mean?
Time In Bed. Important for insomnia to estimate sleep efficiency.
CITE Diathesis-Stress Model/3P model of insomnia (Predisposing, Precipitating, Perpetuating factors).
Spielman 1987
CITE Stimulus control model of insomnia
Bootzin & Nicasio 1978
CITE Neurocognitive model of insomnia based on the Hyperarousal Model
Perlis et al 1997
CITE Psychophysiological model of insomnia
Espie et al 2006
CITE RCT showing effectiveness of one-off dose of CBT-I
Ellis et al 2015
CITE Consensus Sleep Diary
Carney et al 2012