Sleep Disorders

Question 1

Insomnia

Answer 1

• Most common sleep disorder
• Chronic difficulty in getting to sleep, maintaining sleep, or waking in the morning not feeling restored
• ~10% of population
• Impairs function, tardiness/absent, impaired concentration and memory, increased use of medical services, increased risk of accident
• Negative affects to health: immune system, neuroendocrine system, cardiovascular system

Question 2

NREM and REM sleep

Answer 2

• NREM: energy conservation and restoration, associated with cell division and increased protein synthesis
• REM: filtering information, memory consolidation, emotional processing, mood/emotion regulation

Question 3

Interventions

Answer 3

-CBT: address cognitive and behavioral maintaining
mechanisms involved in sleep disturbance, teach coping techniques. Stimulus control, sleep restriction, sleep hygiene, paradoxical intention, relaxation therapy, imagery training, cognitive restructuring for unhelpful beliefs about sleep
-Pharmacological: antihistamines and antidepressants, hypnotics (benzodiazepine BzRAs)
-Progressive muscle relaxation