Sleep Disorders and Oddities

Question 1

Sleep Apnea

Answer 1

stop breathing 10 sec - 2 min at a time

linked to depression

Question 2

Somnambulism

Answer 2

sleepwalking
early in the night
DELTA sleep
in between sleep stages
groggy and confused if waken up

Question 3

Narcolepsy

Answer 3

uncontrollable sleep attacks
an intrusion of REM sleep into wakefulness
genetic basis
usually treatable

Question 4

Sleep Paralysis

Answer 4

wakefulness intruding on REM sleep 
awakening from REM sleep without control of muscles
terrifying
often accompanied by hallucinations
feels like you are being smothered

Question 5

Exploding Head Syndrome

Answer 5

a benign (harmless) condition whereupon sleeping, the patient imagines a loud noise, it can be startling but notice that it is benign and harmless

Question 6

More Sleep Spindles =

Answer 6

takes more noise to wake you up

Question 7

Hypnosis

Answer 7

power of suggestion
hypnotic analgesia - the reduction of pain
the present results suggest that pure hypnosis is characterized by an increase in alertness and heightened attention
reflected as cognitive and neuronal activation
can cause a changed pattern of neural activity in brain wakes (theta)

Question 8

hypnosisisis

Answer 8

hypnosis is being dissociated with self

meditation is being highly aware/conscious

Question 9

Mindfulness

Answer 9

paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present momentarily without judgement

Question 10

Getting Good Sleep

Answer 10

sleep with stuffy
sleep hygiene - get outside, dar and cool bedroom, avoid computers, go to bed when you are tired, avoid alcohol,
have sleeping ritual