Sleep disturbances

Question 1

Dyssomnias and Parasomnias

Answer 1

Sleep onset insomnia is difficulty falling asleep. Cannot fall alspee within 30mins, 3 nights a week, 3 months

Sleep walking involves performing behaviours while asleep. During stages 3 and 4 so first third of sleep.

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Question 2

Sleep-wake cycle shift in asolescence

SLEEP WAKE CYCLE SHIFT

Answer 2

Stay up later due to later melatonin secretion.
Can result in sleep debt (sleep that is owed.
Also from school demands, phone use

Question 3

Rotating shift work

Answer 3

Rotating shift work is change between day to night shifts frequently. Better is long periods on each so person can adjust.

Question 4

Jet lag

CIRCADIAN SLEEPWAKE CYCLE DISTURBANCE

Answer 4

Travelling west is best because less mismatch between our bioclock and external environment.

Question 5

Effects of partial sleep deprivation

AFFECTIVE, BEHAVIOURAL, COGNITIVE

Answer 5

Affective = lack of emotional regulation, emotional outbursts, overreactions, agression
Behavioural = sleep inertia (grogginess, low alertness), lack of energy, slower reaction time, microsleeps
Cognitive = hard to divide attention, hard to make decisions.

Question 6

Interventions to treat sleep disorders

CBT and BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY

Answer 6

CBT: replace thoughts and behaviours that cause or wosen insomnia with onces that promote sleep. including sleep hygiene.

Bright light therapy:
For delayed sleep phase: 6-8am
For advanced sleep phase: 5-6pm
For shiftwork sleep disorder: 5-6pm and avoid daylight at end of shift.
For jet lag: east = morning, west = evening