Sleep Wake Disorders Flashcards
Non-rapid eye movement is divided into how many stages based on EEG?
Four stages
What is characterized by slowing of EEG rhythms, higher muscle tone, absence of eye movements, and absence of thought like activity?
Sleep
What stage of NREM is associated with theta waves?
Stage 1
What stage of NREM is associated with sleep spindles and K complexes?
Stage 2
What stage of NREM is associated with delta waves? This stage is also the deepest part of NREM and increases after exercise.
Stage 3
What type of sleep is associated with an aroused EEG, sexual arousal, saccadic eye movements, and dreaming?
REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
Learning and memory is associated with a(n) ___ REM?
Increased
What intefers with performance of complex tasks, decreased attention to detail, and the in ability to deal with crisis?
Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation has its greatest effects on what part of the brain?
Cerebral cortex
What hormone is increased in stage 4 sleep?
hGH
What happens to the levels of prolactin and serotonin during sleep?
Increased
What happens to the levels of dopamine and TSH during sleep?
Decreased
What sleep disorder is associated with dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality and difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep?
Insomnia disorder
Insomnia disorder must occur how many nights per week?
3 nights per week
What disorder is associated with self-reported excessive sleepiness despite a main sleep period lasting at least 7 hours? Patients lapses into sleep within the same day. Sleep episodes are greater than 9 hours.
Hypersomnolence disorder