sleep walking Flashcards
what has polysomnography helped us find
sleep walking occurs during NREM but dreams in REM when our body is in a paralysed state
what did backwind find
7% concordance in dz compared to 47% in mz
what did Bassetti find
74% of sufferers has the HLA gene
what did diviero find
kids had inefficient GABA
what did zadra find
after sleep deprivation, 92 events of sleep walking were recorded
What did dement find
sleepwalking often begins at the age of 4, when children stop napping
Why does this theory have face validity
It explains the age of onset
What is a problem with this theory
It doesn’t account for gender differences, Backwind found more males than females sleep walk
What is a positive application
BZ’s/ prozac can be used to treat sleep walking
when does sleep walking occur
during NREM when there is no conscious wakefulness
what is the psychodynamic explanation
freud believes sleep walking could be the acting of dreams
what is the genetic explanation
it runs in families (ten times more likely if a first degree relative suffers)
what is the neural explanation
delayed development in the prefrontal cortex
what are the possible environmental cues
stress and alcohol
