Week 6; Sleep Wake Disorders

Question 1

What does an actigraph do?

Answer 1

Records body movements to track sleep/wake cycles

Question 2

Sleep Aponea is a _____ _________ disorder. The sleep disruption leads to

Answer 2

Breathing related, Excessive sleepiness or insomnia.

Question 3

When the body is unable to synchronize its sleep patterns with the current pattern of day and night, this is called ________ disorder?

Answer 3

Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder

Question 4

What does it mean if someone has a disorder of arousal? (Regarding Sleep/wake)

Answer 4

A sleep disorder during NREM sleep -i.e. sleep walking, sleep terrors

Question 5

Problems getting to sleep or in obtaining sufficient quality sleep is refered to as ?

Answer 5

Dyssomnias

Question 6

If someone has a sleep dysfunction involving excessive amounts of sleep, that disrupts normal routines, this is called ___________ disorder

Answer 6

Hypersommolence disorder

Question 7

If someone is getting very little sleep and this interfere s with thier functioning, this could be

Answer 7

Insomnia disorder

Question 8

Define Microsleep

Answer 8

Short, seconds-long periods of sleep, occuring in people deprived of sleep

Question 9

If someone has sudden and irresistible sleep attacks, this is labeled ?

Answer 9

Narcolepsy

Question 10

What is the difference between Nightmares and Night terrors

Answer 10

Nightmeres occur during REM sleep, bad dreams can be recalled, quick recovery.

Night terrors are often not remembered, difficult to wake/arouse. Occur during NREM (shortwave sleep)

Biggest differences is the lack of memory and sleep phase

Question 11

What is a parasomnia?

Answer 11

Abnormal behaviour that occurs during sleep i.e. nightmeres, sleepwalking

Question 12

What is somnambulism?

Answer 12

Repeated sleepwalking, occurs during NREM

Question 13

What does a Polysomnographic (PSG) evaluation an assessment of?

Answer 13

Assessment of sleep disorders. Sleep in the lab setting, monitoring heart, muscle, respiration, brain wave + other functions

Question 14

What is rebound insomnia?

Answer 14

When worsened sleep problems occur when medications to treat insomnia are withdrawn

Question 15

Primary insomnia is when ?

Answer 15

People have difficulty in maintaining, or gaining grom sleep

Question 16

The percentage of times actually spent sleeping of total time spent in bed is referred to as ?

Answer 16

Sleep Efficency (SE)

Question 17

Define Dysomnia

Answer 17

Difficulties in amount, quality, or timing of sleep.

Question 18

Define Parasomnia

Answer 18

Abnormal behavioral and physiological events during sleep

Question 19

Name at least 3 Dyssomnia disorders

Answer 19

	Insomnia Disorder, 
	Hypersomnolence Disorder, 
	Narcolepsy, 
	Breathing-Related Sleep Disorders (apnea), 
	Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders

Question 20

To meet DSM-5 criteira for an insomnia disorder, sleep difficulty must occour ___ nights per week for at least ___ months

Answer 20

3 nights, 2 months

Question 21

What are some causes of insomnia disorder?

Answer 21

• Pain, physical discomfort
• Delayed temperature rhythm (body temperature doesn’t drop until later, leading to delayed drowsiness)
• Light, noise, temperature influence ability to sleep
• Stress and Anxiety
• Periodic limb movement disorder

Question 22

Medication to treat hypoersomnia and narcolepsy is often ?

Answer 22

A stimulent. i.e. Ritalin

Question 23

Medication to treat insomnia includes

Answer 23

Over the counter sleep medications, also Benzos (as a quick fix)

Question 24

Psychological treatments for sleep disorders include;

Answer 24

CBT-I, Relaxation and Stress reduction, Sleep Hygiene, (stimulus control procedures)

Question 25

What is the best approach to preventing sleep disorders?

Answer 25

Sleep Hygiene