Ch. 5.2 - Sleep Disorders

Question 1

sleep deprivation (4)

Answer 1

• individual cannot or doesn’t sleep
• -cognitive and emotional deficits
• increased risk of vehicular accidents
• increased number of preventable medical error

Question 2

sleep displacement (3)

Answer 2

• individual is prevented from sleeping at normal time
• jet lag
• daylight savings time

Question 3

onset insomnia

Answer 3

difficulty falling asleep

Question 4

maintenance insomnia

Answer 4

difficulty returning to sleep

Question 5

terminal insomnia

Answer 5

waking too early

Question 6

primary and secondary insomnia

Answer 6

primary: due to internal source (worrying)
secondary: result of other disorders

Question 7

nightmares

Answer 7

particularly vivid and disturbing dreams that occur during REM sleep

Question 8

night terrors (3)

Answer 8

• intense bouts of panic and arousal that awaken the individual, typically in a heightened emotional state
• NREM sleep
• intense panic and arousal

Question 9

restless legs syndrome

Answer 9

persistent feeling of discomfort in the legs and the urge to continuously shift them into different positions

Question 10

REM behaviour disorder

Answer 10

act out dreams due to failure to inhibit motor signals

Question 11

somnambulism (sleepwalking)

Answer 11

disorder that involves wandering and performing other activities while asleep

Question 12

sleep apnea (3)

Answer 12

• temporary inability to breathe during sleep
• airway becomes obstructed
• damage to medulla

Question 13

narcolepsy (4)

Answer 13

• person experiences extreme daytime sleepiness and even sleep attacks
• few seconds to few min
• immediately into REM sleep
• lack of brain cells that produce orexin