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Insomnia, Parasomnias, Sleep Apnea, and Narcolepsy

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Summary

Sleep difficulties are common, but persistent problems can affect health, mood, and daily functioning. This lesson focuses on insomnia, factors that can contribute to it, treatment approaches, and practical habits that support healthy sleep.

Insomnia is a consistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or returning to sleep after waking. A person may spend a long time trying to fall asleep, wake repeatedly during the night, or have trouble getting back to sleep. The textbook describes a criterion involving symptoms at least three nights a week for at least one month.

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What is insomnia?
Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or returning to sleep after waking.
What does CBT for insomnia address?
Unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, including habits that interfere with sleep.
When does sleepwalking most often occur?
During slow-wave sleep, though it can occur at other points in the sleep period.
How do obstructive and central sleep apnea differ?
Obstructive apnea involves airway blockage; central apnea involves disrupted brain signals regulating breathing.
What is cataplexy?
A loss of muscle tone or muscle weakness that can occur with narcolepsy.

Quiz questions

  1. In REM sleep behavior disorder, what allows a person to act out dreams?Answer: The usual muscle paralysis of REM sleep does not occur.
  2. What is a defining feature of restless leg syndrome?Answer: Uncomfortable leg sensations during inactivity that movement can relieve.
  3. How does a CPAP device help treat obstructive sleep apnea?Answer: It delivers pressurized air to help keep the airway open.
  4. During which sleep stage do night terrors typically occur?Answer: NREM sleep.
  5. Which practice is recommended to reduce an infant's risk of SIDS?Answer: Place the infant on their back to sleep.

Based on Psychology 2e by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett (OpenStax), licensed CC BY 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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