PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Pharmac, Ower
11 Dec 2015
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Restorative function: gives body opportunity to shut down and repair itself. Energy conservation: reduce metabolic rate; spend 1/3 of our time sleeping. Immune function regulation: improve general health, fighting off infections, etc. Memory consolidation: sleep and dreaming are connected to organizing memories in a way that will store information more efficiently and process information. Not only is quantity of sleep important quality of sleep is important as well. Recent studies show that people should get at least 7 hours a night. Sleep disorders: dyssomnias: characterized by abnormalities in the amount, quality, and timing of sleep, parasomnias: characterized by abnormal behaviours, etc. Includes insomnia disorder, hyperinsomnia (sleep too much), narcolepsy (sudden attacks of sleepiness), breathing related sleeping disorders. Sleepwalking o o o: substance/medication-induced sleep disorders. Insufficient sleep (poor quality of sleep) o: disturbed sleep (poor quality of sleep, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome (feeling that you have to move your legs but don"t want to) and.
