PSY-2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sleep Disorder, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Sleep Paralysis
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No longer places causal relationships between sleep and medical conditions. 30% of people report disruption in their sleep: 50% of patients in medical clinics where they say they have problems with sleep. Dyssomnias: abnormalities in amount, quality, or timing of sleep: insomnia and hypersomnia. Parasonmias: abnormal behavioral of physiological events occurring in association with sleep, specific sleep stages, or sleep-wake transitions: narcolepsy. Predominant complaint of dissatisfaction with sleep quantity or quality with 1+ of: difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, frequent awakenings or problems returning to sleep, early morning awakening and inability to return to sleep. Causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. At least 3+ nights per week for 3+ months. Treatment of insomnia: sleep hygiene (schedule), relaxation techniques, remove caffeine and stimulants, stimulus control. Bed = anxiety from insomnia: exercise earlier in the day, worry-time writing, paradoxical interventions, sleep model: Exit bedroom if not asleep in 15 minutes.
