PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Slow-Wave Sleep, Sleep Inertia, Sleep Deprivation
25 Sep 2017
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Later testing is done after being sleep deprived (no sleep for a day). Has 3 subtypes: episodic: for at least one month but less than 3 months not at. Two important states: slow wave sleep and rem sleep (the state where memory and dreaming occurs) Slow wave sleep essential to feel rested, tends to occur earlier in the night. Sleep plays a role in many disorders: ex anxiety, schizophrenia, sleep issue commonly comorbid:sleep issues may cause, precipitate, continuate these disorders. Ex if insomnia arises first, prior to depression, it should be treated. Polysomnographic testing: test sleeping on a regular night , but may wake the person to see how long it takes to fall asleep after being awakened cycles in night. Insomnia disorder: a predominant complaint of dissatisfaction with sleep quality or quantity, with at least one of the following: Symptoms: difficulty initiating sleep, maintaining sleep, or early morning awakening with inability to fall asleep again.
