PSYC 3390 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hypnagogia, Sleep Onset Latency, Sleep Paralysis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3390
• Professor: Meghan Mc Murtry

Document Summary

Experience cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone). Preceded by strong emotion such as anger or happiness. Self reported excessive sleepiness (at least 7 hours) At least 3 times per week, at least 3 months. Recurrent periods of irrepressible need to sleep, into sleep, napping occurring within the same day. lapsing or. At least 3 times per week over the past 3 months. Episodes with cataplexy with or without emotion triggers. When identifying, we must rule out insomnia, sleep apnea, or other reasons for sleepiness during the day. Progress to the rem stage directly from an awaken stage. People whose breathing is interrupted during their sleep often experience numerous brief arousals throughout the night and do not feel rested even after eight or nine hours of sleeps. Breathing is constricted a great deal and may be very labored or , in the extreme, there may be short periods when they stop breathing, called sleep apnea.