PSYC 3220 Lecture Notes - Chronic Condition, Dsm-5, Constipation
2 Sep 2014
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Chapter 12 health related and substance use disorders. The regulatory functions of sleep: main activity of the brain in the first years of life infants sleep a lot elderly people don"t need as much sleep (but still need a good night"s sleep) Maturational changes: infants and toddlers have more night-waking problems, preschoolers have more falling-asleep problems, younger school-aged children have more going-to-bed problems, adolescents: More difficulty going to or staying asleep, or having enough time to sleep. Increased physiological need for sleep, but are chronically sleep- deprived. Adol - even starting school 30 mins later showed remarkable improvement. Disorders of inhibition or maintaining sleep, characterized by difficulty getting enough sleep, not sleeping when one wants to, not feeling refreshed from sleep. Most of these sleep problems resolve themselves as the child matures. Disorders in which behavioural or physiological events intrude upon ongoing. Common affiliations of early to mid-childhood; children typically grow out of them.
