PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Slow-Wave Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Spindle
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Brain works to maintain sleep complexes (large waves) People age & sleep lighter fewer spindles. Pseudo-insomnia: people are asleep but they dream that they are not sleeping. Cause: worrying about sleep (anxiety) take pills which becomes ineffective in the long run; poor sleeping habits. Treatment: cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) use with drug & discontinue drug before end of therapy: sleep apnea: stop breathing while asleep sleep disruption. Treatment: cpap blows air while a person is sleeping: narcolepsy: excessive sleepiness during waking hours. Genetic condition affecting neural transmission of neurotransmitters to the hypothalamus. Symptoms: muscle paralysis, rem sleep, go limp & collapse. Treatment: stimulant modafinil: rem behavior disorder: normal paralysis is disabled (people act out their. Cause: neurological deficit: somnambulism (sleep walking) occurs in stage 4, common in young kids, within dreams) hour of two, sleep is adaptive, restoration & deprivation. Restorative theory: sleep allows brain & body to rest & to repair themselves: gh released, replenish glycogen, strengthen immune system.
