Psychology 2042A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Eurasian Magpie, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2042A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

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Euresis comes from the greek word meaning i make water . Evidence is not consistent: higher rates of concordance for enuresis also have been reported among monozygotic twins [significant genetic contribution, wetting results from a failure to learn control over reflexive wetting. Failure can result from either faulty training or other environmental influences: child should be evaluated by a physician, desmopre++ssin acetate has become the primary pharmacological treatment, wetting resumes if the drug is discontinued. Urine alarm system successful in a clear majority of cases, and it is the treatment of choice. Full spectrum home training includes a urine alarm system; cleanliness training; a procedure to increase bladder capacity, and overlearning (a process of training children to a higher criterion of successive dry nights than is usually thought to be necessary. The three conditions were equally effective in treating enuresis.