Sleep Disorders

Insomnia

difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

• becomes worse when stressed about

Narcolepsy

sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness that usually last 5 mins or less

can lapse directly into REM — this can be dangerous if it happens at an inconvenient time

Sleep Apnea

intermittently stop breathing during sleep

"wake up” hundreds of times per night to begin breathing again

treatments include weight loss and using a CPAP machine

Night Terrors

sudden arousal from sleep and intense fear accompanied by physiological reactions

seems to be related to some fear a child has…but it is not the same as a nightmare — only see images

if they're not woken up, children often do not remember in the morning

Sleepwalking

sleepwalking - somnabulism, happens during stage 3

sleep talking can occur at any stage

both run in families

REM Behavior Disorder (RBD)

muscles aren't paralyzed in REM allowing the person to act out their dreams (usually vivid, violent, intense dreams)

seen more often in middle-aged/elderly men