Sleeping Disorders

Sandra Cortez Psychology

Mrs. McElmoyl

Common Sleeping Disorders

• Insomnia• Narcolepsy• Sleep Apnea• Night Terrors• Sleepwalking

What is Insomnia

• Insomnia is a common sleep disorder

• People who have insomnia have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or both

• They may get too little sleep or have poor-quality sleep

• They may not feel well rested when they wake up

Causes of Insomnia

Common causes of insomnia include:• Stress• Anxiety• Depression• Medication • Caffeine• Eating too much at night

Who is at risk for insomnia?

• People with the most risk of Insomnia is people who

• stress • Depressed or have emotional distress • Low income • Work at night • Travel long distances with time

change • Inactive life

What is Narcolepsy

• Narcolepsy is a disorder that causes periods of extreme daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep

• Narcolepsy causes serious disruption in your daily routine

Causes of Narcolepsy

• The cause of narcolepsy is said to be the lack of hypocrite

• This chemical in the brain helps wakefulness

• Lack of hypocrite can be inherited or because of a brain injury or autoimmune disorders

Complications with Narcolepsy

• People with narcolepsy may have problems in there day to day lives such as

• Public misunderstanding of the condition

• Interference with intimate relationships: sleepiness

may cause low sex drive , and people with narcolepsy may fall asleep during sex

• Physical harm since the sleep attacks may cause car accidents if you have one while driving

• Obesity: people with narcolepsy are twice as likely to be overweight

What is Sleep Apnea

• Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses of breathing or swallowing during sleep

• The breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes

• Typically they may occur 30 or more times an hour

• Normal breathing then starts again and with a loud snort or chocking sound

Who is at risk for Sleep Apnea

• About half of the people who have this condition are overweight

• Men are more likely then women to have this although the condition can occurs at any age and the risk increases as you get older

What are Night Terrors?

• Night terrors also known as sleep terrors is a sleep disorder in which a person quickly wakes from sleep in a terrified state

What cause night terrors

• The cause of night terrors is unknown but they may be triggered by

• Fever • Lack of sleep• Periods of emotional stress

or conflict

Who is at risk of night terrors

• Night terrors are common in boys ages 5- 7 although they can also occur in girls

• May run in families • May occur in adults

when there is emotional tension or use of alcohol

What is Sleep Walking

• Sleepwalking is a disorder that occurs when people walk or do another activity while still asleep

Symptoms of sleepwalking

• Acting confused or disoriented when they awake

• Having blank look on the face

• Opening eyes during sleep

• Sitting up and appearing awake during sleep

• Taking in sleep and saying things that don’t make sense

• Walking during sleep

What causes sleep walking

• Fatigue, lack of sleep, and anxiety are all associated with sleepwalking

• Adults way sleepwalk because of

• Alcohol• Medication

• Medical condition• Mental disorders• Sleepwalking can

happen at any age but it is most common in children 5- 12

• It can he genetic

Citations

• "Circadian Rhythm Disorders: Shift Work, Jet Lag, and More." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2013.

• "Insomnia (Chronic and Acute Insomnia) Causes and Symptoms." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2013.

• "KidsHealth." Night Terrors. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2013.• "KidsHealth." Sleepwalking. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov.

2013. • "What Is Narcolepsy, Symptoms & Causes - WebMD."

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