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Understanding Sleep Disorders: Effects and Solutions

Explore the impacts and causes of common sleep disorders like insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, night terrors, and sleepwalking/talking. Learn about the theory of sleep debt and its relation to sleep deprivation.

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Understanding Sleep Disorders: Effects and Solutions

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  1. Chapter 3 (C):Sleep Disorders A.P. Psychology

  2. Do-Now(Survey/In Journal) Answer the True/False questions on Hand-Out 3-9: “Am I Sleep Deprived?” If you answered True to 3 or more of the 15 items, it is likely that you are not getting enough sleep.

  3. “Sleep Debt” • James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation: • Experimenting with time cues has concluded that people may require 9-10 hours of sleepper night • Sleep vs. Wakefulness are like bank transactions: • Hours slept are like deposits into our bank account of sleep • Hours of wakefulness are like withdrawals • A one-hour sleep loss per night for a week is the equivalent of pulling one all-nighter • People often find themselves in sleep debt (cumulative negative effects of not getting enough sleep)

  4. “Sleep Debt” Do you agree with James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation? Why or why not?

  5. “Sleep Debt” Think about the hours you spend sleeping on weekdays vs. weekends: Can you apply James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation to yoursleep behaviors?

  6. Sleep Deprivation How do you feel after not getting enough sleep?

  7. Sleep Deprivation • Fatigue and subsequent death • Impaired concentration • Emotional irritability • Depressed immune system • Greater vulnerability

  8. Sleep Deprivation Frequency of accidents increase with loss of sleep

  9. Sleep Disorders • Sleep Disorders: • Insomnia • Narcolepsy • Sleep Apnea • Night Terrors • Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking

  10. Insomnia • Insomnia: • Recurring problems of falling or staying asleep • Affects 1/10 adults (1/4 older adults) • Causes: • Stress/Anxiety • Depression • Drug/Alcohol abuse • Irregular sleep schedules

  11. Narcolepsy • Narcolepsy: • Uncontrollable sleep attacks • Sufferer may lapse directly into REM Sleep, often at inopportune times • Affects 1/2000 people • Etymology: • Narco: “numbness” • Lepsy: “seizure” • Causes: • Neurological

  12. Sleep Apnea • Sleep Apnea: • Temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated awakenings • Affects 1/20 people • Etymology: • Apnea: “without breath” • Causes: • Enlarged tonsils • Obesity • Recurring infection

  13. Night Terrors • Night Terrors: • High arousal and appearance of being terrified • Unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during Stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep • Seldom remembered • Affects mostly children • Causes: • Sleep Deprivation/Fatigue • Stress/Anxiety • Fever • Intense stimulation of amygdala during sleep • Extensive Stage 4 sleep (children)

  14. Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking • Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking: • Walking/talking during Stage 4 sleep • Often not recalled • Affects mostly children • Causes: • Heredity • Stress/Anxiety • Sleep deprivation • Extensive Stage 4 sleep (children) • Sedative medications

  15. Personal Experience with Sleep Disorders Can you recall a time when you experienced one of the 5sleep disorders we have discussed? What was your experience like?

  16. Review • What is sleep debt and how does it relate to James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation? • What are some of the effects of sleep deprivation? • Discuss the symptoms and causes of the following: • Insomnia • Narcolepsy • Sleep Apnea • Night Terrors • Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking

  17. Homework • Unit 5 FRQ: Chapter 3 Quiz:“States of Consciousness” • Research Study Response #8:“Acting as if You Are Hypnotized” (Pgs. 56-64)

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