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Sleeping Disorders

Sleeping Disorders. By Soner Aydın GPC 126 Physiological Psychology Prof.Dr . Dean Owen. Outline. Sleeping Disorders General Sleeping Disorders Insomnia Sleep Apnea Narcolepsy Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Rem Behavior Disorder Other Sleeping Disorders Night Terrors

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Sleeping Disorders

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  1. SleepingDisorders By Soner Aydın GPC 126 PhysiologicalPsychology Prof.Dr. Dean Owen

  2. Outline • Sleeping Disorders • General Sleeping Disorders • Insomnia • Sleep Apnea • Narcolepsy • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder • Rem Behavior Disorder • Other Sleeping Disorders • Night Terrors • Sleep Talking • Sleepwalking • Conclusion

  3. Sleeping Disorders • According to the Stanford School of Medicine (n. d) there are more than 100 types of sleep disorders that can occur in different times of a day • The most common type is insomnia Source: http://sleep.stanford.edu/sleep-disorders/

  4. Insomnia • What defines a “normal” sleep? • General causes • Stress • Uncomfortable situations (temperature, noise, place, pain) • Menapouse for women • Alcohol and drug addictions • Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, brain tumors, depression Source: Oxtoby, K. (2013). Sleepless night. Chemist & Druggist, 23-25.

  5. Sleep Apnea • Threetypes • ObstructiveSleepApnea(OSA) • CentralSleepApnea(CSA) • MixedSleepApnea • SomeCauses • Geneticaland HormonalDisorder • Obesity Source: Yantis, M. A (1999). Sleep Apnea. The American Journal of Nursing. 99(9), pp. 2400-2488.

  6. Sleep Apnea (cont’d) • Symptoms • Loud snoring • Long pauses in breath during sleep • Excessive daytime sleepiness • Excessive, unexplained fatigue • Personality changes Source: Yantis, M. A (1999). Sleep Apnea. The American Journal of Nursing. 99(9), pp. 2400-2488.

  7. Narcolepsy • Frequent periods of sleepiness during the day. • Four main symptoms • Gradual or sudden attacks of sleepiness • Occasional cataplexy • Sleep paralysis • Hypnagogic hallucinations • Against the lack of Orexin, stimulant drugs like Ritalin is used for enhancing dopamine and norepinepherine level. • Source: Kalat, J. W. (2009). Biological Psychology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth

  8. Periodic Limb Movement Disorder • Repetitive movements, most typically in the lower limbsthat occur about every 20-40 seconds. • PLMD movementsare • brief muscle twitches • jerking movements • upward flexing of the feet • Treatment • Tranquilizershelpsuppressthemovements (Kalat, 2009) Source:http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/sleep-related-movement-disorders/periodic-limb-movement-disorder

  9. REM Behavior Disorder • People normally dream in mental ways but people who have Rem behavior disorder dream also physically. • Symptoms • Shouting • Screaming • Hitting or punching • Sleep Talking Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/abnormal-sleep-behaviors/rem-behavior-disorder

  10. REM Behavior Disorder (cont’d) • Treatment • Using Clonazepam,Benzodiazapine • If these not solve this disorder,some antidepressants or melatonin can be used. • Shaping sleep environment,such as removing all sharp and breakable objects in order not to cause any damage. Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/abnormal-sleep-behaviors/rem-behavior-disorder

  11. Night Terror, Sleep Talking, Sleep Walking • Night Terror is known as a simple image or short act during an unpleasant dream rather than a nightmare. • Sleep Talking is more normal activity than the other sleeping disorders. Most of the people do not aware of this until someone hears and tells about that. • Sleep Walking is basically a situation that brain is awake and other parts are asleep. Source: Kalat, J. W. (2009). Biological Psychology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth

  12. Conclusion • Sleeping Disorders • General Sleeping Disorders • Insomnia • Sleep Apnea • Narcolepsy • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder • Rem Behavior Disorder • Other Sleeping Disorders • Night Terrors • Sleep Talking • Sleepwalking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axZhwgX2nLM

  13. Thank you for your attention.

  14. References • Kalat, J. W. (2009). Biological Psychology. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth • National Sleep Foundation (n. d). Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep. Retrieved from http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/sleep-related-movement-disorders/periodic-limb-movement-disorder • National Sleep Foundation (n. d). REM Behavior Disorderand Sleep. Retrieved from http://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/abnormal-sleep-behaviors/rem-behavior-disorder • Oxtoby, K. (2013). Sleepless night. Chemist & Druggist, 23-25. • Stanford School of Medicine (n. d). Sleep Disorders. Retrieved from http://sleep.stanford.edu/sleep-disorders/ • Yantis, M. A (1999). Sleep Apnea. The American Journal of Nursing. 99(9), pp. 2400-2488.

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