Sleeping Disorders
What is insomnia
Chronic and persistant inability to fall asleep
What is sleep hygiene
A set of behaviours and environmental factors that promote better sleeping habits
Which hormone is the main hormone responsible for putting you to sleep
Melatonin
How many different stages of sleep are there
4
What is the sleep disorder where people spontaneously fall asleep seemingly at random
Narcolepsy
T/F Drugs are the only treatments that can be used to treat sleep disorders
F - can also implement lifestyle change and psychological treatments like CBT
Which hormone is responsible for growth and repair during sleep
HGH (human growth hormone)
T/F We go through multiple sleep cycles throughout the night while asleep
True
How does deep sleep potentially help improve mental health
REM sleep is thought to help process emotional experiences (uncertain about process)
What is the associated risk with overuse of sleep medication
Tolerance will increase
Typically this hormone is highest when you wake up and must be low in order for you to proper enter sleep
Cortisol
Which stage of sleep do we have the most vivid sleep
REM
How is poor sleep associated with weight gain and obesity
Poor sleep disrupts your production of Leptin, Ghrelin, and Insulin (hunger, satiety, and blood sugar hormones) and therefore can cause weight gain
What is the name of the drug class which is used to treat insomnia
Hypnotics
Which gland is responsible for making melatonin
Pineal gland
In which stage of sleep is HGH released
Stage 3-4
Explain how sleep apnea disrupts sleep
Causes upper airway narrowing and impairs breathing, have mini-awakenings throughout the night so can't enter deeper sleep
What is the name of the hormone that is attacked during narcolepsy
Orexin
What is the name of the inhibitory neurotransmitter involved in sleep
GABA
Which stage of sleep would you find Sleep Spindles and K complexes
Stage 2