Sleep Disorders
The diagnosis for a person who has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
What is insomnia?
The amount of body rhythms that we have studied
What is three?
The amount of hours (a range) that the average person should get each night
What is between 7 and 10 hours?
The amount of sleep stages a person experiences
What is four?
The term that is best defined as the awareness of yourself and your environment
What is consciousness?
The diagnosis for a person who experiences pain in their legs when laying or sitting down, and only finds relief when moving them
What is restless leg syndrome?
The biological rhythm that occurs once every 24 hours
What is a circadian rhythm?
Problems that arise when a person does not get enough sleep
What is: inability to fight illnesses, increases level of cortisol, increases in appetite, high blood pressure, etc.?
The acronym REM stand for
What is Rapid Eye Movement?
The medication/supplement that is typically prescribed to a person who struggles with insomnia
What is melatonin?
The diagnosis for a person who has trouble breathing while sleeping
What is sleep apnea?
The biological rhythm that occurs more than once a day
What is an ultradian rhythm?
The stress hormone that your body produces more of when you don't get enough sleep
What is cortisol?
This stage of the sleep cycle is when a person enters a light sleep
What is NREM or Stage 2?
Ms. Johnson's favorite basketball team
What are the Memphis Grizzlies?
The diagnosis for a person--typically a child--who gets bad dreams during the 4th stage of sleep
What are night terrors?
An example of an ultradian rhythm
What is the sleep stages?
This part of the brain is most affected by the lack of sleep and causes memory problems
What is the hippocampus?
What is Stage 3?
The portion of the brain that controls your ability to be awake/conscious
What is the reticular formation?
The diagnosis for a person-- typically a child-- who wets the bed frequently
What is enuresis?
An example of an infradian rhythm
What is a menstrual cycle of hibernation?
This part of the brain is negatively affected by a lack of sleep, which causes a person to experience mood changes and difficulty concentrating
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Two characteristics of REM
What is an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, voluntary muscles becoming paralyzed, restoring body functions, and dreaming?
The portion of the brain that monitors light and dark, and sends messages to other part of the brain to alert it to sleep or stay awake
What is the hypothalamus?