The MSLT is performed during the day to measure a person's tendency to fall asleep and to determine whether isolated elements of REM sleep intrude at inappropriate times during the waking hours. As part of the test, an individual is asked to take four or five short naps usually scheduled two hours apart. Following these tests the examining doctor will begin to ask the following; if there are any physical injuries or factors that may have lead to the narcolepsy, whether you are on medication, if you have other sleep disorders that could be other than narcolepsy, if you use or abuse drugs or alcohol and if family members also have narcolepsy. The doctor will also take administer a physical exam which will check for other possible conditions
People have little difficulty recalling their nightmares as they are usually filled with feelings of fear. It is not uncommon to have a problem returning to sleep after a nightmare, especially for children. Nightmares occur more often in children than in adults, and it is a normal development process for children to go through. (http://sleepdisordersguide.com/parasomnia.html) These frightening dreams can start as early as eighteen months of age. Children will benefit from comfort and reassurance after a nightmare.
Explore some of the issues that may be associated with the practise of co-sleeping. After birth newborns sleep anywhere between 11 to 21 hours a day varying form infant to infant (Michalesson, et al., as cited in Hoffnung et al., 2010). This can affect not only the new born child but also the main care giver and/or other family members who are living with the infant. This can lead to the practise of co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is where a newborn sleeps in the same bed as a family member or main caregiver.
English 111 2/6/13 Summary According to “Americas Sleep-Deprived teens” we aren’t getting enough sleep and in some instances to much sleep. Many teens are falling asleep in class and not getting there work done. Weather it’s the parents not knowing, everyday pressures or other factors the fact is children aren’t getting enough sleep. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) conducted a survey and the findings were pretty interesting. While many parents claim that they know there children’s sleeping patterns and make sure they get enough sleep, more than one half (56%) of adolescents say they get less sleep than recommended.
I also want to show an example of different people going through tests to show when they are at REM sleep. This topic is very relevant become everyone sleeps and everyone dreams but not everyone remembers what they dream and
Instead a nurse who had befriended Norma (from the Senior Center) informed her that her son had boarded the cats until she could return home. These tools can be used in any field of nursing to help determine what needs and treatment a patient may need. Nurses use them upon every admission to the Mental Health units. Often these tools are included in the assessment packet, so they are not missed. The Beck Depression Inventory, the Mini-Mental State Exam and the Perceived Stress Scale are not the only three tools that are used to help determine a patient’s state of mind and his or her ability to learn.
She also mentioned that she falls asleep while watching TV. The medications Suzette is taking can also be the cause of her insomnia. In some cases insomnia may be the first symptom to an underlying mental disorder. This can make it difficult for physicians to determine if insomnia is a manifestation of a mental disorder such as anxiety or if it is the disorder that is causing insomnia (Basta, Chrousos, Vela-Bueno, Vgontzas, 2007). The Life Events Inventory and Stress Symptom Checklist are methods that should be used to assess Suzettes stress levels and aid in determining whether the insomnia is causing the other medical problems or if her
Experimental Research PSY/285 February 17, 2013 Experimental Research Pharmaceutical Research: Sleeping Aids There are many different kinds of sleeping aids that can help someone fall asleep today. Insomnia is when a person has a hard time falling asleep, staying asleep, or a disturbance in the quality of sleep a person gets that will make them feel they are not well rested when they do wake. Insomnia is more common today then we think, about 10% of adults suffer from severe insomnia. Lack of sleep may cause someone to have no motivation, mood swings, and not be able to function to their full potential. Insomnia has also been known to cause depression, anxiety, and stress, which in turn can cause other health problems.
There are many questions about where, and how, your infant should be put to sleep. These questions are confusing for both parents and health professionals, with research that can be contradictory. One hot topic is the issue of parent-infant co-sleeping, and how it affects an infant’s risk for SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of death of infants younger than one year old, and despite extensive research, its cause is still unclear (Lavezzi, Person, &Wolf, 2002). In this debate, there are two main camps: those who say co-sleeping increases the risk of SIDS, and those who say it promotes breast feeding, which decreases the risk of SIDS.
This article deals with the many processes of the brain during the many different stages of sleep that all people experience throughout the night. In his research Stickgold uses some victims of amnesia to help him conduct his research. His research suggests that much of our dreams come from “declarative memory” which consists of our recent experiences. Since people that suffer from amnesia do not have the ability to reproduce declarative memories therefore they should not be able to have dreams about what