What I Learned in Chapters 4,5,6.
1. Sleep Problems and Disorders
2. Sleep Apnea
3. Pain Perception
4. Observational Learning
Insomnia, a consistent difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep. I originally thought it meant that you just had trouble going to sleep, because you had too much on your mind to relax. After reading about insomnia I now see that people will have long periods from the time they go to bed and falling asleep. The other complications involved are increased anxiety- their ability to fall asleep; which eventually will lead to increased arousal. I’ve also learned that chronic insomnia is associated with depression. Other factors that played roles in this disorder included age, drug use, mental status, and your bedtime
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Sleep apnea is defined by episodes during which a sleeper’s breathing stops. These episodes can last 10-20 seconds or longer, and brief periods of arousal. My son would go to bed and fall asleep, but through the night often wake-up, not realizing he was waking up due to his breathing. In the morning when he would get up, he suffered from headaches and feeling like he never got any sleep at all. Sleep Apnea is much more common in overweight people and loud snoring. In my son’s case, he’s very fit but he did snore loudly every night. After being diagnosed with sleep apnea he was prescribed with a CPAP- a continuous positive airway pressure device. This treatment has proven to be effective for my son and others suffering from mild to severe cases. People should listen to their loved ones, because sometime they are not aware of this disorder themselves. This can be a life-threatening disorder due to the fact of becoming over tired and operating a vehicle or other machinery, not only is dangerous for them but for the people they work around. Many people who have been treated with the CPAP’s always complain about the same thing. The CPAP is very bulky and it awakes you when you turn over, and because it has air pressure, the mist turns to water and collects in the mask, making you feel like you have drooled all over yourself. Other than these couple of complaints, the CPAP’s do