PSY 4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Sleep Deprivation, Prefrontal Cortex, Parasomnia

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 4105
• Professor: Guergana Mileva

Document Summary

Substance-use disorders: sleep-wake disorders, elimination disorders, chronic illness, adolescent substance- use disorders. Primary activity of the brain in early childhood. Mimic or worsen symptoms of major disorders. Sleep deprivation impairs functioning of prefrontal cortex. Sleep produces an uncoupling of neurobiological systems. Sleep patterns, needs and problems change over the course of maturation. Adolescents have increased need for sleep, but are often sleep deprived. Examining the impact of later high school start times on the health and academic performance of high school students. 10 sleep - wake disorders in the dsm-5. Behavioural interventions for circadian rhythm disorders can be effective when adolescent and family are highly motivated. Two elimination problems occurring during adolescence and childhood: enuresis, encopresis. Involuntary discharge of urine during day or night. Three subtypes: nocturnal only, diurnall only, combination of nocturnal and diurnal. More common among less educated, lowe ses, and institutionalized children. Primary treatments: standard behavioural training methods, medications: desmopressin (synthetic adh, psychological interventions.