PSY 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Schizophrenia, Parasomnia, Hypersomnia
5 Apr 2016
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Insomnia: not sleeping very much, problems falling asleep or staying asleep. Dream anxiety: nightmares causing a feeling of the lack of sleep. Sleep terror: like dream anxiety, wakes up in a state of panic and takes a while to calm down, causes anxiety and fear. Sleepwalking: gets up and walks around while still sleeping, usually perform complex tasks without getting injured or injuring others. All sleep disorders are very common in children. Considered normal when a child complains of them. *one of the most severe disorders, only fully recover bounce in and out of hospitals for their lifetime not being in touch with reality. Delusions: beliefs a person has that don"t correspond with reality. Hallucinations: things a person perceives without appropriate stimulation. Types (hearing things, seeing things, feeling things, smelling things and tasting things that aren"t actually there) Paranoid: very expressive, will talk to you, feelings of persecution, most mild form, good chance of recovery.
