Jose L Barba Sleep disorders are problems with trying to fall asleep staying asleep or sleeping too much Sleep disorders cause abnormal behavior while sleeping There has been many studies on these disorders and we still do not know some of the causes of why people have sleep disorders ID: 421288
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Sleep Disorders
Jose L.
BarbaSlide2
Sleep disorders are problems with trying to fall asleep, staying asleep or sleeping too much. Sleep disorders cause abnormal behavior while sleeping. There has been many studies on these disorders and we still do not know some of the causes of why people have sleep disorders.
What are Sleep Disorders?Slide3
Night terrors also known as sleep terrors are episodes of fear while sleeping. Night terrors may cause screaming, talking, violent thrashing, throwing, hitting, sitting up, and opening of the eyes all while
sleeping. Sleep walking can be an effect of night terrors.
Night Terrors Slide4
Night Terrors are more common in children but can still happen to adults. Most children that have night terrors have them between the ages of 4 and 12. They tend to grow out of them with time, usually by adolescence. It is rare for adults to have sleep terrors. Only 2.2 percent of adults experience night terrors.
Who gets Night Terrors?Slide5
Night Terrors happen rather quickly. Some may be from a few seconds to a couple minutes. They occur typically in the first 90 to 120 minutes of sleep. Many people do not remember the night terrors themselves but wake up with sudden great fear from deep sleep.
How Long are the Night Terrors?Slide6
Researchers believe that it may be genetically inherited since 80 percent of kids who have night terrors have family members that have had it before. Night terrors in children may also be caused by the over arousal of a child's immature central nervous system during sleep.
What Causes Night Terrors in Children?Slide7
Adults who get night t
errors are often under stress. Stress may be a significant cause of night terrors in adults that can come from overwhelming responsibility's. Anger would also be a big cause of night terrors. If an adult tends to be angry over things it
highers
the risk of having night terrors or amplifies it.
Adults and Night TerrorsSlide8
How can you Treat Night Terrors?
Children
The most you can do in treating night terrors in children would be to simply comfort them when they wake from them. Most children grow out of night terrors.
Adults
In adults you must reduce stress levels and be calm more often. Stress and anger are the major causes of night terrors in adults.Slide9
Nightmares are known as scary and very unpleasant dreams. Many people can remember their dreams vividly and claim to believe that it was real until waking and realizing it was only a dream.
NightmaresSlide10
Nightmares happen during REM sleep and result in feelings of fear, distress, terror and extreme anxiety. Nightmares tend to happen in the later part of the night and usually wakes the sleeper.
When do Nightmares happen?Slide11
Nightmares happen to everyone and it happens occasionally. Having nightmares become a disorder when it happens often and it disrupts your sleeping all the time.
How do we know if it’s a Sleeping Disorder?Slide12
Nightmares happen to everyone of all ages. Even animals get nightmares. Usually children will have nightmares before the age of 10. Nightmares are more common in girls than boys and may continue on during adulthood. Adults who have high levels of stress are more common to have nightmares.
Who gets
N
ightmares?Slide13
Nobody really knows where Nightmares come from but according to a 2000 report in “American Family Physician” nightmares are linked to certain medications such as barbiturates, narcotics, and antidepressants specifically because they affect neurotransmitters which may cause a person to have nightmares. People who are depressed are known to have many nightmares.
What Causes Nightmares?Slide14
If you constantly have nightmares its usually because something may be on your mind. Just talking about it with someone and hashing it out consciously may help stop the nightmares. To reduce having nightmares you must relieve some stress as well.
How to treat Nightmare DisorderSlide15
Symptoms of Nightmares?
Extreme anxiety
Fear
SweatTalking and moving in sleep
Yelling while asleep
H
igh heart rate
Clammy handsSlide16
Night Terrors Vs. Nightmares
Night Terrors
Happens earlier in sleep during NREM
Can not remember dream vividly
Does not recall the event the next morning
Always wakes you up
Nightmares
Occur in the last third of the night
Occurs during REM sleep
May vividly remember the dream
May or may not wake us from sleepSlide17
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