1. Unit 5 (B): Sleep Disorders
Mr. McCormick
A.P. Psychology

2. Do-Now (Survey/In Journal)
Answer the True/False questions on Hand-Out 3-9: “Am I Sleep Deprived?”
If you answered True to 3 or more of the 15 items, it is likely that you are not getting enough sleep.

3. “Sleep Debt” James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation:
Experimenting with time cues has concluded that people may require 9-10 hours of sleep per night
Sleep vs. Wakefulness are like bank transactions:
Hours slept are like deposits into our bank account of sleep
Hours of wakefulness are like withdrawals
A one-hour sleep loss per night for a week is the equivalent of pulling one all-nighter
People often find themselves in sleep debt (cumulative negative effects of not getting enough sleep)

4. Do you agree with James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation?
“Sleep Debt”
Do you agree with James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation?
Why or why not?

5. Theory of Sleep Deprivation
“Sleep Debt”
Think about the hours you spend sleeping on weekdays vs. weekends:
Can you apply James Maas’
Theory of Sleep Deprivation
to your sleep behaviors?

6. after not getting enough sleep?
Sleep Deprivation
How do you feel
after not getting enough sleep?

7. Sleep Deprivation Fatigue and subsequent death Impaired concentration
Emotional irritability
Depressed immune system
Greater vulnerability

8. Frequency of accidents increase with loss of sleep
Sleep Deprivation
Frequency of accidents increase with loss of sleep

9. Sleep Disorders Sleep Disorders: Insomnia Narcolepsy Sleep Apnea
Night Terrors
Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking

10. Insomnia Insomnia: Recurring problems of falling or staying asleep
Affects 1/10 adults (1/4 older adults)
Causes:
Stress/Anxiety
Depression
Drug/Alcohol abuse
Irregular sleep schedules

11. Narcolepsy Narcolepsy: Uncontrollable sleep attacks
Sufferer may lapse directly into REM Sleep, often at inopportune times
Affects 1/2000 people
Etymology:
Narco: “numbness”
Lepsy: “seizure”
Causes:
Neurological

12. Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea:
Temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated awakenings
Affects 1/20 people
Etymology:
Apnea: “without breath”
Causes:
Enlarged tonsils
Obesity
Recurring infection

13. Night Terrors Night Terrors:
High arousal and appearance of being terrified
Unlike nightmares, night terrors occur during Stage 4 sleep, within two or three hours of falling asleep
Seldom remembered
Affects mostly children
Causes:
Sleep Deprivation/Fatigue
Stress/Anxiety
Fever
Intense stimulation of amygdala during sleep
Extensive Stage 4 sleep (children)

14. Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking
Walking/talking during Stage 4 sleep
Often not recalled
Affects mostly children
Causes:
Heredity
Stress/Anxiety
Sleep deprivation
Extensive Stage 4 sleep (children)
Sedative medications

15. Personal Experience with Sleep Disorders
Can you recall a time when you experienced one of the 5 sleep disorders we have discussed?
What was your experience like?

16. Review
What is sleep debt and how does it relate to James Maas’ Theory of Sleep Deprivation?
What are some of the effects of sleep deprivation?
Discuss the symptoms and causes of the following:
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep Apnea
Night Terrors
Sleepwalking/Sleep Talking

17. Homework Unit 5 FRQ: Unit 5 Quiz: “States of Consciousness”
Research Study Response #8: “Acting as if You Are Hypnotized” (Pgs )
Unit 5 Test: “States of Consciousness”
Chapter 7 Outline: “Learning”