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BN Chpt 18-20, 23-26
Definitions and Common questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| State in which a person is relieved of distress | Comfort |
| Waking state characterized by reduced activity and mental stimulation | Rest |
| State of arousable unconsciousness | Sleep |
| Specialist who study how the evironment effects behavior and well-being | Environment Psychologists |
| Amount of moisture in the air | Humidity |
| Ratio between the amount of moisture in the air and the greatest amount of water vapor in the air can hold at a given temperature | Relative Humidity |
| Ability to maintain stable body temperature | Thermoregulation |
| Movement of air | Ventilation |
| Layers of foam or other devices placed on top of the mattress.Promote comfort or sleep or to keep the skin intact | Mattress Overlways |
| Reducing fatique, stabilizing mood, improving blood flow to the brain, increasing protein synthesis, maintaining the disease fighting mechanisms of the immune system, promoting cellular growth and repair, and improving the capacity storage and learning | Functions of Sleep |
| Lighing can affect _____? | sleep |
| _____ increases fatigue and the need for sleep. | Activity |
| Adapting to your surrounding and feeling comfortable is otherwise known as adapting to your _______. | Environment |
| If the desire to remain awake is strong, then somones desire to sleep can be overcome. This is otherwise known as ________. | Motivation |
| A persons ________ or moods can effect the way they sleep. | Emotions |
| What are some examples of foods and beverages that affect a persons sleep? | Caffiene, Alcohol |
| Stress, anxiety, and discomfort come along with any _______, which can affect sleep. | illness |
| Drugs that excite structures in the brain | Stimulants |
| Diminished effect from the drugs at its usual dosage rate | Drug tolerance |
| A daily account of sleeping and waking activities | Sleep Diary |
| Diagnostic assessment technique in which a client is monitored for an entire night's sleep to abtain physiologic data. | Nocturnal polysomnography |
| Difficulty falling asleep, or awakening frequently during the night, or awakening early is known as _________. | Insomnia |
| ________ is a sleep disorder characterized by feeling sleepy despite getting normal sleep. | Hypersomnia |
| The sudden onset of daytime sleep, short NREM period before the first REM phase, and pathologic manifestations of REM sleep. | Narcolepsy |
| ___________ is excessive sleeping for long periods. | hypersomnolence |
| The person cannot move for a few minutes just before falling asleep or awakening is known as _________. | Sleep paralysis |
| The sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by an emotional change such as laughing or anger is known as ____________. | Cataplexy |
| A dreamlike auditory or visual experience while dozing or falling asleep. | Hypnogogic hallucinations |
| Cessation of breathing | Apnea |
| Decreased cellular oxygenation | hypoxia |
| Unintentional sleep lasting 20 to 30 seconds. | microsleep |
| Sleep-walking | somnambulism |
| Bedwetting | nocturnal enuresis |
| Grinding of the teeth | Bruxism |
| Movement typically in the legs but occasionally in the arms or other body parts to relieve disturbing skin sensations | Restless leg syndrome |
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