Importance of sleep and sleep disorders
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In this section of AOS3 you must know the following:
In this section of AOS3 you must know the following:
- sleep as a regular and naturally occurring altered state of consciousness that follows a circadian rhythm and involves the ultradian rhythms of REM and NREM Stages 1–4 sleep excluding corresponding brain wave patterns and physiological responses for each stage
- theories of the purpose and function of sleep (REM and NREM) including restoration theory and evolutionary (circadian) theory
- the differences in sleep across the lifespan and how these can be explained with reference to the total amount of sleep and changes in a typical pattern of sleep (proportion of REM and NREM) .
- the effects of partial sleep deprivation (inadequate sleep either in quantity or quality) on a person’s affective (amplified emotional responses) behavioural and cognitive functioning
- the effects on consciousness (cognition, concentration and mood) of one night of full sleep deprivation as a comparison with effects of legal blood-alcohol concentrations
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Now watch the Edrolo clips on Sleep disorders (Dysomnia's, Parasomnia's and the sleep/wake cycle) and complete associated activities.