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Wednesday, 21 January 2015

The two types of Insomnia continued from Abnormal Psychology

Two types of insomnia Related to anxiety - People have trouble falling asleep. There is a book by Horne regarding sleep deprivation used on military personnel. -early morning awakening -wake up about two hours before scheduled waking hours and found that they could not get back to sleep. This is associated with depression. If motivated, people overcame fatigue. Sleep supplies neurotransmitters. When people sleep a normal sleep pattern they are coming out of depression. Hypothyroid - one that regulates metabolic - (insufficient amount) People will feel lack of energy, sleep patterns are poor, they are down about themselves. should be treated; return hormones back to normal. Can have physical problems that resemble psychiatric disorders. Book you may find interesting is Dose Of Sanity - It’s Not All In Your Head.

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