UNRS 310 EXAM #3
REM sleep - Answer- -reduction and absence of skeletal muscle tone
-burst of REM
-dreaming
-myoclonic twitches of facial and limb muscles
-autonomic nervous system variability
NREM - Answer- -refers to sleep during which there is no rapid eye movement
-sleepwalking, slee...
UNRS 310 EXAM #3
REM sleep - Answer- -reduction and absence of skeletal muscle tone
-burst of REM
-dreaming
-myoclonic twitches of facial and limb muscles
-autonomic nervous system variability
NREM - Answer- -refers to sleep during which there is no rapid eye movement
-sleepwalking, sleep terrors
circadian drive - Answer- Functions as part of the circadian rhythm that comes into
play during the day to promote wakefulness. The circadian drive is balanced by the
homeostatic mechanism of sleep drives.
sleep latency - Answer- time it takes to fall asleep
sleep hygiene - Answer- healthy sleep habits
sleep fragmentation - Answer- disruption of sleep stages
sleep paralysis - Answer- the experience of waking up unable to move
nightmare disorder - Answer- a type of sleep-wake disorder involving a pattern of
frequent, disturbing nightmares
night terror disorder - Answer- a sleep disorder that involves frequent awakening with
a high state of fear which is not due to a frightening dream
polysomonography - Answer- -test of sleep cycles and stages using continuous
recordings of brain waves (EEGs), -all night test using electrodes to diagnose sleep-
related disorders and nocturnal seizure disorders
substance induced sleep disorder - Answer- severe sleep disturbance that is the
result of substance intoxication or withdrawal
phases of sexual response cycle - Answer- desire, excitement, orgasm, resolution
sexual dysfunction - Answer- disturbances in desire excitement, or orgasm phases of
the sexual response cycle or pain with intercourse
erectile dysfunction - Answer- -failure to maintain/obtain an erection
-has to happen 75% of sexual occasions and last for 6 months
exhibitionistic disorder - Answer- intentionally displaying genitals in public
fetishistic disorder - Answer- sexual focus on objects
, pedophilic disorder - Answer- sexual interest towards prepubescent children (<13
yrs)
voyeuristic disorder - Answer- -illegal activity that begins in adolescence
-seeking sexual arousal through viewing, usually secretly other people in intimate
situations
dementia - Answer- -progressive deterioration of cognitive functioning and global
impairment of intellect
-most commonly caused by AD
mild dementia - Answer- does not interfere with ADLs does not necessarily progress
major dementa - Answer- interfere with daily functioning and dependence
neurofibrilary tangles - Answer- Twisted protein fibers that form within certain brain
cells as people age. People with Alzheimer's disease have an excessive number of
such tangles.
amnesia - Answer- memory impairment
aphasia - Answer- loss of language ability
apraxia - Answer- loss of purposeful movement
agnosia - Answer- loss of sensory ability to recognize objects
Donepezil (Aricept) - Answer- -cholinesterase inhibitor
-drug of choice for once a day dosing
-few SE (diarrhea, nausea)
-for AD
Rivastigmine (Exelon) - Answer- -cholinesterase inhibitor
-for AD
-causes N/V, loss of appetite, weight loss
Galantamine (Razadyne) - Answer- -cholinesterase inhibitor
-early stages of dementia
memantine (Namenda) - Answer- - moderate to severe stages
violence - Answer- objectionable act that involve intentional use of force that results
in or has the potential to result in injury to another person
seclusion - Answer- the involuntary confinement of a person in a room or area where
the person is physically prevented from leaving
aggression - Answer- -action or behavior that results in verbal or physical attack
-relationship between low serotonin and impulse aggression and sometimes
decreased dopamine receptors
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