Abnormal Psych Exam 3 - Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11
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bulimia nervosa - Answer-eating disorder involving recurrent episodes of uncontrolled
excessive (binge) eating followed by compensatory actions to remove the food (e.g.
deliberate vomiting, laxative abuse, and excessive exercise)
binge - Answer-relatively brief episode of uncontrolled, excessive consumption, usually
of food or alcohol
anorexia nervosa - Answer-eating disorder characterized by recurrent food refusal
leading to dangerously low body weight
bing eating disorder - Answer-pattern of eating involving distress inducing binges not
followed by purging behaviors
obesity - Answer-excess of body fat resulting in a body mass index of 30 or more
purging techniques - Answer-in the eating disorder bulimia nervosa, the self induced
vomiting or laxative abuse used to compensate for excessive food ingestion
night eating syndrome - Answer-consuming a third or more of daily food intake after the
evening meal and getting out of bed at least once during the night to have a high calorie
snack. in the morning, however, individuals are not hungry and don't usually eat
breakfast. they do not binge and seldom purge
bariatric surgery - Answer-surgical approach to extreme obesity, usually accomplished
by stapling the stomach to create a small stomach pouch or bypassing the stomach
through gastric bypass surgery
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep - Answer-periodic intervals of sleep during which the
eyes move rapidly from side to side, and dreams occur, but the body is inactive
dyssomnias - Answer-problems in getting to sleep or in obtaining sufficient quality sleep
parasomnias - Answer-abnormal behaviors such as nightmares or sleepwalking that
occur during sleep
polysomnographic (PSG) evaluation - Answer-assessment of sleep disorders in which a
client sleeping in the lab is monitored for heart, muscle, respiration, brain wave, and
other functions
actigraph - Answer-small electronic device that is worn on the wrist like a watch and
records body movements. this device can be used to record sleep wake cycles
, sleep efficiency (SE) - Answer-percentage of time actually spent sleeping of the total
time spent in bed
microsleeps - Answer-short, seconds long periods of sleep that occur in people who
have been deprived of sleep
insomnia disorder - Answer-condition in which insufficient sleep interferes with normal
functioning
primary insomnia - Answer-difficulty in initiating, maintaining or gaining from sleep; not
related to other medical or psychological problems
rebound insomnia - Answer-in a person with insomnia, the worsened sleep problems
that can occur when medications are used to treat insomnia and then withdrawn
hypersomnolence disorders - Answer-sleep dysfunction involving an excessive amount
of sleep that disrupts normal routines
sleep apnea - Answer-disorder involving brief periods when breathing ceases during
sleep
narcolepsy - Answer-sleep disorder involving sudden and irresistible sleep attacks
breathing related sleep disorders - Answer-sleep disruption leading to excessive
sleepiness or insomnia, caused by a breathing problem such as interrupted sleep (sleep
apnea) or labored (hypoventilation) breathing
circadian rhythm sleep disorder - Answer-sleep disturbances resulting in sleepiness or
insomnia, caused by the body's inability to synchronize its sleep patterns with the
current pattern of day and night
nightmares - Answer-frightening and anxiety-provoking dreams occurring during rapid
eye movement sleep. the individual recalls the bad dreams and recovers alertness and
orientation quickly
disorder of arousal - Answer-category of sleep disorder during NREM sleep that
includes sleepwalking and sleep terrors
sleep terrors - Answer-episodes of apparent awakening from sleep, accompanied by
signs of panic, followed by disorientation and amnesia for the incident. these occur
during non rapid eye movement sleep and so do not involve frightening dreams
sleepwalking (somnambulism) - Answer-parasomnia that involves leaving the bed
during non rapid eye movement sleep
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