Non-rapid eye movement
Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned sleep/wake disorder.
Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for your assigned sleep/wake disorder.
Describe at what point you would refer the client to their primary care physician for an additional referral to a neurologist, pulmonologist, or physician specializing in sleep disorders and explain why.
Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resource.
Sample Solution
Non-rapid eye movement
Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the electroencephalographic recording are typically slow and of high voltage, the blood pressure is low, and the sleeper is relatively still. The specific DSM-5 criteria for NREM sleep arousal disorder, sleepwalking type, include: recurrent episodes of incomplete awakening from sleep, usually occurring during the first third of the sleep cycle, accompanied by episodes of rising from bed and walking about; the episodes cause significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. Scheduled awakening is an evidence-based behavioral treatment that can be effective at decreasing or resolving frequent and severe NREM parasomnias but may be burdensome for parents to implement. Careful documentation of the timing and frequency of parasomnia is essential for successfully utilizing scheduled awakenings. Minimizing triggering factors should also be a focus of treatment.
