Psychology › Section D · States of consciousness › Topic D.4
Sleep problems and disorders
Most sleep trouble is ordinary - a stressful week, a late coffee. But a distinct set of disorders has names, mechanisms, and treatments, and knowing the difference between a bad week and a real condition is part of psychological literacy. This topic describes the disorders as education; it never replaces a clinician.
In this topic
- When poor sleep becomes a disorder
- Insomnia
- Sleep hygiene: the everyday habits
- Parasomnias and restless legs
- Sleep apnoea
- Narcolepsy
- Worked example: SIDS, from research to recommendation
- Worked example: a bad week vs. a condition
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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