SLEEP DISORDER

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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Sleep disorder describes a lot of sleep disturbances including amount, quality, timing and abnormal events during sleep. Disorders are characterised by common cause, mental disorder, medical condition or drug abuse.

SLEEP DISORDER: "A sleep disorder describes anything that disturbs our sleep cycle and normal sleep behaviour."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. DYSSOMNIA
  2. MOOD DISORDER
  3. ANXIETY DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CON
  4. DYSFUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP, SLEEP STAGES, OR PARTIAL AROUSAL*
  5. TIC DISORDER
  6. MENTAL DISORDER
  7. SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
  8. PSEUDOINSOMNIA
  9. PRIMARY INSOMNIA
  10. BREATHING-RELATED SLEEP DISORDER
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "SLEEP DISORDER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/sleep-disorder/ (accessed September 25, 2018).
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