Difference of Sleep Condition and Mental Activity between Short Sleeper and Insomniacs
- VernacularTitle:短睡眠者与失眠症患者的睡眠生理和心理活动差别分析
- Author:
Rengang WU
;
Chungai ZHANG
;
Lixi WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
short sleeper;
insomniac;
mental activity
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To compare sleep condition and mental ac tivity among short sleeper, insomniacs and normal sleeper Method: Subjects were grouped as normal sleeper, short sleeper (according to ICSD cri teria) and insomniacs All of them were measured with MMPI, self-made questionn a ire on emotion at bedtime Psychophysiological arousal and polysomnogram over n i ght were also recorded Results: Sleep latency was longer in sh o rt sleeper than normal The total spent asleep and sleep efficiency of short sl e eper had no different from those of insomniacs The awake time, A/TSA and funct i on of daytime of short sleeper were as good as normal The result of MMPI showe d , short sleeper had lower scores in Hypochondria, Depression, Conversion Hysteri a and Psychasthenia than insomniacs, higher scores in Hypomania than insomniacs or normal control They were also less anxious than insomniacs at bedtime, had s maller correlation coefficient between daytime psychophysiological arousal and s leep condition than insomniacs had Conclusion: Short sleeper h a s longer sleep latency, but quality of their sleep, their personality and emotio n at bedtime are more close to normal sleeper
