The first sleep-wake disorder we’ll discuss is the most common one, which you’ve likely heard of: insomnia. A situation that is more or less the opposite of insomnia (but equally potentially debilitating) is hypersomnolence. Let’s explore these disorders more closely in my own words.
The clinical exploration of psychological disorders continues with another basic need: sleep. What is sleep? What does the REM phase mean? Why do we sleep? I'll try to answer these questions in my own words.
Elimination Disorders involve difficulties in the regular release of urine (enuresis) and feces (encopresis). These difficulties are not physiological but are linked to psychological causes. The individual delays elimination due to concerns such as the use of a bathroom other than their own, social anxiety, or performance anxiety.
If Anorexia Nervosa is primarily characterized by food avoidance, the last two feeding and eating disorders I’ll discuss are defined by episodes of binge eating. I’m referring to Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder.
