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Sleep Paralysis

The document discusses sleep paralysis (SP), a condition marked by temporary inability to move during sleep or waking, often accompanied by fear and hallucinations. It identifies factors contributing to SP, including sleep deprivation, irregular sleep patterns, sleep disorders, and stress, and outlines objectives for studying its impact on adolescents' academic performance and sleep quality. The report concludes that SP has significant effects on individuals and calls for further research to enhance understanding and coping strategies.

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Sleep Paralysis

The document discusses sleep paralysis (SP), a condition marked by temporary inability to move during sleep or waking, often accompanied by fear and hallucinations. It identifies factors contributing to SP, including sleep deprivation, irregular sleep patterns, sleep disorders, and stress, and outlines objectives for studying its impact on adolescents' academic performance and sleep quality. The report concludes that SP has significant effects on individuals and calls for further research to enhance understanding and coping strategies.

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The impact of sleep paralysis on the daily lives of

adolescents and younger adults


**Queen Chetia Patar ** Shehnaz Hussain
**Rituraj Baruah ** Mehzabeen Haque
Department of psychology
University of science & technology, Meghalaya

CASE STUDY REPORT


SLEEP PARALYSIS
Sleep (SP) is a state associated with the inability to move that occurs when an individual is
about sleeping or just waking. It could occur in healthy individuals as isolated SP.
Majority of the episodes of sleep paralysis occurrence are associated with extreme fear and
terror, tactile and visual hallucination and only minority of cases can lead due to clinical
level of distress leadi ng to disrupted sleep patterns with additional insomnia symptoms .

FACTORS OF SLEEP PARALYSIS


Sleep Deprivation: Lack of proper and adequate sleep or chronic sleep
deprivation can disrupt normal sleep patterns and lead to an increased risk of
sleep paralysis.

Irregular sleep pattern: Inconsistent sleep patterns, such as those resulting from
shift work, jet lag, or frequent changes in sleep routines; can make sleep paralysis
more likely to occur.

Sleep Disorders: There are several sleep disorders that are associated with sleep
paralysis and also elevate the risk of it. Disorders such as :
- Narcolepsy: A sleep disorder which is characterized by excessive daytime
sleepiness and symptoms such as vivid hallucination, cataplexy etc.
- Sleep Apnea: Sleep Apnea is a disorder where breathing starts and stops during
sleep which can cause sleep disruption.

Stress and Anxiety: High level of stress and anxiety can disrupt the sleep patterns
and may also exacerbate/aggravate the emotional distress experienced during
sleep paralysis episodes.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENT STUDY TREATMENT


Sleep paralysis can be treated by improving
1) To study the effect of sleep paralysis sleep habits such as making sure you get six to
on academic performance among eight hours of sleep each night.
adolescents and young adults Using antidepressants medication if it is
prescribed to help regulate sleep cycles.
2) To explore the relationship between Treating any other sleep disorders such as
sleep quality and the occurrence of narcolepsy or leg cramps.
sleep paralysis among adolescents and There are no proven therapies that can stop a
young adults. sleep paralysis episode, but most people who
experience it routinely report that focusing on
3)To identify the common causal factors making small body movements such as moving
associated with sleep paralysis episodes one finger, then another helps them to recover
in adolescents and young adults. more quickly.

CONCLUSION
Sleep Paralysis is a compex phenomenon with varying contributing co-related factors which have significant
impact on individuals with chances of rising freuency as depicted through the research work. This topic
needs furthur research with better understanding at its cause-effect relationship and thereby promoting
awareness as well as focusing on bringing out better coping strategies and measures.

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