hing the television she turns it because she cant sleep any other way. Another disorder is environmental sleep disorder (Dement 515). This disorder is caused by a persons sensitivity to too much stimuli going on around that individual. People with this disorder are very sensitive to noise, light and temperature. Intrinsic and extrinsic disorders are some what mix to make circadian rhythm disorders. It is not only the sleep pattern in their head but because they have something else that is going on outside their body. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders occur when the persons sleep cycle is disrupted (Dement 516). An example of a circadian rhythm disorder is jet lag. The time change and the bodys regular sleep regimen dont coincide (Dement 516). This is because if you go to bed according to a different places time your body doesnt get as many hours of sleep as it usually gets (Lavie 200). My baby for example suffered from jet lag. When we moved from New Mexico to California she did not adjust to the time change. She had a sleep regimen and it was thrown totally off. A circadian rhythm disorder causes a person to be dreadfully tired. Parasomnias are different from dysomnias. Dysomnias interfere with a person wake- sleep patterns while parasomnias dont allow a person to have different sleep stages. Parasomnias are sleep disorders of partial arousal during sleep or disorders that interfere with sleep stage transitions (Dement 517). An example of a partial arousal disorder is sleepwalking. Sleepwalking occurs when a person gets up; walks around and can sometimes perform simple tasks like opening doors (Dement 517). Many people walk outside. Michael was one who tried to open doors. He was staying in a motel and tried to open the sliding glass door. When he couldnt he picked up a lamp and hit the sliding glass door with it. In the process he cut himself and had to get stitches. For some reason Michael was very angry but not dir...
