{"id":28610,"date":"2020-07-14T09:45:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T09:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=28610"},"modified":"2023-06-19T09:33:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T09:33:49","slug":"parasomnias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/parasomnias\/","title":{"rendered":"Parasomnias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of two major subgroups of sleep disorders (dyssomnias are the other major subgroup). Parasomnias are disorders characterized by abnormal behavioral or physiological events occurring in association with sleep, specific sleep stages, or sleep-wake transitions. In dsm-iv-tr, this group includes nightmare disorder, sleep terror disorder, and sleepwalking disorder.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A term that refers to a wide variety of sleep disruptions that occur during sleep or on arousal. Parasomnias are usually mild, infrequent, and occur more often in children than in adults. Sleepwalking, con-fusional arousals (in which a person appears awake, upset, and confused, but resists comfort), and teeth grinding are examples of parasomnias. In most cases, parasomnias are harmless and do not require treatment. However, when they occur frequently or become troubling, medical attention is required.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any of several abnormal experiences or behaviors occurring during sleep (e.g., bruxism, night terrors, or sleepwalking).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A sleep disorder characterized by disturbances in a person&#8217;s physiology or behaviors that are influenced by sleep, the different sleep stages, or the transition from sleep to wakefulness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of two major subgroups of sleep disorders (dyssomnias are the other major subgroup). Parasomnias are disorders characterized by abnormal behavioral or physiological events occurring in association with sleep, specific sleep stages, or sleep-wake transitions. In dsm-iv-tr, this group includes nightmare disorder, sleep terror disorder, and sleepwalking disorder. A term that refers to a wide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parasomnias - Definition of Parasomnias<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of two major subgroups of sleep disorders (dyssomnias are the other major subgroup). 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