Lee has problems sleeping. For a week he will be ready to go to sleep around 6:00 p. m. and then wake around 2:00 a. m. The following week he will be ready to go to sleep around 10:00 p. m. and then wake around 6:00 a. m. Then for a week he will not be able to go to sleep until around 2:00 a. m., and he will wake around 10:00 a. m. This is followed by a week of not being able to go to sleep until 6:00 a. m. and waking around 3:00 p. m. His sleep cycle is like this each month, regardless of what he does to control his sleep patterns. He would be diagnosed with:

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Stella Orr

11 December, 00:24

Lee has problems sleeping. For a week he will be ready to go to sleep around 6:00 p. m. and then wake around 2:00 a. m. The following week he will be ready to go to sleep around 10:00 p. m. and then wake around 6:00 a. m. Then for a week he will not be able to go to sleep until around 2:00 a. m., and he will wake around 10:00 a. m. This is followed by a week of not being able to go to sleep until 6:00 a. m. and waking around 3:00 p. m. His sleep cycle is like this each month, regardless of what he does to control his sleep patterns. He would be diagnosed with:

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Titus Orr · Answer 1

Circadian Rhythm Disorder

Explanation:

Circadian Rhythm Disorder is a type of sleeping disorder that revolves around interruptions in a persons "internal body clock", called the circadian rhythm, which controls and maintains a persons 24 hour body process.

If a patients suffers from this disorder his sleep patterns will be out of alignment. This disorder is mostly caused by:

Pregnancy, Medication, Time zone changes and Jet lag, Different shifts at work, etc.