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GCSE Psychology · key term
Difficulty falling asleep at the beginning of a sleep period.
Used by OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Functions and Disorders of SleepSleep onset insomnia means struggling to fall asleep, sometimes lying awake for a long time. Its causes can be psychological, behavioural or physical, and more than one can operate together.
Distinguish difficulty falling asleep (sleep onset insomnia) from difficulty staying asleep (sleep maintenance insomnia). Link each cause to how it disrupts sleep.
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