Insomnia

Psychophysiological insomnia is learned or conditioned. In it, the process of attempting to sleep elicits an anxiety based or arousal response. As such, the person becomes more energized and alert as they attempt to sleep.

Idiopathic insomnia does not have a clear factor underlying its development. Typically, it occurs at a very young age, and the affected person may report fewer daytime consequences linked to their insomnia.

Paradoxical insomnia is where the individual’s perception of the amount of sleep they obtain is different than they objectively obtain.

Insomnia organic, unspecified is where the exact source of the sleep problem is unknown, though it is suspected to be medical.

Insomnia, nonorganic, unspecified is where the exact source of the sleep problem is unknown, though it is suspected to be psychiatric.

Insomnia due to a medical condition involves sleep disturbances as a result of a medical condition or the symptoms of a medical condition.

Insomnia due to a drug or substance typically involves difficulties falling or remaining asleep due to a drug or medication.

Behavioral insomnia of childhood typically involves two sub-types. In one, the child is reluctant to stay in bed and sleep on their own. In the other, the child has not developed adequate sleep associations.

Adjustment insomnia is short-term and temporary. It often is related to a situational stressor and disappears once the stressor has been alleviated.

Inadequate sleep hygiene involves a person attempting to sleep while concurrently engaging in daytime and evening behaviors that are incompatible with sleep. It can also involve environmental factors and behaviors more directly related to the circumstances that surround a person’s sleep.