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| Contribution title | 2484 - Sleepstudying Related to Test Anxiety: A Case Report |
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| Contribution code | PS01-07 (P) |
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Sleepwalking (SW) is partial arousal disorder, which occurs in slow-wave sleep, usually during the first third of the sleep period. The frequency of SW is greatest in childhood, decreases significantly in adolescence, and is lowest in adulthood. SW have been found to be associated with emotional and personality problems. When compared to other psychiatric problems, a stronger association between SW and mood-anxiety disorders has been shown in several studies. In this case report, sleepwalking triggered by test anxiety will be discussed. Case A 15- year-old female adolescent patient was admitted to our child psychiatry outpatient clinic with a 4-week history of sleepstudying at her desk. She was a student in the 8. grade. Her family expressed that sleepstudying had recommenced two to three nights a week. She was getting out of the bed, walking around the room, sitting her desk and looking her test book at night. After 15-20 minutes later she was returning her bed and sleeping. In the morning she was not remembering anything. We learned that she has a very important exam which is Transition from Basic Education to Secondary Education (TBSE). During the psychiatric interview, she was anxious about her TBSE exam and had dizziness, hand shivering, uncertainty, increased heart beat and sweating in her trial exam. After psychiatric evaluation; she received a diagnosis of Test Anxiety. She was prescribed 20 mg fluoxetine per day. Discussion SW is not a common symptom in adolescents. It may be associated with nonpsychotic mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders. In our case, patient had diagnosed with test anxiety. Usually SW is shown with walking around. However our case was walking, sitting and looking her test book. In Turkey, students have got a lot of important exam which affects their life directly. One of these important exams is TBSE which has got two stages in the 8. grade. There are a lot of students and family who suffer anxiety symptoms about this exam. We want to point to lots of critical exam in Turkey and test anxiety in Turkish students with this case report. |