Design an intervention to help a person who is complaining of insomnia.

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The Answer is Answers will vary but should contain the following information for full credit.The depth of this answer assumes that further detail was covered by the instructor during his or her discussion of sleep or the sleep disorder insomnia.
--There are three main suggestions made to treat insomnia that were identified by the authors from the sleep research literature.The student should identify at least two in his or her answer.See below for the general points that should be made.
--The circadian rhythm of a person experiencing insomnia will be out of sync with one's daily schedule so,first,one should develop and adhere to a consistent sleep schedule.The student should then explain why keeping to a consistent sleep schedule is helpful and how it fits into his or her overall intervention.
--Second,a person should limit,as much as possible,those activities and things that will interfere with one's newly developed sleep schedule.The student should identify at least one problematic activity and explain how his or her intervention would work to reduce that problem.
--Third,a person should come to associate his or her bed and sleeping area with only one thing: sleep.The student should identify at least one method for making this association and explain how it fits into his or her overall intervention.

Design an Intervention to Help a Person Who Is Complaining