Clinical Psychology Presentation

Sooyeon (Aly) Suh
November 4, 2022
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Psychology Building Room 22

Date Range
2022-11-04 11:00:00 2022-11-04 12:30:00 Clinical Psychology Presentation Sooyeon “Aly” Suh, Ph.D., DBSM “Scrolling past your bedtime?” A sleep intervention targeting bedtime procrastination Bedtime procrastination is defined as the delaying of bedtime longer than originally intended. By definition, there is no external reason for postponing bedtime, yet most people will still engage in bedtime procrastination despite knowing the negative impact it will have on their next day functioning. This talk will discuss bedtime procrastination as a health interfering behavior, such as smoking, and present data on the functions of bedtime procrastination in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The clinical impact of bedtime procrastination and its association with insomnia, depression, and anxiety using a time use survey framework will be presented. Additionally, a treatment development study aimed at reducing bedtime procrastination will be introduced. The treatment protocol is based on integrating evidence-based treatment, such as motivational interviewing and behavior modification principles from multiple disciplines and applying them specifically to bedtime procrastination. The study I will discuss is a three-session treatment intervention that was used for individuals who had primary complaints of prolonged bedtime procrastination but were free of serious psychopathology. Over the course of three sessions, several clinical techniques such as identifying one’s values, functional analysis, differential reinforcement, behavioral contracts, and imagery are used to decrease bedtime procrastination. The clinical impact and limitations will be discussed in reducing bedtime procrastination, as well as implications for utilization in clinical populations.    Sooyeon “Aly” Suh is an associate professor of clinical psychology at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea and is a visiting professor at Stanford University in the Department of Psychiatry during the academic year, 2022-23. Professor Suh’s research focuses on behavioral sleep medicine, including the epidemiology and underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of insomnia disorder, as well as applying non-pharmacological interventions of insomnia to specific populations, such as patients with PTSD, shift workers, and patients in primary care. Her secondary research interest includes incorporating digital technology into sleep research, such as wearables, auto-videosomnography, and digital apps. Psychology Building Room 22 America/New_York public

Sooyeon “Aly” Suh, Ph.D., DBSM

“Scrolling past your bedtime?”

A sleep intervention targeting bedtime procrastination

Bedtime procrastination is defined as the delaying of bedtime longer than originally intended. By definition, there is no external reason for postponing bedtime, yet most people will still engage in bedtime procrastination despite knowing the negative impact it will have on their next day functioning. This talk will discuss bedtime procrastination as a health interfering behavior, such as smoking, and present data on the functions of bedtime procrastination in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The clinical impact of bedtime procrastination and its association with insomnia, depression, and anxiety using a time use survey framework will be presented. Additionally, a treatment development study aimed at reducing bedtime procrastination will be introduced. The treatment protocol is based on integrating evidence-based treatment, such as motivational interviewing and behavior modification principles from multiple disciplines and applying them specifically to bedtime procrastination. The study I will discuss is a three-session treatment intervention that was used for individuals who had primary complaints of prolonged bedtime procrastination but were free of serious psychopathology. Over the course of three sessions, several clinical techniques such as identifying one’s values, functional analysis, differential reinforcement, behavioral contracts, and imagery are used to decrease bedtime procrastination. The clinical impact and limitations will be discussed in reducing bedtime procrastination, as well as implications for utilization in clinical populations. 

 

Sooyeon “Aly” Suh is an associate professor of clinical psychology at Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea and is a visiting professor at Stanford University in the Department of Psychiatry during the academic year, 2022-23. Professor Suh’s research focuses on behavioral sleep medicine, including the epidemiology and underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of insomnia disorder, as well as applying non-pharmacological interventions of insomnia to specific populations, such as patients with PTSD, shift workers, and patients in primary care. Her secondary research interest includes incorporating digital technology into sleep research, such as wearables, auto-videosomnography, and digital apps.