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...Head: AFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPTERVATION Healthy Sleep Julia Snell Saint Leo University Abstract This paper will address the need for sleep, and the benefits of a healthy sleep habits. Sleep is the one area of human life that most neglected. Sleep is a necessary neurologic that the body and mind expects. A pattern of sleepiness and wakefulness causes forgetfulness, fatigue, distraction, and drowsiness. Sleeplessness is the inability to sleep or the lack of getting the required amount of sleep for children, and adults. When an individual does not receive the adequate amount of sleep can and has in some cases, caused accidents, loss of job, and death. Alternatively, is natural order of substantiating healthy life? Sleep is the gateway for babies to grow, sleep for adults keeps their minds fresh and alert sleep is just as important as the air we breathe. According to the 2009 CDC’s “health Surveillance Study” determined that only 30% of U.S teen obtained the required amount of sleep (9 to 10 hours per night). In addition, CDC showed that some U.S adults experience inadequate sleep. Adult should get at least seven to nine hours of sleep per night, less than seven will cause drowsiness, will burden daily activities such as working efficiently, school, and other activities (Healthypeople.gov, 2012). Students in grade 9 to 12 should sleep on average of 9 hours a night. Because their bodies are still growing, and their minds are retaining information sleep is essential to...
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...I. Proposed Project Title A Study on the Effect of Chewing Gum on Students’ Working Memory II. Objectives of the Study The study aims to characterize the relationship between chewing of gum and the working memory of students from the College of Engineering. Specifically, the study aims to discern whether chewing gum positively affects working memory capacity whether through visual digits, shapes, or simple math. By determining the results, the study also aims to inform students of a useful tool in focusing on course material. III. Review of Relevant Literature Working memory capacity is a type of memory used daily, and is especially important in education as it measures the potential to learn. Stephens and Tunney (2004a) found that chewing gum improved working memory capacity, specifically digit span and spatial span. Hirano et al. (2008) came to the same conclusion through a different measure of working memory (the n-back task). According to Allen and Smith (2009), further research is needed in order to support this claim. IV. Process Diagram The response variable, working memory capacity, will be measured through a test that measures the ability to recall, in correct order, an increasing sequence of units, such as digits or shapes. Tests of this nature are available for free online, some of which, such as GoCognitive...
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...Personal Health Assessment and Health Promotion Plan Abstract The purpose of this assignment is to gain a greater understanding of the health promotion concepts through self reflection. I plan to do this by identifying three self-assessment tools; a food journal, exercise log and sleep log, along with providing rationale for the chosen instruments. I will also address the Transtheoretical Model (TM), which stages I have gone through and which stage I am currently in. These tools and stages along with a wellness diagnosis will help me to develop a personal health plan. The outcomes of the interventions will be discussed and will include personal achievements and success. Personal Health Assessment and Health Promotion Plan The definition of health is very subjective; it can vary from person to person. What one person might consider healthy another might consider being average. I define good health as a complete circle of one’s physical, emotional, spiritual and mental well-bring. Personal health assessment is a key building block in understanding your own health. Once there is an understanding one can make plans for improvement. According to Pender “a thorough assessment of health and health behaviors is the foundation for tailoring a health promotion-prevention plan” (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2011, p. 89). Once my definition of health was clearly defined, I took a closer look at my personal health beliefs by completing the Health Beliefs Survey (Appendix A)...
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...behavior patterns. According to the case Nanda has identified two segments – “Need” and “Fun”. I would also point out one more segment - the corporate clients (“Corporations”), who could buy Clocky as a gift for their employees. From my point of view corporations as customers: • are not homogeneous with other customers buying Clocky for their specific needs and • have significant potential, since such a gift not only simply cover the niche of Crismass gift, but also refer to some corporate specific needs in terms of their employee’s behavior. Corporations segment primarily comprises companies whose business assumes that employees report to work on schedule. The studies showed that adults in Western nations sleep, on average, 2-3 hours less than human biology generally demands. Sleep deficiency translates into increased difficulties to wake up, which, in turn, translates into workers being late, being less efficient at their work. This affects corporation’s productivity. Therefore, corporations have motivation to give Clocky to its employees as a gift. Furthermore, as Clocky is a nice, friendly and cute as a household pet these positive feelings also have positive effect in employee’s...
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...the words I asked each participants what their name, age, and occupation was and when I went back to the list of words it seemed as all the words I recited to them didn’t matter, since they were more focused on the series of questions I asked 30 seconds after reciting the words. Next, I had asked the participants to write all the words they could remember within two minutes, but almost all ten participants had given up within a minute, since they were unable to recall all twelve words. The next thing I did was asked them, “do you recall the word ARDVARK among the series of words?” and many responded no, with the confused expression. I had then followed up with a second question, “did you recall the word sleep?” every individual who was a part of the study recalled the word sleep. Another common mistake that the subjects made,...
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...PACKING LIST FOR MISSOIONS FOR HOTEL SITE BOX 1 NON MILITARY CLOTHING THIS IS A MINIMUM LIST. AT LEAST HAVE WHATS BELOW * 5 SETS OF PANTS * 5 T-SHIRTS * 5 SETS OF UNDER GARMENTS(OPTIONAL) * 3 PT SHORTS * 5 PAIRS OF SOCKS * 1 LONG SLEEVE SHIRT * 1 SWEATSHIRT * SWEAT PANTS (CLOTHES TO SLEEP IN) * SMALL PLASTIC THIN 3 DRAWER BOX ( GOOD TO PUT BATHROOM ACCESSORIES IN. OPTIONAL) * AIR MATRESS (OPTIONAL) * SMALL PILLOW(OPTIONAL BUT ROCCOMENDED) * SHEETS (OPTIONAL) * HYGIENE ARTICLES FOR 45 DAYS (TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, DEODERANT) * 1 TOWEL * WASH CLOTH OR LOOFA * 2 PAIRS OF BOOTS * PACK OF BABY WIPES * A BRUSH TO CLEAN OFF MUDDY BOOTS(OPTIONAL) * FOR FEMALES BRING EXTRA HYGIENE ACCESSSORIES * HAMMOCK (OPTIONAL) * BUG SPRAY * SUNBLOCK * HAT * SUNGLASSES * SHOWER SHOES * RUNNING SHOES * WET WEATHER GEAR * 3 PAIRS OF WORK GLOVES (EX. MECHANIX GLOVES, LEATHER GLOVES) BOX 2 FOOD BOX (EXAMPLE) * BEEF JERKEY * PACKS OF TUNA * CRACKERS * FRENCH PRESS /COFFEE * CRYSTAL LITE PACKAGES FOR WATER BOTTLES * TORTILLAS, FLOUR * PEANUTBUTTER, JELLY * PLASTIC UTENSILS * COFFEE CUP * CUP OF NOODLES OR BOWL OF NOODLES * WATER HEATER * THINGS THAT YOU WILL WANT TO EAT WHILE YOU ARE GONE THAT WILL LAST * (ROCOMMEND TO GO TO THE COMMISSARY, COSTCO AND SAMS CLUB) 72 HOUR BAG * HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHES FOR 72 HOURS. REMEMBER...
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...China, Japan and the Middle East countries. These students have their own diverse styles of living and this include their pattern of sleep. According to Evans (2006), there are slightly different performance in when and how people sleep. This research aims to explore the exact differences of pattern of students who are studying at NTIC. It will also examine the reasons and the serious influences of sleep on health. During the research with NITC students, the main aim is to gain the typical feedbacks from the samples which will be chosen in the research, and to compare my forecast with the significant reasons which may cause the differences of sleeping time among students. Furthermore, I aim to Analyse the considerable effects in both advantages and disadvantages as well, and give a conclusion and some appropriate recommendation for persuading the students to take care of their health problems caused by bad sleeping habits. The main questions will be answered in the research include: 1. What are the effects of different sleep patterns on NTIC students? 2. How many people realized the effects are caused by their sleep habits and the different attitudes of facing the effects ? 3. Will someone’s’ sleep habits affect other people or be imitated by other people? 4. Does any effective way exist which can make students sleep regularly? 2. Literature review There have been many...
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...not give chance to study his children at night. Otherwise he had not any communication media like, TV, Radio etc. It is therefore, he was verdant about many things of the country. His life was full of Superstitious. After using Solar Power: Samad’s wife feels interest to solar power after watching in a relative’s house. First Smad feel Apathy for using this. He said that solar power only for literate people. Samad’s wife said that it’s very easy to use. Enduring Samad’s wife explains to Samad for buying solar in installment. In the first day using solar power they felt very happy. Than switched on the light they saw the garbage around the house. They also saw that their feet were very dirty. They washes away their feet and gone to sleep. Next day they clean their house. This solar power lightens the Samad’s mind. He thought that he doesn’t have to pay any electricity bill, and also no load shedding. He buys a TV. He knows about the current world and also modern cultivation systems. And also he took up the restriction from his children to study in the night. His successes risen day by...
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...of the brain, thus stimulating various functions, such as body temperature, hormone secretion, changes in blood pressure, etc. There are numerous external factors as well, that regulate a circadian rhythm among human beings. These external factors are called zeitgebers (Hawkins & Orlady, 1993). Most common zeitgebers are light and temperature. Others include meal times, various social and physical activities. The most common circadian rhythm known to mankind is the sleep cycle. Sleep is an extremely important physiological phenomenon, during which our body heals and recuperates. Let us begin with understanding what sleep is, and what are the various sleep patterns. Sleep is a revocable state, which is characterized by disconnection and unresponsiveness to the outside environment with closed eyes, reduced movements and recumbency (Smith, Comella, & Hogl, 2008). Normal sleep pattern is classified into two characteristic divisions: Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. These sleep stages are defined by neurophysiological...
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...are bombarded with weight loss products and programs. Everywhere you look, it’s low-fat this and reduced calories that. It seems every other commercial is advertising some miracle diet pill or program. According to John Phillip, “Every day fitness clubs are opening up on every corner and new weight loss books are being published at lightning speed”(92). Even with all this going on around us we are still not losing any weight at all. We are doing this and it is driving our friends, family and ourselves insane. We are causing our minds to explode and bodies with all the diets and pills. So if these things are not working how do we lose the weight and keep it off?, by light exercising, alternative snacking, and by letting your body receive sleep. I have taken the pills, tried the diets, even cabbage soup, and spent an enormous amount of money on programs to help me. Finally one day after stepping on the scales and seeing that after a week of dieting I had not lost one pound, I started thinking about metabolism. I knew metabolism had to do with the rate in which your body uses up or “burns calories”( Stanley). So I learned that if you have a higher metabolism, you burn calories faster than consume them, making you lose weight. Here are just a few simple steps to consider as you battle with your metabolism. Light Exercises I know exercise is most definitely not a word that most dieters wants to even think about. Unfortunately there is no pill that melts away, except the ones...
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...PRESS Sleep Medicine Reviews (2008) 12, 153–162 www.elsevier.com/locate/smrv CLINICAL REVIEW Caffeine: Sleep and daytime sleepiness Timothy Roehrsa,b,Ã, Thomas Rotha,b a Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W Grand Blvd, CFP-3, Detroit, MI 48202, USA b Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA KEYWORDS Caffeine; Daytime sleepiness; Sleep disturbance; Caffeine dependence Summary Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances and it has profound effects on sleep and wake function. Laboratory studies have documented its sleep-disruptive effects. It clearly enhances alertness and performance in studies with explicit sleep deprivation, restriction, or circadian sleep schedule reversals. But, under conditions of habitual sleep the evidence indicates that caffeine, rather then enhancing performance, is merely restoring performance degraded by sleepiness. The sleepiness and degraded function may be due to basal sleep insufficiency, circadian sleep schedule reversals, rebound sleepiness, and/or a withdrawal syndrome after the acute, over-night, caffeine discontinuation typical of most studies. Studies have shown that caffeine dependence develops at relatively low daily doses and after short periods of regular daily use. Large sample and population-based studies indicate that regular daily dietary caffeine intake is associated with disturbed sleep and...
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...In a dark room filled with stuffed animals, was me in my bed. Being half asleep, the illness bothered me. With fever ache and painful throat, I could barely open my eyes to feel myself. The back of my eyes balls was boiling, my throat as dry as the tree branches, I want to call for help. Help from my mother, father, anyone out there. I tried to sit up, my legs was too numb to move, every inch of muscles was stiffen, like I was mummified. The sound of the cracking stairs alarmed me; I turned my head slowly towards the door, waiting for the angel to save me from this sick body. The light beam shined through the cracks of my door, my eyes so sensitive I had to look away for a moment. The door slowly opened as I looked back, a warmth and caring face appeared, she walked over to my bed, gave me a tap on the head, and sat down closely next to me. Her voice was so soft I could hear my heart beat; the feeling was very comfortable I wanted to fall asleep again. As I start closing my eyes, she held me up against her, sitting up and half lying in her arms, she put a thin straw through my dry lips, I began sipping on the straw like a baby drinking milk. I didn’t know what it was, but I just started drinking. Only realizing it to be warm and comforting, the straw was slowly taken out from my mouth, she held me down on the bed, tucked me well under the sheets. Without any notice, I fell asleep as she quietly exits the room. I woke up from the noise around me, found myself lying on the...
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...I craned my neck from my comfy bed to look at the rain-splattered window. The sky was sorrow, covered with an ebony blanket, not a single glittery beads or shining emerald could be seen. Then my gaze flicked on the alarm clock beside me. 0330 was the number plastered on the plastic surface of the square alarm clock with red lights. “Papa should be here” I uttered the words with my little child voice. As I laid myself in a fetal position, holding close to my chest the picture-perfect moment captured by the piece of paper, was my beloved family. Mummy was wearing a vermillion dress that showed her slender figure smiling timidly with her eyes closed as daddy land a kiss on her forehead, standing handsomely with the black tuxedo. I stood in the middle, focusing on the camera with my eyes widen as big as I could as I feared that the flash of the camera make me blinked my glistened jovial eyes. Out of the blue, I heard footsteps coming from downstairs and before I could move, the light from outside loomed into my bedroom as he door has a slither opening. I ran towards the door with my small steps and the seconds I hold the knob, there standing in front of me was my father. “I’m sorry dear, I should read you a bedtime story now” he said with a penitent smile, holding me inside his embrace. Sunlight kissed my eyelids and soon my retinas started accustomed to the piercing ray of the eye of heaven. The tranquil ambiance filled my bedroom as I land my gaze to the lush green leaves...
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...Powerful Sleep – Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock by Kacper M. Postawski, PowerfulSleep.com Copyright © 2004 PowerfulSleep.com All 1 Rights Reserved Powerful Sleep – Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock by Kacper M. Postawski, PowerfulSleep.com Table of Contents Disclaimer: ________________________________________________________________5 Introduction _______________________________________________________________6 The Popular Myth about Sleeping ________________________________________________ 6 Recent “Eye Opening” Discoveries ________________________________________________ 7 How Much Sleep Do You Really Need? ____________________________________________ 7 The Mystery of Quality Sleep ____________________________________________________ 7 Chapter 1: Sleep Mechanics __________________________________________________9 What is Sleep, and Why Do We Sleep? __________________________________________9 Your Crash Course on Brain Waves ______________________________________________ 9 The 5 Stages of Sleep ___________________________________________________________ 9 Sleep Cycles __________________________________________________________________ 11 How Important is Deep Sleep? __________________________________________________ 13 How Important is REM Sleep? __________________________________________________ 13 So what is Quality Sleep?_______________________________________________________ 14 Chapter 2: The Inner Sleep Clock_____________________________________________15 ...
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