The nature of sleep remains complicated‚ and mostly unexplainable. Sleep is necessary for all mammals. Sleep serves the body as energy conservation processes as well as letting the nervous system recuperate. This bodily recuperation process also allows emotional regulation for the body. The circadian rhythm‚ also known as the biological clock or circadian clock‚ regulates the sleep-wake cycle. The circadian clock is located in a group of cells just behind the optic nerve‚ called the Suprachiasmatic
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INTRODUCTION Student Council is a representative body composed of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extra-curricular activities. Student Leadership development is the process of involving students in meaningful ways both in and out the classroom. It is the time of the students to show their talents‚ skills‚ and interests while developing a new skills. Student council can be good leaders because they can influence the students to be a goo followers. And the
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Health Topic: Sleep Video #1: “Kids and Sleep Apnea” URL- http://www.webmd.com/video/kids-and-sleep-apnea Alyssa Mitzkat‚ a six years old girl‚ suffered Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). This is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal episodes of blocked breathing during sleep. Each pause in breathing‚ called an apnea‚ can last from a few seconds to minutes‚ and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. As the video shows‚ Cindy‚ Alyssa’s mother‚ noticed that her daughter was having a
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There are a wide variety of sleep problems in the world today. For example sleep apnea‚ snoring‚ sleepwalking‚ confusional arousals‚ sleep-related eating‚ sleep paralysis‚ nocturnal seizures‚ teeth grinding‚ Rapid Eye Movement (REM)‚ and sleep talking. Many of these disorders can be damaging to your health‚ or might not effect you at all. Also‚ if one does have difficulties sleeping there are things that are recommended in order to get a good night sleep. There are many different kinds of parasomnias
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walk in my sleep. Because this happens in the late hours of the night‚ most people have no idea that they are doing either of these things unless someone else‚ such as a roommate or a sleeping partner informs them. Today I would like to inform you about sleep talking. In his book Sleep Talking‚ Psychology and Psychophysiology‚ Dr. Arthur Arkin points out that the closer you are to waking up‚ the easier it is to remember what was said during your sleep. First‚ I will define what sleep talking is
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Sleep Deprivation BY: A.J. FORD What is Sleep Deprivation? A sleep disorder characterized by having too little sleep‚ can be chronic or acute. Long – term sleep deprivation (lasts four days or longer) is quite uncomfortable. Effects: -Health ; in form of physical & mental impairment‚ impairs our ability to think‚ handle stress‚ maintain a healthy immune system and moderate emotions. •Depression •Heart Disease •Hypertension •Irritability •Slower reaction times •Slurred speech •Tremors •Weight Change
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Sleeping Disorder Nightmares are bad dreams occurring during REM sleep. Children experience nightmares more than adults because they spend most of their sleep in REM sleep. Nightmares can be physical such as sleeping in an uncomfortable position‚ having a fever‚ or psychological causes such as stress‚ anxiety‚ and ingestion of drugs used in pain killers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. REM behavior disorder is a disorder where the mechanism that blocks the movement of the voluntary muscles
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Should my baby sleep in the bed with me? I have asked this question to myself in preparation for our baby’s arrival. In my opinion‚ this is not a controversial topic‚ it is simply an individual’s opinion based on beliefs and instinct as a parent. I know there is so much information out there and decided to research the specifics. The forms of co-sleeping‚ bed sharing‚ or the family bed is a widely discussed topic around the world. In my opinion‚ sleep sharing includes any sleep arrangement within
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SLEEP STAGES Name: Charles Stevens Date: 02/23/2013 This week ’s individual work explores dreams‚ and the stages and disorders associated with sleep. You are to describe in detail each sleep stage‚ three sleep disorders‚ and why sleep is necessary. This lesson provides an explanation of the measurement of brain activity‚ as well as the presence of different sleep patterns and their respective functions. Stages of Sleep • Fill in the blanks: Write a brief description of the
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A sleep disorder can be defined as a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. This causes a disruption in the way an individual typically sleeps‚ which can lead to other complications such as irritability and dysfunction during the day. Four common sleep disorders are insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ restless legs syndrome‚ and narcolepsy. Nearly 70 million Americans suffer from these and many other sleep disorders every year. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the affected individual has difficulty falling
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