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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Morgan State University University Calendar *All dates are subject to change WINTER 2014 MINIMESTER JANUARY 2014 1 Wednesday 2 2-3 6 Thursday Thursday-Friday Monday 20 Monday 22 23 24 27 Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Residence Halls open for 2014 Minimester FAFSA Application opens 2014 MINIMESTER CLASSES BEGIN 2014 Minimester Late Registration/(Drop/Add) Last day to withdraw from minimester classes (with grade of “W”) MARTIN LUTHER KING‚ JR. HOLIDAY
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Importance of Sleep : Six reasons not to scrimp on sleep A recent survey found that more people are sleeping less than six hours a night‚ and sleep difficulties visit 75% of us at least a few nights per week. A short-lived bout of insomnia is generally nothing to worry about. The bigger concern is chronic sleep loss‚ which can contribute to health problems such as weight gain‚ high blood pressure‚ and a decrease in the immune system’s power‚ reports the Harvard Women’s Health Watch. While more
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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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Chapters four through six of Good is Not Enough by Keith r. Wyche further display ways to enhance the professional expierence of a minority individual. In these three chapters Wyche describes how to make the decision between accepting a lateral job or leaving the company as a whole. Chapters five and ix focus primarily on the skill set an individual should carry if they wish to remain or be promoted within a company. Titled “Know When to Move Over and When to Get Out”‚ Chapter four of the novel
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"The foundation for much of what we know about sleep was gathered approximately 40 years ago by researcher‚ Michel Jouvet. This French scientist studied the effects of gross brain lesions and brain transections on sleep behavior and related phenomena. It was Jouvet who first suggested that a brainstem region is responsible for the initiation of events that result in the stage of sleep called REM sleep. REM sleep is a stage associated with rapid eye movements‚ a high degree of brain wave activity
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procedures All aspects of the home and garden and any outings should be assed for risks and written risk assessments should be in place and checked on a daily bases. All meals snacks and drinks provided must be healthy and healthy eating and the effect it has on the body and mind should be promoted. principles of safe supervision of children in the home-based setting and off site: Childminders need to
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Getting Ready in the Morning For most people‚ waking up in the morning is a drag. As you get out of bed‚ you start to think of your responsibilities. how to cure the hangover from the night before‚ or just how you can forget the regrettable things that you said to your loved one. Most importantly‚ being prepared for the unknown of a new day. The only thing that you can do is‚ knowing what to do with your time‚ and managing it. First step‚ is knowing what "getting ready in the
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Sleep deprivation has become a major problem with Americans. Over 100 million Americans today suffer from lack of sleep. This has been an ongoing problem throughout the centuries. People owe their bodies sleep and scientist are calling it a "Sleep debt". An average American owes their body at least thirty hours of sleep. This lack of sleep is as hazardous as drunk driving. One man caught sleep deprivation at it’s best. He pushed himself to the limits as much as possible. One day he went
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Title: 234 Provide support for sleep Level: 2 Credit Value: 2 GLH 13 Learning Outcomes The learner will; Assessment Criteria The learner can; 1. Understand the importance of sleep 1 Explain how sleep contributes to an individual’s well-being 2 Identify reasons why an individual may find it hard to sleep 3 Describe the possible short-term and long-term effects on an individual who is unable to sleep well 2. Be able to establish conditions suitable for sleep 1 Describe conditions likely
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