Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs JoAnna Gonzales PSY/240 August‚ 18‚ 2013 Dean J. Marzofka Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs Some people may not be aware of the effects or causes of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can affect one’s moods‚ behaviors‚ cognitive‚ and motor skills. The lack of sleep may be the result of one’s environment‚ a sleep disorder‚ or perhaps certain drugs. To gain a better understanding of sleep deprivation‚ we will examine the different sleep stages‚ common
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If you walked into a middle school classroom you would probably notice several students having a hard time staying awake and alert. The teenager of today is a sleepless‚ exhausted student who is bogged down with homework‚ after-school recreations‚ and other day-to-day activities. This causes teens to get a lack of sleep and creates problems such as not doing well in academics‚ being unable to make confident decisions‚ and having health problems such as sleep disorders. The average teenager is a
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Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics. (n.d). Assuring patient safety: The employers’ role in promoting healthy nursing work hours for registered nurses in all roles and settings. ANA. Retrieved June 07‚ 2016‚ from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Archives/AssuringPatientSafety.pdf. • Audience:employers of registered nurses • Context:the position of American Nurses Association in regards to nurses and patients’ safety
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develop heart disease. 6. List and briefly describe four psychological treatments for physical disorders. a. Relaxation training- can relax their muscles at will‚ can reduce anxiety‚ and helps prevent illness. Also helps headaches‚ insomnia‚ asthma‚ diabetes‚ and pain after surgery. b. Meditation- the act of looking inside oneself and temporarily relieving stress c. Biofeedback- helps with asthma‚ headaches‚ pain‚ high blood pressure‚ and stuttering. electrodes
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patient is 82yrs old female weight 200lbs and height 62inches. Patient’s admitting diagnosed are hypertension‚ glaucoma‚ osteoporosis‚ insomnia and anxiety. For hypertension patient taking carvedilol tab 3.125mg by mouth every two hours is beta blocker. Beta blocker affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Coreg is used to treat heart failure and hypertension (high blood pressure). It is also used after a heart attack that has caused your heart not to pump as
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Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Do you struggle to get to sleep no matter how tired you are? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night and lie awake for hours‚ anxiously watching the clock? Insomnia is a common problem that takes a toll on your energy‚ mood‚ health‚ and ability to function during the day. Chronic insomnia can even contribute to serious health problems. Simple changes to your lifestyle and daily habits can put a stop to sleepless nights. The following tips will help you optimize your sleep
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bad for children and adults too. Having insomnia is yet another reason of Internet addiction. Since people stay many times searching the websites‚ chatting with their friends‚ and doing many things online‚ so they will get used to sleep late every night‚ which is too bad for their health. For example‚ if we used to watch online movies at night‚ especially the horror movies‚ we would be scared and feel that we do not want to sleep‚ which is leading to insomnia. Getting eyes inflammation is one more
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DOI: 02/03/2011. Patient is a 43-year-old male bus driver who sustained a right arm/hand/finger injury from repetitive driving. Patient is diagnosed with right carpal tunnel syndrome and right shoulder partial thickness rotator cuff tear with impingement‚ spurs‚ bursitis‚ and tendinitis. He is status post right carpal tunnel release with residuals‚ status post right thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral reconstruction with residuals‚ and status post right thumb base fusion with residuals
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experience watery eyes‚ insomnia‚ diarrhea‚ a runny nose‚ yawning‚ dysphonia‚ sweating or an strong craving for the drug. After about 48 hours late withdraw occurs which increase the user’s heart rate and blood pressure putting the user at risk of an heart attack or stroke. After about 8 days the heart rate and blood pressure begin to slowly decrease. Even after the physical need for morphine has left users still often face being vapid‚ severe depression‚ anxiety‚ insomnia‚ mood swings‚ forgetfulness
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released with an R rating in 1999. Directed by David Fincher; and produced by Art Linson‚ Cean Chaffin‚ and Ross Grayson Bell‚ the movie mainly introduces Dissociative Identity Disorders (also known as Multiple Personality Disorders)‚ but also hints at insomnia and depression. The movie is adapted from the book Fight Club written by Chuck Palahniuk. Fox marketed the movie using a "myriad of merchandise‚ including posters‚ the soundtrack‚ and even email addresses (yourname@fightclub.com)" (CNN). The movie’s
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