Subject: Insomnia and Its Causes Thesis : Sleep Deprivation also known as insomnia among all ages can have a major impact on the actions and lives of people of all ages. I. First‚ what insomnia is and how one gets insomnia Second‚How insomnia affects those diagnosed with it‚ and surprisingly many other people indirectly Lastly‚ The treatments for insomnia a) Insomnia is the inability to sleep or to stay asleep. -Insomnia can be cause by almost anything. b)Most drugs such as nicotine
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Presentation Summary Fatal Familial insomnia (FFI) What is Fatal Familial Insomnia? Also known as FFI. Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) is a genetic sleep disorder - but it is a rare one. It has been diagnosed in less than 40 families worldwide‚ including the Chicago music teacher‚ Michael Corke‚ who featured in the BBC documentary The Man Who Never Slept. FFI begins as an unexplained sleeplessness during middle age and rapidly develops into a fatal insomnia. It is caused by a genetic mutation
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evaluate explanations of insomnia. (8 + 16 marks) Insomnia is a state where an individual experiences difficulties with their sleep. There are 5 types of insomnia; long term‚ short term‚ trouble falling asleep‚ trouble staying asleep and waking up too early. Short term insomnia usually lasts a few days or weeks‚ it tends to be caused by immediate worries such as exams‚ deaths‚ noise‚ jet lag or temporary medical conditions such as colds. Long term (chronic) insomnia is experiencing sleep difficulties
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Effects of Insomnia on Physical Health Effects on the Heart. Insomnia can raise the risk of developing coronary heart disease or ischaemic heart disease. However‚ this increased danger is very modest compared with other risk factors for heart disease. Effects on Weight. Insomnia or sleeplessness or wakefulness can cause weight gain and obesity. Obesity problem in the United States might have insomnia as one of its causes. Sleep deprivation or sleeplessness might disrupt the hormones that regulate
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Insomnia began by first being referenced in the world’s oldest literary book‚ the Gilgamesh epic. In the book‚ the character‚ Gilgamesh‚ became mortal by making a transition from being constantly awake‚ to sleeplessness‚ and then to familiarity. In other ancient tales‚ sleeplessness and sleep played the difference in being immortal or mortal. In one ancient tale‚ the story of Chinese king Wu‚ the reason of his sleeping problems were because he never secured the heaven’s support. People back in the
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staring at the ceiling till the alarm goes off. Insomnia is a very common problem for many people‚ you may not hear a lot of people talking about it but it is happening every night to millions of people all over. There are many ways to fight insomnia or at least try to make it less severe on your self. Here are a few examples on how to try and fight insomnia‚ if these do not work then there are many more for you to try. First question‚ what is insomnia exactly? It is a constant loss of sleep‚ causing
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nameless Narrator and main character of the film. The Narrator‚ as the original novel calls him‚ has numerous psychological issues that drive the entire plot of the film‚ but are only slowly revealed. Of the most obvious and apparent by the end are Insomnia‚ Schizophrenia‚ and Multiple Personality Disorder. The Narrator is a businessman who works for a car manufacturer. His job is to investigate fatalities caused by car malfunctions and decide whether or not it is the right move financially to
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Article Analysis on Insomnia Charn Brar St. John’s Ravenscourt I read an article called AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF INSOMNIA IN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO TRAIT ANXIETY. This article talked about the experience of first year college students and the tendency to lose sleep due to the excessive amount of work that is assigned to them during their first year of college and the correlation it has between their lack of sleep and trait anxiety. The “purpose of the
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Both texts Insomnia and The Stand have many things in common Including setting‚ something supernatural happening‚ and having to save someone. This essay will tell you how these are in common. First of all Insomnia takes place in the fictional town of Derry‚Maine which has appeared in many of Stephen King’s books including The Stand. In The Stand one of the main character’s Frannie Goldsmith story starts in the fictional town of Derry‚Maine. Insomnia and The Stand aren’t the only Stephen King books
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Topic: Insomnia Purpose: To inform my audience about an object Specific purpose: To inform my audience how insomnia can affect people throughout their everyday activities. Thesis: Insomnia is the inability to obtain an adequate amount or quality of sleep at night. Introduction: I. Attention: Did everybody get 8 hours of sleep last night? I know I didn’t. II. Reveal & relate topic: Insomnia is a serious medical situation that can harm your health and your everyday life. Today
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