Psy 200 Dr. Wesley October 28‚ 2012 Annotated bibliography 1. Gaultney‚ J. (2010). The prevalence of sleep disorders in college students: impact on academic performance. Journal Of American College Health‚ 59(2)‚ 91-97. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.483708 This article is about college students experiencing a number of sleep problems‚ which may impact academic performance‚ health‚ and mood. A common sleep problem among college students is sleep deprivation and resulting excessive
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Krista Milinkovich English 110 DR. Woorden 8 July 2011 Bouncing off the walls Is it this sugar that makes me bounce off the edge of my seat or that this class is extremely boring and dragged out that I cannot help but squirm. For children and adults diagnosed with ADHD‚ doctors may ask them this before they are diagnosed. ADHD‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ pertains to people that are extremes of hyper‚ impulsive‚ talkative‚ and poor concentration. I take medication myself and I wonder
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When we’re walking down a typical city street these days‚ it’s hard not to bump into people who are so absorbed in their smartphones and tablet computers that they’re almost one with their gadgets‚ oblivious to the world around them. This burgeoning digital dependence may conjure up vaguely creepy images of the hapless citizenry in "The Matrix" movies‚ strapped into chairs and wired into an illusion that takes the place of reality. But that’s taking the negative view. To neuroscientists‚ psychologists
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Sleep deprivation is a condition where your body is not getting a sufficient amount of sleep. We as humans have developed tremendously in our evolution and in this day and age it seems almost as if everyday we have more to do and less time to do it in. We begin to spend more time awake trying to accomplish more and end up giving ourselves less time to sleep. Sleep deprivation is easy to catch especially for those who constantly have so much on their plates. There was a point in my life where I was
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going to hit him. Cultural belief leads people into thinking that one can not be successful without sleep. This is the main theory that Doctor William Dement bases his study on. Dr. Dement has done marvelous work on REM sleep‚ sleep apnea and narcolepsy. He is sure that eating and sleeping are in the same category of importance. Eight hours of sleep a night is the minimum of sleep for one person‚ any less gives a sleep debt that has to be fulfilled. If you are feeling dizzy during the day‚
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considering that he/she doesn’t have any mental disorder? Alien abduction is sometimes associated with sleep paralysis‚ a paralysis which consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements during sleep onset or upon awakening‚ and may cause narcolepsy‚ cataplexy‚ and hypnagogic hallucinations. “Sleep paralysis with hypnopompic hallucinations (…) can be so unexpected and terrifying that people routinely believe
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of insomnia‚ which include‚ transient insomnia‚ which lasts for a few nights‚ short term insomnia which usually means two or four weeks of poor sleep and chronic insomnia which causes a month or more of sleepless nights. Another sleep disorder is narcolepsy. Narcoleptics can sleep for twelve hours at a stretch but will still feel an irresistible urge to sleep once they are awake. People with nacrolepsy tend to fall asleep anywhere and everywhere(while driving‚ eating at work‚ even while talking. These
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Cardiovascular Research Paper - Factor that claims to help decrease stress For Homo Sapiens‚ meaning wise man‚ stress; defined as an organism’s total response to environmental demands or pressures‚ has allowed humans to stay alive in the delicate moments of evolution. That’s why we’re still here! It is an adaptation trait that has allowed to our early ancestors to survive. For example‚ when chimpanzees (that share 99 percent of our genetic sequence) are confronted with danger‚ like being spotted
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useful for post-traumatic stress disorder e.g. in rape victims. The enhancement of attention is an executive function‚ to increase focus‚ self-control and cognitive inhibition. Research on ADHD – define ADHD Adderall was initially used for ADHD and narcolepsy and is now used as an athletic performance and cognitive enhancer. Adderall is also used recreationally as an aphrodisiac and to produce a feeling of euphoria. Ritalin o 3 PARADIGMS - Racine‚ E. and Forlini‚ C. (2008) ‘Cognitive enhancement‚ lifestyle
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Light and noise can cause painful pain. Someone who plays video games for extended periods of time is more disposed to migraines because of the strong concentration required and the stress put on the eyes. Sleep disturbances including insomnia‚ narcolepsy‚ sleep apnea‚ nocturnal myoclonus (periodic leg or arms jerks during sleep)‚ and parasomnia (i.e.‚ night terrors‚ sleepwalking or talking‚ and nightmares). Sleep disturbances are caused‚ in part of the brain. However‚ some people can’t get a good
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