“…when the nightmare happens‚ the person senses a heavy thing upon him and finds he unable to scream…” (Golzari etal‚ 1689‚ p.1). Sleep paralysis causes psychological deficits in people of all ages. Sleep paralysis has been around for hundreds of years. There has been evidence of Persian doctors that have attempted to diagnose its symptoms around 865 C.E. – 925 C.E. (Sleep paralysis‚ 2012). The most recent known documentation after the Persian doctors is a case from 1664 by a Dutch physician. Isbrand
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Chapter 4 talks about states of consciousness. William James is associated with the stream of consciousness‚ which is a term used to describe the continuous flow of changing stations sensations‚ images‚ thoughts‚ and feelings. Consciousness is an individual’s awareness of external events and internal sensations under a condition of arousal. There are two types of consciousness‚ awareness and arousal. Awareness is awareness of the self and thoughts about one’s experiences and thoughts about our thoughts
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You wake up. You can’t move. Chained by an inexplicable force‚ your body is paralyzed‚ and it feels as if someone--something--is choking you. There’s a crushing weight on your chest; you can’t breathe‚ you can’t speak‚ even if you want to scream. You’re caught in a nightmare. And you’re not alone. You feel an evil presence in the room‚ see glowing eyes and shadowy hands attached to even darker figures. You’re struck with terror as sinister voices whisper in your ear‚ those same hands reaching
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our lives and ourselves has an impact on our behavior and how we cope in tough times. Mental health illness include conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ anorexia‚ anxiety‚ bi-polar disorder‚ bulimia‚ depression‚ hyperactivity‚ insomnia‚ mania‚ narcolepsy‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ panic attacks‚ paranoia‚ phobias‚ post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)‚ schizophrenia‚ stress‚ suicide and Tourette’s. The timeline of mental health policy in the United States is a representation of the ways
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occurs in conjunction with other health problems (Hunt et al.‚ 2004). It often results from a combination of factors‚ including underlying physical or mental disorders. Ailments such as arthritis‚ kidney disease‚ heart failure‚ asthma‚ sleep apnea‚ narcolepsy‚ restless legs syndrome‚ Parkinson ’s disease‚ and hyperthyroidism may also lead
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Editors: Butkov‚ Nic; Lee-Chiong‚ Teofilo Title: Fundamentals of Sleep Technology‚ 1st Edition Copyright ©2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins > Front of Book > Editors Editors in Chief Nic Butkov RPSGT Teofilo Lee-Chiong MD Administrative Editors James Len Shigley RPSGT Mary Jones-Parker RPSGT Pediatric Section Editor Lee J. Brooks MD Editorial Board Debra A. Akers RRT‚ RPSGT Claude Albertario RPSGT Karen Allen PSGT Jon W. Atkinson BS‚ RPSGT Eric Bell PhD‚ DABSM‚ RPSGT Allen Boone RPSGT Thom
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their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall‚ a stimulant‚ and Provigil‚ which promotes wakefulness‚ to improve their academic performance. The former is approved to treat attention deficit disorder‚ the latter narcolepsy‚ and both are considered more effective‚ and more widely available‚ than the drugs circulating in dorms a generation ago. Letters flooded the journal‚ and an online debate immediately bubbled up. The journal has been conducting its own‚ more rigorous
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NAME: TOPIC: SLEEP DISORDER WITH THE ADULTS INSTITUTION: SLEEP DISORDER WITH THE ADULTS It can be described as a medical condition that adults that face. Sleep disorder can be defined as the disturbance of normal sleeping habits among adults. The disorder may involve difficulties that are associated with sleep. Most of the adults that are affected by sleep disorders may be because they have adopted a certain life style that is not the one they previously had. Difficulties that may be involved
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diagnosis. * Primary Hypersomnia: excessive sleepiness for at least 1 month‚ evidenced by either prolonged sleep episodes or daytime sleep episodes that occur almost daily and cause significant distress and social and vocational impairment. * Narcolepsy is described as episodes of irresistible attacks of refreshing sleep‚ cataplexy‚ sleep paralysis‚ and hypnagogic
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Critical Analysis # 1 A main issue that World War II raises for writers is how to represent the ultimately inexpressible horrors of that war and‚ at the same time‚ engage the reader in a talk that might create the savage indignation. In the novel "Slaughterhouse Five" Vonnegut has shown many themes and metaphorical issues of the time‚ this includes his participation in WW2 and his capture and imprisonment in the German city of Dresden. Also Vonnegut explores the deep psychological repercussions
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