Diana Gant‚ a Drexel University sleep expert‚ reported that most people need nine to 10 hours of sleep in order to avoid public and personal safety hazards‚ on Tuesday. Gant‚ who has been a member of the psychology department for 17 years‚ began studying sleep as a graduate student. Through her studies‚ she found a correlation between lack of sleep and accidents. “Going without enough sleep is as much of a public and personal safety hazard as going to work drunk‚” said Gant. “It can make people clumsy
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the whole documentary was very interesting. I think it applied to many different sleep disorders and provided solutions that could help improve someone’s sleep. I know many people who lack a good night’s rest and often feel drowsy during the day. I have a friend who works until bar close and she is often up until 5 am doing things like laundry and cleaning that I would be doing during the day because she can’t sleep. The two that I can relate to are the naps‚ and the wine/coffee consumption before
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Lack of Sleep Has a Direct Effect on a Student’s GPA Gilbert‚ S. P.‚ & Weaver‚ C. (2010). Sleep Quality and Academic Performance in University Students: A Wake-Up Call for College Psychologists. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy‚ 24(10)‚ 295-306. Retrieved September 25‚ 2012‚ from the SocIndex database. Key Terms Defined GPA: Grade Point Average DWI: Dropped‚ Withdraw‚ Incomplete (Classes) GDI: Goldberg Depression Inventory PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Summary This
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Effects of a quality sleep for college student’s academic achievements “Do college/university students with good sleep quality differ in academic achievement than university students with poor sleep quality” Researchers believe that improved sleeping habits result in better academic performance. Studies have indicated that over 60% of college students were poor quality sleepers‚ resulting in daytime sleepiness and an increase of physical and psychological problems (Lund et al.‚ 2010; Sing and
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having sleepless nights in studying. According to National Sleep Foundation cited by Amanda Grove‚ it is recommended to sleep 7 to 9 hours per night for adults‚ and 8 to 9 hours range with young adults such as college students. Very few college students get enough sleep today. This is due to many demands on their time such as classes‚ homework‚ jobs‚ etc. and also the social environment that encourages staying up late. Those students who are sleep deprived are possibly affecting their academic performance
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Running head: BASIC PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION Basic Perspectives on Motivation: Evaluating Five Accounts for Sleep and Sleep Deprivation David Hickson University of Southern Queensland Abstract Sleep deprivation is prevalent in industrialized societies and has been linked to serious health issues and traffic accidents. This essay views sleep and sleep deprivation from five different motivational perspectives in order to gain a holistic understanding of the phenomena. From evolutionary
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Speaking- Assignment 2 (Informative speech) Topic: Effects of lack of sleep Organizational order: Topical order Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the effect of lack of sleep for health. Central idea: Lack of sleep or insomnia can lead to several long-term medical conditions. Sleep deprivation can have effects on both your mental and physical health. There are several negative effects of not getting enough sleep. References: Madhura Pandit. (2010). Retrieved August 30‚ 2010‚ from
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long day at work you close your eyes and doze off to sleep you sleep as normal but then you begin to wake up and you open your eyes and you are completely aware of what’s is going on but you are unable to move. you begin to become frighten and attempt to cry out for help but you are unable to say a word and as you began to lay there you start to see strange and nightmare things that feel so real‚ this scary experience is called sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which a person will find
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of distorted thoughts. Sleep disorder is one type of abnormal behavior that happened around us and people around us in “dot-com” era. Sleep disorders are problems with sleeping‚ including trouble falling or staying asleep‚ falling asleep at the wrong times‚ too much sleep‚ or abnormal behaviors during sleep. There are two main categories of sleep disorders‚ which are dyssomnias and parasomnias. Dyssomnias are problems connected with the amount‚ timing‚ and quality of sleep. Meanwhile‚ parasomnias
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hand with daytime exhaustion can be a sign of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea leaves one fatigued throughout the day‚ can be harmful to health‚ affect the mood and how one associate with their bed partner. What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder which interrupts breathing while a person is sleeping. People suffering from apnea are likely not to be aware of the many‚ short breathing disruptions that happen all night long‚ disturbing the normal sleep rhythm. All one is aware of is they do not feel
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