Unit 3: The conscious self AOS 1: Mind‚ brain and body AREA OF STUDY 1 Mind‚ brain and body Consciousness Consciousness refers to our level of awareness of our internal world‚ that is‚ our own personal thoughts‚ feelings and perceptions‚ external world‚ that is‚ our surroundings during any particular time‚ as well as our own existence. Psychological construct (or hypothetical construct) refers to hypothetical ideas regarding a phenomenon that is believed to exist however cannot be directly
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“Nothing will medicine thee to that sweet sleep which you owe to yesterday.” This is an adaptation from a scene in Shakespeare’s “Othello” where Iago speaks to Othello about his ‘unfaithful’ wife. Iago says this to Othello to explain to him that he will never sleep as comfortably‚ and soundly as he did the night before. Neither drugs nor sleeping pills will provide Othello the comfort he will seek at night. Now though this may seem to be an exaggerated statement‚ it doesn’t come with some truth.
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INTRODUCTION Sleep is food for the brain. During sleep‚ important body functions and brain activity occur. Skipping sleep can be harmful particularly if you are behind the wheel. You can look bad‚ you may feel moody‚ and you perform poorly. Sleepiness can make it hard to get along with your family and friends and hurt your scores on school exams. Sleeping is a process with several distinct phases. At each phase‚ different physiological processes take place: Deep and restful sleep helps to restore
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For most teens‚ the loud‚ annoying ring of their alarm clock is what wakes them up from their sleep‚ to start getting ready for school. Delaying the high school bell time can help teens get extra sleep. This is a topic that has pros and cons. Nevertheless‚ the benefits that come from starting school later clearly outweigh the drawbacks. high school start times must be delayed because teens will perform better in school‚ have a better social life‚ and have fewer health risks. High school start
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boards are responsible for balancing competing priorities in the face of limited resources‚ and should consider return on investment before embarking on such changes. The AAP’s Adolescent Sleep Working Group reviewed studies involving inadequate sleep in teens. Researchers analyzed the harmful effects sleep deprivation—anything less
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time in the world to sit down and do all their homework‚ but in reality‚ we have lives too. Yes‚ schools should get rid of homework because it takes time away that we should be spending with family‚ extracurricular activities and may cause sleep deprivation and stress. To start off‚ when kids get home from school‚ we should not be doing homework‚ but spending important time with our family. Family time is precious and needs to be something that happens every night. Michael Gove says‚ “We are
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Deborah Salerno November 20‚ 2007 SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DRIVING Nothing could prepare me for the news I received six years ago about the unexpected death of my close friend Joey. I will never forget the night he died. How I had been with him just minutes before‚ and how his death was totally unnecessary and preventable. A few weeks before Christmas in 2001‚ Joey‚ myself and a few of my other co-workers were closing down the local restaurant we worked at while attending Umass Lowell. It had
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perfect grades to get into a good college that eventually rests on how their entire life will pan out? Even while students are doing well in school‚ chronic sleep development can cause a decrease in performance. Having your sleep reduced by as little as an hour and a half can impact you greatly. In addition to my previous statement‚ chronic sleep loss can also severely impact your memory and cognitive development-- your ability to process information. This means that after learning new things all day
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The problem of sleep deprivation is not new and yet more and more people are becoming victims of the consequences that of sleep deprivation. More and more people are sleeping less each day without realizing the very harmful effects that not sleeping on time and at regular intervals for the required time can have on our physical as well as mental health (Sleepnet; Ledoux). Technological advancements and the fast pace of the industrial and information revolution has created spots in which we find 24-hours
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themselves and their families. To begin with‚ having more time to sleep in the morning will inevitably lead to better grades and an improved academic performance for high school students. Students will not be forced to get up at an unnatural time and therefore will wake up feeling refreshed and energized. This will lead to them being more focused and alert in class. A teenager’s body clock is biologically predisposed to go to sleep at around midnight and not be fully awake and engaged until between
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