VCE Psychology Unit 3 Notes. Covering consciousness and memory Consciousness Chapter 2 -‐ States of Consciousness • OVERVIEW Concepts of normal waking consciousness and altered states of consciousness including daydreaming and alcohol-‐induced‚ in terms of levels of awareness‚ content limitations‚ controlled and automatic processes‚ perceptual and cognitive distortions‚
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20: Sleep Disorders •Sleep is a major function of daily living and mental health. •The average adult should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep daily. •However‚ many people are in the habit of frequently cutting back on sleep to meet other social needs. •The most common and major consequence of sleep loss is excessive sleepiness. •Sleep deprivation is another consequence of sleep loss that complicates health‚ safety‚ and quality of life for individuals. •Prolonged sleep deprivation can
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students experience invariably sleep deprivation‚ in 2001‚ university undergraduates reported a median duration of total sleep of 6.65 hours‚ which is far below the recommended 8.5 to 9.25 hours for their age. In addition to reduce total sleep time‚ students often shift their sleep or wake schedule toward later times for both bedtime and wake time. In addition‚ university students often deprive themselves of sleep during the weekdays‚ and attempt to “top up” their sleep by sleeping more longer on the
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only 15% of students get enough sleep. If school started later it would be beneficial to teenagers because they would get enough sleep‚ there would be less chance of students being late‚ and they would have more time to eat breakfast. Adolescents generally need 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night. Almost 85% of teens are sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation can cause drowsy driving‚ impaired decision making‚ and even a higher chance of depression. Insufficient sleep among adolescents may not only
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Though‚ Still dark and gloomy out‚ trying to keep ourselves awake during each class period‚ had wish we could get a few more hours asleep to be fully awaken and going if only we push the school start time. But‚ does it really gain enough hours of sleep? Putting thought into it‚ Not only it extends the time‚ but it also pushes back after school activities‚ priorities at home‚ work and time for ourselves. It’s already difficult enough to squeeze schedules of after school or extracurricular activities
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everyday. Therefore‚ students stay awake late and don’t pay attention to the class because they don’t get enough sleep. Moreover‚ college students in their first year usually lose or gain weight; this leads to stress. Also‚ most students have jobs and less time to do homework which makes them stress. An enormous amount of stress affects many academic issues; such as sleep deprivation‚ changes in weight‚ and time issues. The first effect of stress that happens for college students
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Have you ever had a night that you woke up about three in the morning and could not go back to sleep? I have experienced those nights many of times. Sometimes even worse then that I have gotten into bed and laid there 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
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Stressors of College Students Strayer University ENG 115: English Composition Professor Gabriel Smith August 18‚ 2014 Stress is a factor that has affected everyone’s life. Stress is a very common among college students. Stress is the how you respond to demands that are place on you. What is more a problem than having stress are the results that occur after students suffer from having stress. College students stress over finance‚ grades‚ peers‚ and time management. Finance is a major
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Move Forward Marshfield! Due to the early start times of schools‚ many high school students in the U.S. are getting less than the recommended 8 - 10 hours of sleep per night. As a result‚ these high schoolers are dealing with the negative effects of sleep deprivation. A delayed start to school would minimize the sleep deprivation. According to Frano Katalinic of the Huffington Post‚ a starting time between 8:00 A.M. to 8:15 A.M‚ promotes the rise in academic performance‚ athletic performance
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This poem‚ Journey of the magi by T.S Eliot explores the idea that a journey can involve obstacles and challenges. The magi are faced with difficulties‚ hardships and discomforts such as the hostility from the natural world and humans and sleep deprivation. In the first stanza the line “The ways deep and the weather sharp” an inverted syntax is used to put emphasis on the sufferings and difficulties of the journey. Along with this line in the first stanza a list of complaints are written‚ “ Then
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