Consciousness: Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Hypnosis‚ and Drugs Roberto Diaz was very anxious. He was nearing the end of his freshman semester when he suddenly remembered that he had signed up for another class and had never attended it. He couldn’t even remember the name of the course‚ but exams were coming on fast and he was absolutely sure that he was going to fail that “mystery” class. To make things worse‚ he’d been searching for this “lost course” for five nights in a row. Each time he woke up…fearful
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Alternative medicine & Traditional medicine Meme Lopez CMA 160 The subject of Traditional medicine vs. alternate medicine is of great scrutiny and speculation. A healthy and a safe body is a shared objective by both systems. The healing of a system amounts to the removal of the particular disease. Both the systems have certain advantages over each other. In a critical circumstance traditional avenues are a preferred option; Alternative systems require time and may not be suitable in situations
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Self-study Questions – Sleep and Rest Answers to these study questions can be found in Potter & Perry‚ Kee‚ and Taber’s dictionary. 1. Briefly describe the 4 stages of Non-rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep. · Stage 1: NREM -Stage lasts a few minutes. It includes lightest level of sleep. Decreased physiological activity begins with gradual fall in vital signs and metabolism. Sensory stimuli such as noise easily arouses person. Awakened‚ person feels as though daydreaming has occurred. · Stage
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Sleep Disorders Dr. M. Zain Yousuf MBBS‚ MCPS (Resident) SMO & In-charge In-patient Dept. A. Q. Khan Institute Sleep Disorders Classification (ICD-10):1. Nonorganic insomnia 2. Nonorganic hypersomnia 3. Nonorganic disorder of sleep-wake schedule 4. Sleepwalking [somnambulism] 5. Sleep terrors [night terrors] 6. Nightmares Nonorganic Insomnia Diagnostic guidelines:1. The complaint is either of difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep‚ or of poor quality of sleep; 2. The sleep disturbance
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as a good night’s sleep‚ waking up in the morning bright and active to start the new day. There is also something very necessary about good sleep because if sleep is shortened or disrupted even for one night‚ most of us will feel tired and irritable until we have good quality sleep again. For most of the people‚ sleep at night re-fuels and services both body and mind‚ so as to be prepared for activities during the day. But for some reasons‚ there are some people experiencing sleep problems—one of which
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Importance of Sleep Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the importance of sleep‚ how to get a good night’s sleep and if you don’t how to fake it. Central Purpose: I will discuss the following areas of the importance of sleep: learning and memory‚ making decisions and the long term consequences of the lack of sleep. I will discuss ways to get a good night’s sleep and steps to take if you didn’t get enough sleep. INTRODUCTION I. How many of you here got at least 8 hours of sleep last night
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explanations of functions of sleep. (24 marks) The evolutionary theories suggest sleep has evolved because it gives an animal a greater chance of survival when in a dangerous environment. They also suggest that sleep has evolved because it conserves energy and coincides with their eating habits. The evolutionary explanation (also referred to as the ecological approach) is based on the observation of animals in their natural environment. The evolutionary approach to sleep has focused on ecological
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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on College Students Brant McMillan Specific purpose: I want my audience to know the harms of sleep deprivation so it may make them more conscious about their sleeping habits. Thesis: Sleep deprivation has many negative effects that cause harm to college students and everyone should know how to fight sleep deprivation Introduction How many of you consider your alarm clock one of your worst enemies? Imagine your alarm clock just rang‚ and it is time for school. How
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state is sleep‚ it is critical to our health and daily functioning. With my roommate coming home at various hours of the night‚ my sleep is disrupted impacting my health and daily functioning. In a typical night’s sleep a person passes through five stages. These stages progress in a cycle from stage 1 to rapid eye movement‚ also known as REM. I will describe each of the five cycles and how they are critical to health and daily functioning. The first stage of sleep is a very light sleep and only
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How to get a good night’s sleep? There is considerable agreement among researchers and clinicians on how to avoid sleep problems. These recommendations are summarizes in the table; some are based on actual research‚ and others are simply the best judgments of experts in the field.1 Regular Sleep Schedule: Establish a regular schedule of going to bed and getting up. Set your alarm for a specific time every morning and get up at that time no matter how little you may have slept. Be consistent
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