Discuss the nature of sleep ( AO1= 8‚ AO2=16) In this essay I will discuss the nature of sleep‚ in terms of: REM‚ NREM‚ and the physiology of sleep. There are two sorts of sleep: REM and NREM. REM and NREM are as different from each other as each is from wakefulness. NREM sleep is characterised by an idle brain in a very relaxed body; whereas REM sleep is characterised by a brain that appears to be wide awake in a virtually paralysed body. There are 4 stages to NREM sleep: ‘falling’‚ easily woken
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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 Van Diemerbroeck diagnosed sleep paralysis as intercepting the motion of the voice and respiration (Sleep paralysis
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working and sleep deprived individuals in the education system‚ especially a student that aims for success. As a student advances in high school‚ their schedule becomes jam packed with homework‚ social activities‚ and managing puberty‚ so where does sleep fit in? It seems that sleep becomes the insignificant factor in the already busy and hard to manage schedule‚ but students are not to blame. Instead‚ the early morning start of many high schools‚ which can be altered‚ is to blame. Sleep is nearly
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important for kids to get a good night sleep 1. Sleep is restorative for the brain. 2. Too little sleep can lead to weight gain by altering levels of the hormones that regulate satiety and hunger‚ leading to overeating‚ overweight‚ and obesity. 3. Growth hormone is secreted during slow wave sleep. 4. Insufficient sleep is associated with a higher incidence of behavioral problems‚ especially attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 5. Sleep disruption caused by snoring in
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Hypnos is the God of Sleep. He is the son of Nyx‚ the Goddess of night. Hypnos is often represented as a young man‚ with a gentle demeanor and wings either on his shoulders or temples. Hypnos had a twin brother Thanatos‚ the God of Death. Hypnos’ father was Erebus‚ the God of Darkness. According to Hesiod‚ however‚ Hypnos had no father. Hypnos resided in a dark cave in Hades. The entrance to the cave was full of poppies and other types of hypnotic plants. One version says that Hypnos resided in a
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Running head: Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders and Drugs Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders and Drugs Axia College of University of Phoenix There was a time when I was not getting sleep; it affected almost every aspect of my being and definitely my personality. Reading the text written by Pinel‚ I realize many of the descriptions of sleeplessness fit those very memorable‚ yet miserable days. My opinion on my reaction to sleeplessness concurred fairly well with the text‚ though I did not consider myself
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com/bigfoot.html Mark Chorvinsky‚ Strange Magazine 17‚ 1996 The Makeup Man and the Monster: John Chambers and the Patterson Bigfoot Suit. http://users.erols.com/strange1/chambers17.html The North American Science Institute Report‚ The story of the film. http://cryptozoo.monstrous.com/roger_patterson.htm Schick & Vaughn‚ How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age‚ 3rd edition
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Now the question here today is why do we sleep. While this might seem to be a simple question to answer for most there are actually quit a few theories that have been developed and question as far back as the Greek philosophers‚ to explain why humans need to sleep in order to survive. First lets start off with that sleep means. The definition of sleep‚ according to the Cambridge English Dictionary is the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious. Now‚ having the definition
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The nature of sleep remains complicated‚ and mostly unexplainable. Sleep is necessary for all mammals. Sleep serves the body as energy conservation processes as well as letting the nervous system recuperate. This bodily recuperation process also allows emotional regulation for the body. The circadian rhythm‚ also known as the biological clock or circadian clock‚ regulates the sleep-wake cycle. The circadian clock is located in a group of cells just behind the optic nerve‚ called the Suprachiasmatic
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snooze button every morning in order to wake up on time is more than likely‚ suffering from sleep deprivation. It is a problem that can cause harm to the body and personality. Some of the most common health issues a person will endure is cognitive deficiencies‚ hypertension and weight gain. It has even been argued that sleep deprivation can affect you just as much as being drunk. Unfortunately‚ with lack of sleep come many unwanted side effects‚ including impaired cognitive skills needed to function
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