Effects of Sleep Deprivation There are few things that mammals‚ birds‚ amphibians‚ reptiles and fish have in common; sleep is one of them. Sleep is when the body completely relaxes‚ sensory activities are suspended‚ and a lack of consciousness takes effect. Humans need to sleep on a daily basis in order for our bodies to function properly. The average adult needs seven to nine hours of sleep each day‚ and not getting adequate sleep can lead to sleep deprivation. Some symptoms of sleep deprivation
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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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Sleep plays an essential role in our everyday lives‚ it is the way to heal humans‚ and prepare them to carry out their daily tasks. Humans need a certain amount of sleep each night in order to get the energy they need the next day. But those who don’t receive the correct amount‚ can take short naps to temporarily boost your energy and concentration level. Sometimes people don’t get the required amount of sleep so they end up feeling down in the dumps. Therefore sleep is important to humans of all
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Another physiological process that sleep deprivation can affect is the plasticity of the hippocampus. When applied in stressful environments‚ the amount of glucocorticoid production increases (McEwen‚ 1999). This increase in stress hormones correlates to the atrophy or the shrinkage of the hippocampal region. While this correlation is strongly related‚ other factors do in fact play a part in hippocampal atrophy. For example‚ the amount of dentate gyrus neurons in the brain could also have an effect
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Importance of Sleep to Humans Try to imagine the following scenarios. A man just ran his Ford F-150 truck into the subcompact car in front of him‚ all because he was “nodding off” behind the wheel. Two blocks down the street is a seriously depressed businessman‚ considering ending it all‚ buy jumping from the roof of his high-rise office building. Downstairs‚ in the same building‚ is a woman at work with a terrible headache. She is having a hard time concentrating on tasks she normally would
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Sleep disruption can be defined as any essential deviation in sleep quantity‚ integration‚ or timing relative to the optimal sleep needed by a given individual (usually between seven and nine hours of uninterrupted sleep during the night). Sleep disruption is typically focused on total sleep deprivation‚ showing that skipping sleep completely leads to decrease vigilance‚ problems with cognitive control‚ and impaired mental flexibility (Kirzan and Herlache‚ 2015). There is a little research on sleep
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Sleep enables our brains and bodies to rest‚ equipping us to take on the next day. A normal sleep cycle consists of 5 stages‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and REM. If sleep is disturbed it can cause problems with health and everyday life. Stage 1 is when sleep is light and one can be awakened easily. In this stage we begin to drift in and out of sleep‚ the eyes move slow and muscle activity slows. Stage 1 lasts about five minutes and is followed by stage 2. Stage 2 eye movement stops and brain waves become slower
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Have you ever been in a deep sleep and then suddenly you’re awakening without any control over your body? You’re frozen‚ unable to move and barely able to breathe. Noises surface and sometimes even figures. Well‚ you’re not alone. This is a common disorder called Sleep Paralysis that happens during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stages of sleep. Some people believe it is a harsh disorder but it’s simply your brain waking up before your body. Many people experience it for many different reasons and
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THE Infant Sleep GUIDE 3-6 months Between the ages of three and six months‚ your infant will be able to sleep for longer stretches at night. Which means you’ll get a little more sleep than before. Congratulations! Now your baby is beginning to understand the difference between night and day‚ which makes it a perfect time to help improve their sleep time routine. PUT YOUR INFANT to bed drowsy but awake The most important aspect of getting your baby to sleep through the night is to have your
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that affects millions of people worldwide every year. It is characterized by having disturbed nocturnal sleep; which many confuse with insomnia. Someone that is a narcoleptic might experience sleep at random time throughout the day. Narcolepsy affects about 500‚000 people in the United States and over 3 million internationally. As stated early‚ narcolepsy is characterized a vast yearning to sleep throughout the day. The naps can occur during normal activities such as working‚ operating machinery
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