Joshua Hammer Jessica Worthington PSY 101-232 21 June‚ 2013 Sleeping Disorder A sleeping disorder that was discussed in Module 7 was Narcolepsy. Many people around the world are affected by this disorder a person with such disorder may go an entire day feeling the urge to sleep and always feeling fatigued. Narcolepsy is defined as a “Chronic disorder that is marked by excessive sleepiness‚ usually in the form of sleep attacks or short periods of sleep throughout the day. The sleep attacks
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Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about sleep disorders. Central Idea: Today I want to inform you on sleep disorders. First I will talk about insomnia. Second I will talk about sleep apnea‚ and finally I will talk about narcolepsy. Introduction Attention Getter: Do you know that awesome feeling when you get into bed‚ fall right to sleep‚ stay asleep all night‚ and wake up feeling refreshed? Well‚ me neither. I. According to The Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
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explanations for insomnia and/or narcolepsy. (8 marks + 16 marks) Explanations of narcolepsy are in majority biological. Scientists have discovered that narcoleptics often are lacking in hypocretin which is a chemical in the brain that control sleep and wakefulness. A lack of this chemical may explain the sudden attacks of sleep. Sakurai (2007) highlighted how there are about 10‚000-20‚000 hypocretin-producing cells in a normal hypothalamus‚ but people with narcolepsy have a significantly lower amount
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together is that they disrupt in one or more parts of out sleep cycle."(Zimbardo pg.98) The three types of sleep disorders are: insomnia‚ narcolepsy and sleep apnea. These disorders make a night’s sleep sometimes hard
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nightmare even though you’re awake. Now imagine the inability to sleep altogether‚ the nightmares of your actions haunt your dreams to the point where you can no longer sleep at all. All of the scenarios stated are symptoms of a condition called narcolepsy‚ a disease in which sleep becomes a difficult task to complete‚ causing unrest‚ excessive daytime sleepiness‚ hallucinations‚ sleepwalking‚ and many other dangerous symptoms. These characteristics match that of Lady MacBeth from William Shakespeare’s
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supports the theory that hypnosis involves:| A)|dissociation.| B)|psychological dependence.| C)|role-playing.| D)|hypnogogic sensations.| 12.|The experience of insomnia following discontinued use of a psychoactive drug best illustrates:| A)|narcolepsy.| B)|withdrawal.| C)|REM rebound.| D)|dissociation.| E)|sleep apnea.| 13.|Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?| A)|alcohol| B)|marijuana| C)|cocaine|
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the lower brain paralysis all voluntary muscle groups except the eyes. Scientists believe that brain pulses from the lower part of the brain are responsible for the seemingly random shifts of scenery in a human’s brain (Nir Yuval and Giulio). responsible for the feeling and emotions in a person dreams. (Nir Yuval and Giulio) Some indications that back up the role of the amygdala playing in people’s dreams is prominent to the emotions that are fear‚ anxiety‚ anger‚ and confusion. The upper brain
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person can be violent by swinging their fists or punching. This paper will look in depth at sleep terrors and give a concise review of the causes‚ prevalence‚ treatment‚ symptoms‚ and safety measures in the sleep lab when dealing with sleep terrors. (Narcolepsy Association UK‚ 2003) Definition The definition of sleep terrors is “a sleep disorder involving abrupt awakening from sleep in a terrified state” (Kiriakopoulos‚ 2005‚ p.1). “The cause is unknown but night terrors are commonly associated with
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Unfortunately‚ there are problems related to sleep that can interfere with our ability to function at our best‚ they are called sleep disorders. Sleep disorders include insomnia‚ the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep‚ narcolepsy also‚ known as sleep attacks‚ apnea‚ sleep terrors‚ bed-wetting and sleepwalking. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder affecting approximately 2/3’s of adults each year. Apnea is a sleep disorder in which an affected patient stops breathing often
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“Understanding Sleep Problems” More then half of American’s experience a sleep problem at some time in their life. Weather it is stress-induced insomnia‚ poor sleep hygiene‚ or a poor environment. The most common form of sleeping problem would be insomnia. Insomnia is the inability of a person to fall asleep‚ stay asleep‚ or fall back asleep upon waking. People that have insomnia often complain about impairments of attention‚ memory‚ ability to work and function. Insomnia can also affect one’s
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