Insomnia is a symptom‚ not a stand-alone diagnosis or a disease. By definition‚ insomnia is” difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep‚ or both”or the perception of poor quality sleep. It is also a common sleep problem that can affect your quality of life.Poeple with insomnia have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. They wake up during the night or wake up too early next morning. Insomnia may therefore be due to inadequate quality sleep. Insomnia is not defined by a specific number of hours
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Sleeping plays an important role in our life. According to statistics by scientists‚ we spend on average one third of our life time on sleeping. Nowadays‚ insomnia rate is increasing dramatically. Some reasons are to blame for insomnia‚ namely psychological disorder‚ physical disorder and some other temporary factors. First of all‚ insomnia can be the result of psychological disorder. Work nowadays requires a high intensity and people have to try their best to finish their duty. Sometimes‚ their
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Writer’s Checklist for Cause and Effect Essay 1. Have I identified the cause or effect I am analyzing in my thesis? I feel that I have identified the cause and effect of insomnia and how it effects mental health in my thesis. The idea was to explore the causes of insomnia and how it effects a person’s behaviors and way of thought. 2. Have I explained the cause-and-effect relationship convincingly? I believe so yes. I feel that after going over the different causes of insomnia I touched on what it
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Name: Bach Hoang Son Class: Anh 2 – QTKD MSSV: 121 123 0055 What causes insomnia? Insomnia‚ or sleeplessness‚ is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. It includes a broad spectrum of sleep disorders‚ from lack of quantity of sleep to lack of quality of sleep. Insomnia can affect all age groups and is more common in adult women than adult men. The condition can lead to poor performance at work or school‚ obesity‚ depression
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Insomnia began by first being referenced in the world’s oldest literary book‚ the Gilgamesh epic. In the book‚ the character‚ Gilgamesh‚ became mortal by making a transition from being constantly awake‚ to sleeplessness‚ and then to familiarity. In other ancient tales‚ sleeplessness and sleep played the difference in being immortal or mortal. In one ancient tale‚ the story of Chinese king Wu‚ the reason of his sleeping problems were because he never secured the heaven’s support. People back in the
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Insomnia Treatments and Efficacy By: Holly Sandoval PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology Dr. Carrie Natale November 5‚ 2012 Insomnia Treatments and Efficacy Insomnia is a medical condition that affects millions of people all over the nation. In fact‚ 48% of Americans admit to having occasional bouts of insomnia and 22% report suffering from insomnia every night or every other night. (National Sleep Foundation‚ 2011) So why are Americans so sleepless? There are many known causes of insomnia
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Effects of Insomnia on Physical Health Effects on the Heart. Insomnia can raise the risk of developing coronary heart disease or ischaemic heart disease. However‚ this increased danger is very modest compared with other risk factors for heart disease. Effects on Weight. Insomnia or sleeplessness or wakefulness can cause weight gain and obesity. Obesity problem in the United States might have insomnia as one of its causes. Sleep deprivation or sleeplessness might disrupt the hormones that regulate
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Today‚ I am going to talk about insomnia. As we all know‚ most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at one time or another in their lives. An estimated 30% -50% of the general population are affected by insomnia‚ and 10% have chronic insomnia. Insomnia is a symptom‚ not a stand-alone diagnosis or a disease. By definition‚ insomnia is “difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep‚ or both” and it may be due to inadequate quality or quantity of sleep. Insomnia could be classified by the duration
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WHAT IS AN INSOMIA? I. ABSTRACT My Research paper is all about INSOMNIA‚ in this research paper it talks about what is insomnia‚ what are the causes of insomnia‚ symptoms the treatments and preventions of it. I. Introduction General Consideration Insomnia is a symptoms‚ not a stand-alone diagnosis or disease. It is an abnormal wakefulness or inability to fall asleep throughout the night. Insomnia can be related to a medical or psychiatric illness‚ can be caused by mental stress or
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Insomnia Treatments Are They Effective? Anna Badger PSY 101 Dr. Yolanda Harper 4/1/2013 Insomnia Although there are many treatments available for individuals who suffer from insomnia such as‚ pharmacological‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ and psychological behavior therapies‚ some of these treatments are effective. A person can be a part of several studies and/or prescribed drugs‚ before they find one that can help them with insomnia. The individual can become dependent on the drug(s)‚ the side
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