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    My Name Is Tik

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    How is it made ? Anhydrous nitrate Ephedrine Red Phosphorous Lithium Antifreeze Lantern fuel Methods of use Stages of a TIK use Rush ( 20 – 40 minutes) High ( 3 days ) Binge Crash Short term effects anxiousness and nervousness incessant talking extreme moodiness and irritability purposeless‚ repetitious behavior‚ such as picking at skin or pulling out hair sleep disturbances false sense of confidence and power; aggressive or violent behavior Dilated Pupils: Stimulant Intoxication

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    You begin to lay down after a long day at work you close your eyes and doze off to sleep you sleep as normal but then you begin to wake up and you open your eyes and you are completely aware of what’s is going on but you are unable to move. you begin to become frighten and attempt to cry out for help but you are unable to say a word and as you began to lay there you start to see strange and nightmare things that feel so real‚ this scary experience is called sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon

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    In “Naptime” by Matt McCarthy‚ he discusses with us the importance of sleep and how sleep affects our everyday lives. McCarthy starts by introducing us to Major League Baseball player Mike Napoli. Napoli has been struggling with Sleep Apnea since his early twenties. Napoli informs us on how he would wake up fifty to one hundred times a night while trying to sleep because of his difficulty with breathing. This began to have an affect on Napoli‚ making him exhausted because he was not able to get a

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    Introduction The field of abnormal psychology study people’s emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral problems. Abnormal behavior may be defined as behavior that is disturbing‚ distressing‚ maladaptive‚ and often the result of distorted thoughts. Sleep disorder is one type of abnormal behavior that happened around us and people around us in “dot-com” era. Sleep disorders are problems with sleeping‚ including trouble falling or staying asleep‚ falling asleep at the wrong times‚ too much sleep‚ or abnormal

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    Sleep Paralysis I’m lying on the bed. If you come in now‚ you’ll think I’m sleeping. But I see you. Even though my eyelids seem closed‚ they swirl slightly. They are the only parts of me that I can move. I am fully aware of it‚ but I cannot tell you: my body is completely frozen. All are paralyzed during sleep (REM)‚ sleep stage where sleep occurs. If we were not paralyzed‚ we would realize our dreams by endangering ourselves and our sleeping companions. But sometimes‚ especially when sleep patterns

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    Examining someone while sleeping can be extremely interesting‚ but also scary and sometimes dangerous. Many people in this world‚ may not realize how important it is to analyze people while they are sleeping. Some may think that these people are just having dreams or nightmares. Actually‚ these people may have parasomnias‚ more commonly known as night terrors. During these episodes while sleeping people may have (REM) which is rapid eye movement‚ they also may kick‚ fight‚ scream‚ talk‚ walk‚ or

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    The two neurological disorders that I will be discussing are Sudden infant death syndrome and sickle cells anemia. Sudden death syndrome is a disorder in which healthy infants die in their sleep. This disease has strike over 2‚500 infants while napping or sleeping through the night. This pattern only occur through normal breathing during sleep. Although‚ it has been determine that they neither choke or smoother while sleeping. They just die a peaceful death. It has been suggested that parents place

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    PARALYZED DEFINITION FOR PARALYZED: -To make powerless and unable to function partly or wholly/ incapable to move Have you ever been in a situation where you felt powerless‚ you couldn’t move you‚ couldn’t think straight and it felt like you were numb? I was In a car accident in high school a car pulled out in front of us and we T-boned. My friend who was behind me didn’t have her seat belt on and with the impact flew into my seat causing the seat and my back to break in two places. I had two

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    Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a neurological condition 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

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    disease I have chosen to discuss is Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder which is characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. People who suffer from this condition find it hard to stay awake for any long periods of time. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are work‚ driving‚ eating or watching television. Narcolepsy is known to cause serious disruptions to a person’s daily routine. Good introSome people think narcolepsy is caused from or related to depression

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