How to overcome insomnia Insomnia is a special kind of disorder and can be defined as the inability to sleep. It is most often thought of as both a sign and a symptom. Insomnia can occur at any age‚ but is commonly associated with the elderly. It can either be short or long term leading too many problems such as heart disease‚ memory lost and even vehicular accidents. The three major steps in overcoming this dilemma known as insomnia are medical aid‚ bedtime guides and seeking therapy. Medical
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Dallas Currier 11-8-2011 ENG 101 9:30-10:45 How to Overcome Insomnia Many individuals are in good company with a very common sleep disorder called insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that prevents a person to get the right amount of sleep they need to be able to wake up feeling well rested and refreshed. The causes of this sleep disorder vary from person to person. There are many different ways to overcome this disorder. Although insomnia can be cured with the use of sleep specialists‚ prescriptions
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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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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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. 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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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 IN UK Submitted by: Ho Thi Thanh Tu Student number: L9922426 Class: S71312C Teachers: Adam Stevens and Elizabeth Molyneux Word count: 1299 Table of Contents Abstract.……………………………………………………………page 3 Introduction………………………………………………………page 3-4 Purpose……………………………………………………..page 4 Findings……………………………………………………………..page 5-6 Finding 1…………………………………………………….page 4-5 Finding 2…………………………………………………….page 5-6 Finding 3…………………………………………………….page 6-7 Conclusion………………………………………………………….page 7 Recommendations……………………………………………
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Insomnia Insomnia is trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night. Episodes may come and go (episodic)‚ last up to 3 weeks (short-term)‚ or be long-lasting (chronic). There are two types of insomnia: primary insomnia and secondary insomnia. Primary insomnia: Primary insomnia means that a person is having sleep problems that are not directly associated with any other health condition or problem. Secondary insomnia: Secondary insomnia means that a person is having sleep problems
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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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Insomnia Insomnia Sleep is a natural part of life but many people know very little about how important it is and some even try to get by with very little of it. Poor sleep quality can be a cause of insomnia and is more common than people are aware of. There are different patterns of insomnia that are identified as onset insomnia‚ middle of the night insomnia‚ middle insomnia‚ and terminal insomnia. Along with these patterns‚ there exist varying degrees of insomnia classified
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