Sleep is a physical and mental resting state in which a person becomes relatively inactive and unaware of the environment. In essence‚ sleep is a partial detachment from the world‚ where most external stimuli are blocked from the senses. Normal sleep is characterized by a general decrease in body temperature‚ blood pressure‚ breathing rate‚ and most other bodily functions. In contrast‚ the human brain never decreases inactivity. Studies have shown that the brain is as active during sleep as it
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asleep? | 60 mins | 2 hours | 60 mins | 80 mins | Did you wake up during your sleep? How many times? How long? | Yes‚ about 10 times‚ about ten to fifteen mins each time | Yes‚ once‚ about an hour and a half | Yes‚ about 6 times‚ about 15 mins each | 5.67x‚ average 40 mins each time | Did you get out of bed? | Yes‚ once | yes | Yes. once | Yes | What time did you get up? | 6am | 7am | 6 am | | How much total sleep did you get? | About 7 hrs | 5 hrs | 6 hrs | 6 | Rate your restfulness on
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Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs April Ellis PSY/240 November 23‚ 2012 Emily Feaster I have many nights that I feel that I do not get enough sleep. I go to bed at a decent hour but I seem to always wake up after I have gone to bed and been in bed for a couple of hours and it is like clockwork every night. I do the same thing. I might sleep a total of about 3-4 hours a night every night. But one situation that I call say that I will never forget when I did not get
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Awakening to sleep What causes Americans to sleep less? Staying up reading emails‚ technology‚ or our work environment. According to the Centers for Disease control and Prevention‚ a quarter of U.S adults say they don’t get enough sleep at least half the time. (Carpenter‚ 1) There are many reasons as to why Americans don’t get their full 8-9 hours of sleep. Getting too little sleep can affect your physical health‚ hormone regulation‚ glucose metabolism‚ insulin resistance‚ inflammation processes
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The importance of sleep in sports By: Benjamin R. Ritchie Most athletes would agree that getting enough sleep before a game is very important. Researchers are discovering that sleep deprivation before a game can have a huge impact of the athletes performance by slowing their glucose metabolism by thirty percent. Glucose and glycogen are the main sources of energy for athletes. Being able store the glucose in the muscles is very important for the athletes endurance and performance. Athletes
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Teens February 08‚ 2010 03:40 PM by findingDulcinea Staff Research shows that teens’ natural sleep cycle is to sleep later in the morning. Some schools are responding by pushing back start times. Ringing the School Bell Later Share Teens have long felt that the school day starts too early: A 2007 survey of teens in Philadelphia found that most students believed a 7:30 a.m. start time at school prevented them from getting enough sleep. Ninety percent of the students surveyed felt that if school
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Due to sleep deprivation athletes are not able to perform to their peak in sports. Sleep deprivation can increase stress and does not let the human body produce carbohydrates that is the storage of energy in the body when doing physical activities. Sleep is important it also makes your brain work better and it lets you stay focused in important things. Literature review Grander‚ Michael (2010) Mind‚ Body and Sport: Sleeping Disorder‚ NCAA pages 1-2 The most useful information that this article provided
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Essay 3: Human Sleep Modern life is full of busy things we do‚ but we all can agree that sleep is one of our favorite things to do. Almost every person would love to spend a whole day in bed. But in our time people choose staying up late and wake up early. There are just too many things to do‚ appointments‚ deadlines‚ and the rest of the world does not go off of our own schedule. Therefore‚ the majority of the population of the United States is sleep deprived. Although the
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knowledge on sleep but are still looking for better treatments * How can we sleep in different habitats? Underground‚ deep sea‚ and space * Recently discovered: people in a study on space sleeping found that the individuals went lethargic and had depression issues‚ didn’t move much and avoided crucial exercise (important because we don’t want to send depressed people on long voyages) * Origin of the word sleep: somnus (roman god of sleep) and hypnos (greek god of sleep)= part of the
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Briana Boone Comp I Professor Haught October 21‚ 2014 DONT USE YOU Illustration Paper Plan Sheet Part One: Choose a topic for an example paper. Write a thesis statement and then fill in the outline for the paper. Topic: Sleep deprivation is causing problems for many young people. Thesis Statement: Sleep deprivation can cause many problems for young people such as‚ limiting your ability to learn‚ forgetting important information‚ makes you more prone to acne‚ and causing agressive or inappropriate
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