Philosophy Of Sleep Deprivation

Late to bed, early to rise—this epigram sums up the dangerously unhealthy relationship Americans have with sleep. It is absurd that society treats chronically missing sleep, one of the biggest risks to mental health that humans face, as nothing more than a minor issue. Unfortunately, the problem is so prevalent that few want to acknowledge its consequences. Because of early shifts and commitments in the morning, and extra work or late shifts at night, a minority of people have the luxury of being able to sleep ad libitum every night. I have experienced this first-hand; with high school taking up my morning and afternoon, and a part-time job taking up my evening, I am left with a narrow strip of time from about 10pm to 6am during which I need to get schoolwork done and somehow find time to sleep.

“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to” – F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In life, we all encounter those night where we can’t seem to get to sleep. This can be due to insomnia or having a lot of things to do and little time to do them. During college and afterwards people will begin to deal with a lack of sleep more and more as they gain more responsibilities. I’ve always heard it’s not good to go without sleep and I agree with this thought. This was confirmed when we had a lecture on consciousness. We discussed how our sleep and wake schedule, biological clocks, bodily functions, etc., are controlled by circadian rhythms (Truelove, 2017).

Being an overworked, stressed, sleep deprived college student was the only life I knew how to live after graduating high school. In the section, Sleep Your Way to the Top, in her book Thrive, Huffington states that sleep is completely underrated. I could not agree more. Working forty hours a week and attending school full time made it difficult to do anything, including sleep. What I failed to realize was that I needed to spend more time on myself than at work or in school. Huffington states that success comes as a result of the quality of work we put in, not simply the quantity of work we put in.

In my article about Sleep Deprivation Boosts Anticipatory Anxiety a correlation exists between sleep deprivation and increased levels of anxiety. The research team at UC Berkeley suggests when someone is sleep deprived and anticipating either a neutral or disturbing image to appear, activity in the emotional brain centers increases, thus indicating an elevated level of anxiety. This correlation, however, does not indicate causation. Causation would imply that sleep deprivation alone is what causes elevated levels of anxiety. This could be false because increased activity in the emotional brain centers could be caused by other factors instead sleep deprivation. For example, external stresses such as a big test coming up could be elevating activity

It is recommended that as adults we should be aiming to achieve 8 hours of sleep per night. It is important to reach the optimal sleep level each night because lack of sleep over time can lead to an increase in health problems (National Institutes of Health [NIH], 2012). Sleep deprivation can lead to not only physical health problems, but behavioral problems as well (Meldrum & Restivo, 2014). Studies have shown that sleep deficiency is correlated to problems with emotion regulation, difficulties making decisions and problem solving skills (NIH). Obtaining the optimal level of sleep can increase learning abilities, creative thinking, and attention (NIH). Greater potential for success is made possible by ensuring the necessary amount of sleep

Sometimes I worked eight or more hours a day, come back home spent four or more hours doing school work and then tried to sleep for three or fewer hours a day, doing the same thing every single day can be harmful for my health and my brain. Lack of sleep is the major cause of heart disease and high blood pressure, it decreases libido. It may cause headaches and tiredness all the time. Lack of sleep impairs attention and thinking. Students who are working and studying to become a nurse unable to comprehend easily, they are under a lot stress, and in extremely bad health. It is important to note that our brain need time to process all of the things we learn daily. This is done mostly at night. That is why sleep is very important. Aside from making ourselves feel refreshed and well rested, everything we have learned during the day, will register in the brain while

A good night's sleep just might be the key to making it through any non-fiction essay, no matter how good or bad, and still having the energy to take a lap around the nearest track afterwards. It is more than likely that a serious lack of sleep is a huge contributing factor as to why falling asleep on this stack of papers seems a lot more tempting than reading them. Stay awake for this essay because Dr. James B. Maas and Rebecca S. Robbins' Sleep for Success! is the solution to a variety of sleep-related problems. I recommend this book to any mature reader interested in the topic of sleep because Sleep for Success! is an effective non-fiction book written in an engaging style which allows readers to remain captivated and awake

Sleep deprivation is the most widely recognized rest issue in America and College Students. Understudies dropout rate and instructional level is dropping in the fact that they don't get much rest. Rest is vital to our wellbeing, yet its influencing understudy's wellbeing the most. Being a college student we don’t have our personal alarm clock anymore, so we tend to oversleep or don’t sleep at all. I can affirm on the grounds that being all alone I have this same issue. I hear and see the influence it has on understudies day by day and at times battle with it myself. Sleep Deprivation is created by society's weights to succeed, which prompts numerous ailments and reductions in scholarly accomplishment in undergrads.

Advantages of sleep come from many different theories of sleep. Although we don’t know exactly what the purpose of sleep is, several theories show the positive side of the purpose of sleep. The first theory is preservation and protection. This does not directly impact Tamara’s studying, but it is based off of an evolutionary adaptation that causes us to sleep to stay out of harm’s way. Growth theory deals with the release of growth hormones at night. Body restoration deals with the body repairing itself after the day such as the brain tissue repairing itself during sleep. This could directly impact Tamara’s studying as her body needs the rest in order to repair itself from the information it took in that day. The theory of memory is a giant

Since the semester started sleep has been something that has alluded me several times. I can’t remember the last time I had a full 7 or 8 hour sleep. My sleep pattern now seems to consist of barely any naps and close to 4 or 5 hours of sleep. For this project i want to look at how i can improve my sleep patterns so that i’m getting more than 4 to 5 hours of sleep a day and if it’ll improve my work ethic as well as my health.

Sleep deprivation is a common issue among people around the world, and everyone has or will experience it in their life. Not getting enough sleep makes it difficult for the body to function properly. Insomnia is a well-known disorder, mainly known in the United States; one in ten adults suffers from this disorder (Kloc). There are many reasons why people end up with a sleeping disorder, and the most common reason is stress. When people do not have enough sleep they behave differently, and do not make the same choices as if they were fully rested. There are four stages of sleep. The fourth stage, REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is the most important stage of sleeping. A common side effect of BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) is sleep

Very nearly everybody encounters sleep deprivation occasionally, which is a developing issue, can influences a huge number of individuals on the planet particularly found in ladies, and more established. Additionally individuals who are separated or widowed have a more noteworthy chance than the individuals who are hitched to be casualties of sleep deprivation. A sleeping disorder originates from the Latin words for "no slumber", which can be characterized as a reason or evident multifaceted nature in falling and staying unconscious. On the other hand when an individual has a troublesome time nodding off or staying unconscious, chances are they have a slumber issue called sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can sap your vitality level and temperament as well as your wellbeing, work execution and personal satisfaction. As indicated by Wilson (2008), Insomnia can be short term (up to three weeks) or long haul (over 3–4 weeks);. There are fundamental three sorts of a sleeping disorder, for example, Transient sleep deprivation, intense a sleeping disorder and unending sleep deprivation. 48% of Americans report sleep deprivation every so often, while 22 percent experience a sleeping disorder consistently. (Roth, 2007).this research report will concentrate on the causes, effects and treatments of insomnia.

Knowledge of harmful implications of stress on well-being will affect my behaviours in the future as I consciously work to eliminate these. I now understand that it is not healthy to repeatedly stay up late to complete work because adequate sleep in critical to well-being (Ross & Deverell, 2004:308). Instead, I will keep up to date with work

Many students will sacrifice sleep in order to work, play, or get school projects completed. However, although most people think they can function well when they don‟t get sleep, the truth is they cannot. Research shows that people who are deprived of sleep perform worse on thinking and performance task than those who are not sleep deprived. Furthermore, those who were sleep deprived judged that they performed better on the task than they actually did. In comparison, the non-sleep deprived group accurately judged how well they did on the task. What this shows is that people lacking sleep think they are doing just fine when in fact, they are not. Losing sleep often results in lower performance on tasks, which frustrates and aggravates the sleep deprived student who thinks his or her performance is just fine. Research shows that people who sleep seven hours a night do better on memory tasks than those who do not. Individuals will vary in terms of how much sleep is the „right‟ amount, but in general most college students need at least six to eight hours a night.