Sleep Journal Observation Report

Purpose: To inform the audience about what sleep is and how it helps the body.

09-09-2012 Day 1: I went to sleep at 1:00 am and woke up at 6:11 am. The dream was that my grandmother passed away and that I had nobody to confide in. It got to a point where I just went

In a laboratory study of sleep deprivation, researchers employed a variety of techniques to keep

I have completed the sleep assessment and I am not surprise with the outcome it gave me. The results showed that my sleep habits could be better. Some days are better than others, but generally, I do wake up drowsy and hitting my alarm clock once or twice. I admit, I usually stay up on my phone past midnight like any other young adult. If it is not my phone that is keeping me up at night, it’s usually my mind reminding me of all the stress that may be going on in my life.

Thesis: Sleep plays an essential part in a person’s health and well-being; the way we feel while awake is dependent upon what happens to your body while asleep.

The amount of sleep was self-reported by participants using a sleep diary. In the sleep diary participants would note the time they got into bed, how long it took them to fall asleep, the number and duration of awakenings during the night, what time they awoke, and what time they got out of bed. Misinformation or false memory was evaluated in a few different phases. In the first phase the participants took part in a

The sleep assessment conducted on the patient had an interesting dynamic in how we think we sleep opposed to how our partner says we sleep. The patient wakes up every morning at 6 a.m. and takes a nap right after lunchtime approximately at 1 p.m. The daily naps, according to the patient, last about forty-five minutes to an hour. When asked about restlessness when waking up the patient with a stern voice and pointed finger says, "When I'm up I'm up and ready to go." The patient also explained that they have no trouble staying asleep; however going to sleep can be challenging depending on if anything troubling is on her mind.

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is to take a nap. The average amount of sleep for Americans declined from more than nine hours per night in 1850 to seven hours in 1990. Other studies verify what most of us know by experience, that many are operating with a serious "sleep debt." This is a common dilemma among first responders. While it's true that both Jesus (see Luke 6:12) and the apostle Paul (see 2 Corinthians 6:5) occasionally were up all night for the sake of the kingdom of God, the Bible also tells us this about our Heavenly Father: "He gives His beloved sleep" (Psalm 127:2). It is this verse that causes me to think at times I’m not one of His beloved because sleep comes erratically at best.

The parents will monitor the child’s sleep habit at home and report back to the doctors the results. The parents will be given the option to place the child on medication due to the recent injury. The child will undergo an at home sleep monitoring study to see if there is more activity than what appeared at the hospital in the previous segment. Footage will reveal the parents taking shifts to monitor the child during the night to avoid injury and danger. The parents and the child will take about their fears of the possible dangers. Not only will the child be exhausted, but the parents, and siblings as well. The sibling will talk about the sounds the sibling would make during their sleepwalking actions.

I am going to talk about sleep ware. Do you like sleep wear? I like sleep wear it is comfy, it is good ford if you are running late on Monday, it help you focuses.

Tired? Did you get enough sleep last night? Enough sleep is really important, the amount that you sleep can affect your mood and how sleepy you are during the say. It is important to get the suggested amount of sleep for your age category that is recommend. If you don’t get this suggested amount it is important to take a nap or get some rest during the day.

A 2 by 4 between subjects analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to explore the effects of human-animal co-sleeping (co-sleep and control) and age group (adolescent, young adult, middle aged and elderly) on measurable sleep disturbances called Wake After Sleep Onset (WASO), which was measured in minutes nightly and averaged across a week.

Sleep has been an important topic of research for many years. Early sleep literature only reported observations from sleep habits to compare and contrast with the data taken from the wake state. Before the majority of the science behind sleep was discovered, it was assumed that sleep was when the brain “turned off” and was in an entirely homogeneous state (Dement, 1998). Slowly, advancements were made in the study of sleep, including in 1729 when Jean Jacques d’Ortous deMairan demonstrated the persistence of circadian rhythms and in 1877 when narcolepsy was first described in medical literature (Dement, 1998; “Sleep Research Timeline”, 2017). Sleep research has since become much more advanced and is progressing quickly.

This paper explores five different sources on the changes in sleep over the adults' lifespan. There are multiple explanations as to the changes in sleep from infancy to the older adult, and through a series of conducted experiments a further explanation is given. Judd (2010) explores pediatric sleep issues that impact children from infancy to teen years. Following Judd's claims, Wrzus, Wagner, and Riediger (2014) correlate night-to-night sleep variations and the affective well-being among adolescents and adults. Wilckens, Woo, Kirk, Erickson, and Wheeler (2014) study the importance of sleep in young adults through multiple cognitive tasks. Millman (2012) points out that at a later age, sleep becomes fragmented due to drop in slow wave sleep. To sum it up, English (n.d.) summarizes the sleep changes throughout life. Therefore, this research focuses on the different changes within the adults' sleep stages.

This is because it provides clinicians with the ability to diagnose sleep disorders and monitor an individual’s sleep stages and cycles, which help to form treatment plans (6). Though there are numerous benefits for PSG, it is also accompanied by disadvantages. For instance, a high participant burden is associated with PSG because the participants are required to stay overnight in a sleep laboratory. There is also a high financial cost that is associated with PSG studies. In addition to these financial and personal burdens, PSG does not provide information a person’s sleep habits at home, which may skew the results. Finally, PSG may be associated with the “first night effect” (FNE) phenomenon (5). According to Tamaki et al., FNE is a complex phenomenon with many speculations made as to the cause of it, including: a change in sleeping environment, discomfort due to being observed, and discomfort from the number of electrodes attached to the patient (10, 11, 12). Agnew et al. found statistical significance of a difference in sleep stages in night one compared to two, three and four but not between nights two, three, and four, suggesting a FNE. The authors concluded that during the first night, the subject is more aroused than in subsequent nights (11). This can affect the results of PSG studies, which may lead to inaccurate