Summary: The Enduring Pattern Of Sleep

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.

As a busy teen in high school, involved in many activities, I do not have much time for myself to relax and let my mind rest. When I come home from a long day of school, I still have homework that needs to get done. I go to sleep late and have to wake up early the next morning to get ready for school. Evidence from this article by Maria Konnikova proves that the stress I experience from my lack of sleep is not an exaggeration. Because I do not get quality sleep and I do not sleep long enough, my mind fogs throughout the day and my mood worsens because of my drowsiness. As I get more tired throughout the day, I become more hyper, having little control over my actions and responses. This coincides with the theory that inadequate sleep results

An abundance of research has been generated on sleep and why it occurs, with results suggesting that dreaming may partially explain the phenomenon. Though results have failed to discover the primary function of sleep, they have unveiled dreaming as a secondary function, which despite not being fundamental for survival possesses a great deal of utility nonetheless. While the primary function of dreaming, much like the primary function of sleep, remains ambiguous; a number of theories and empirical studies have proposed secondary functions relevant to waking life. The threat simulation theory, for example, postulates that dreaming serves an evolutionary function, thought to have heightened survival and reproductive success in the Pleistocene era. The theory purports that dreaming allows for an endogenous simulation of potential threats, which rehearses the cognitive mechanisms necessary for threat perception and avoidance in reality (Valli, Revonsuo, Pälkäs, Ismail, Ali, & Punamäki, 2005; Arnulf, Grosliere, Le Corve, Golmard, Lascols & Duguet, 2014). Additionally, the continuity theory posits that dreams mirror waking life experiences, thus serving a predictive function. In accordance to this theory, dream imagery can be used to predict wellbeing, and diagnose depression and anxiety (Miller, DeCicco, Fox, & McCourt, 2015; DeCicco, Lyons, Pannier, Wright, & Clarke, 2010; Michels, Schilling, Rausch, Eifler, Zink, Meyer-Lindenberg, & Schredl, 2014). Lastly, dreams have a

After browsing and exploring the helpful link that provided, I found that “The Brain During Sleep” and “Alcohol” informations are interested to me. The reasons that I chose these pieces are because I have seen people’s behavior and ways of thinking when they have less sleeping time and get drunk.

One of the most important living processes of a human body is the qualitative sleep. Many people do not have enough time to sleep well, or lose it because of the daily stress. Perhaps, most of them have tried different methods to make better this part of daily life, but not many do know about this easy and effective method. It can make miracles with the body health. It sounds impossible, to use only salt and sugar for better sleep, isn't it.

The way you described your physiological limitation (p.114) was very understandable to me. Equally was your example of your personal struggle with sleep was such a good way to explain how influences perception (pg.113) affected you. Being so tired is not only does not let us retain the information we wish to but can cause illnesses and affect personal relationships. Sometimes I get very little sleep and then I notice how tired I become on my days off from work. I think that health and fatigue (pg.114) have such a major impact on our daily lives. Thank you for sharing your story.

The first three years of life is extremely important in the development and equilibrium of psychological functions including the sleep-wake cycle. The structure of sleep is viewed as a compilation and product of a broad range of stimuli from biological and external factors. It is evident that nighttime sleep patterns are developed in infancy (E. Fazzi et al., 2006) and excessive sleep awakenings decrease (Weinraub et al., 2012). Not all infants demonstrate this decline, 30% of infants and toddlers continue to experience multiple and prolonged nocturnal awakenings. Disruptive sleep-wake cycles may indicate future problems with physiological, emotional, and behavioral self-regulation (Weinraub et al., 2012).

Sleep is composed of five different cycles, each cycle lasts for about 90 minutes. It is consists of two main broad stages, the first four cycles is known as non- rapid eye movement (NREM) and the last stage of the cycle is denoted by rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

The human brain is complex and the way the body advances is through sleep. Sleep allows the body to rest, repair and rejuvenate itself. The brain is responsible for wave patterns called alpha and beta waves that through a series of stages, produces what we know as non-rapid eye movement (NREM), and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

A key theme that attracted my attention that i have yet to mention is the topic of sleep. Sleep though it may seem like it is of much importance is very crucial to our lives especially for students. Sleep plays an important role in learning.Almost everyone needs 7.5-9 hours of sleep each night and teenagers probably need more. Sleep is the process of the brain removing unwanted information from the hippocampus so that it is ready to learn new information the next day. Sleep also plays an important role in the formation of long term memories. In order to be able to be successful in learning you must be able to have long term memory. Long term memory is a system of permanently storing information for later use. It is important to be able to remember

During sleep research, psychologists observed changes in people as they slept. Different eye movements were observed. During a certain stage of sleep a person’s eye suddenly began to move rapidly back and forth when people were awakened during rapid eye movement or REM they mentioned they were dreaming. Even though our eyes move during dream sleep our muscles become paralyzed during this stage. Which prevent us from moving other areas of our body such as legs, arms. Consciousness is different levels of awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings. We enter an altered state of consciousness every night when we go to sleep. Sleep consists of five different stages that involve different levels of awareness, consciousness and

Taking an introspective overview of myself, I found myself highly introverted require the eight hours of sleep and fear the idea of being crushed by the pressures of college, gaining the "freshmen fifteen", managing time efficiently, working out.

Bright fluorescent lights beat upon my droopy eyelids. They make me dizzy, and it's like the moon is telling me something. Calming, northern winds flush my rosy cheeks. The tight, claustrophobic Cincinnati townhouse is so peaceful at this twilight hour. Sleep is imminent, whether right here or in my crib. I walk at a speedy pace to my destination, with the soft, malleable carpet squishing beneath my chubby feet. In my case, that means half walking, half falling, but I never relent. I want to sleep in comfort, my head to the pillow, my hands clasped around monkey (my stuffed animal).

improves procedural memory, i.e. skills and procedures [1,2] as well as declarative memory [3]. REM and slow-wave sleep (SWS) have been implicated in memory consolidation [3–5]. Lack of REM sleep is associated with poor recall of visual location [6]. Decline in declarative memory consolidation is correlated with a decline in slow-wave sleep [7]. Spencer et al.

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