Describe the significance of adequate sleep to optimal physiological and cognitive function
Dr. Loredo states in the video “Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Older Adult – Research on Aging” (Loredo, n.d.,) that sleep affects optimal physiological and cognitive functions significantly by improving the ability to learn and in the prevention of diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease. An example of an improvement of a cognitive function is learning. Learning can be furthered by “30, 40, and 50%” (Loredo, n.d.) with sleep habits are improved. This is especially true when students follow the “study, sleep (a good night’s sleep), and take the test” order that Dr. Loredo encourages (Loredo, n.d.). Sleep also affects our health, specifically …show more content…
The blocked airflow causes pauses in breathing (called apnea,) this is followed by loud snoring and results in brief awakenings (known as arousals.) The outcome is excessive daytime sleepiness. The cycle of sleep apnea (five or more times per hour,) leading to sleep fragmentation (hypoxia and hypercapnia,) followed by cardiovascular complications, then morbidity and mortality, and finally by excessive daytime somnolence is repeated over and over again. There are health factors that can lead to sleep apnea, however there are people who do not fit the mold who suffer with sleep apnea. The majority of people with sleep apnea are men with a chest circumference 17 inches or larger, and the person’s tongue is big and scalloped. When women reach menopause, the ratio between men and women is one to one. The research has shown that testosterone is detrimental to the population with other predisposing factors, while estrogen is helpful in prevention of sleep apnea (Loredo, …show more content…
Loredo, there are the “3 P’s of insomnia” (Loredo, n.d.). The first “P” is Predisposition, which includes genetic, physiological, and psychological. Genetic disposition is based on hereditary factors. One may be physiologically predisposed by being hyperaroused, which means the person is unable to maintain deep sleep. Worry keeps someone who is psychologically predisposed from sleeping well. The second “P” is Precipitating. This includes stress, disease, and poor sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene includes turning the TV off one hour before bed and starting the “ritual” of bed, such as brushing teeth and reading a book. Poor sleep hygiene includes playing games, drinking caffeine, watching exciting or gory TV shows before trying to sleep. The third “P” is Perpetuating which requires the most intervention. This “P” includes maladaptive behavior (increased time in bed [TIB,] TV in the bedroom, and the clock,) and conditioned arousal (wakes up in bed). Conditioned arousal can be caused by many things, such as alcohol consumption, caffeine, and diet pills (ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and amphetamines,) and nicotine (nighttime withdrawal (Loredo,
Dr. Loredo states in the video “Sleep and Sleep Disorders in the Older Adult – Research on Aging” (Loredo, n.d.,) that sleep affects optimal physiological and cognitive functions significantly by improving the ability to learn and in the prevention of diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease. An example of an improvement of a cognitive function is learning. Learning can be furthered by “30, 40, and 50%” (Loredo, n.d.) with sleep habits are improved. This is especially true when students follow the “study, sleep (a good night’s sleep), and take the test” order that Dr. Loredo encourages (Loredo, n.d.). Sleep also affects our health, specifically …show more content…
The blocked airflow causes pauses in breathing (called apnea,) this is followed by loud snoring and results in brief awakenings (known as arousals.) The outcome is excessive daytime sleepiness. The cycle of sleep apnea (five or more times per hour,) leading to sleep fragmentation (hypoxia and hypercapnia,) followed by cardiovascular complications, then morbidity and mortality, and finally by excessive daytime somnolence is repeated over and over again. There are health factors that can lead to sleep apnea, however there are people who do not fit the mold who suffer with sleep apnea. The majority of people with sleep apnea are men with a chest circumference 17 inches or larger, and the person’s tongue is big and scalloped. When women reach menopause, the ratio between men and women is one to one. The research has shown that testosterone is detrimental to the population with other predisposing factors, while estrogen is helpful in prevention of sleep apnea (Loredo, …show more content…
Loredo, there are the “3 P’s of insomnia” (Loredo, n.d.). The first “P” is Predisposition, which includes genetic, physiological, and psychological. Genetic disposition is based on hereditary factors. One may be physiologically predisposed by being hyperaroused, which means the person is unable to maintain deep sleep. Worry keeps someone who is psychologically predisposed from sleeping well. The second “P” is Precipitating. This includes stress, disease, and poor sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene includes turning the TV off one hour before bed and starting the “ritual” of bed, such as brushing teeth and reading a book. Poor sleep hygiene includes playing games, drinking caffeine, watching exciting or gory TV shows before trying to sleep. The third “P” is Perpetuating which requires the most intervention. This “P” includes maladaptive behavior (increased time in bed [TIB,] TV in the bedroom, and the clock,) and conditioned arousal (wakes up in bed). Conditioned arousal can be caused by many things, such as alcohol consumption, caffeine, and diet pills (ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and amphetamines,) and nicotine (nighttime withdrawal (Loredo,