The Importance of Sleep in Self-Care and Positive Well-Being One of the best feelings in the world for me, is waking up early and realizing I have nothing planned and can simply go back to sleep. If the feeling of a good night’s sleep is so great, I question myself on why my sleep habits are so inconsistent. Living in the twenty first century certainly does not help this dilemma. Cell phones, television and other various forms of entertainment are the biggest sleep detractors for me. In addition…
immersing myself as a student in the world of sleep, I had always believed that I had a great sleeping pattern. In fact, all of my peers found it amusing how much I loved to sleep, to the point where they said I slept all the time. However, the way that I see it is that I am a 20 year old who goes to a tough school academically, plays a 24/7 sport of basketball for the University, works on campus, and finds time to be social. As one should realize, I am a busy man on a rigorous schedule, therefore…
portfolio I analyzed my physical activity and diet, along with my sleep and calorie intake. I had some interesting findings about my overall health and found some ways to improve in order to become a healthier person. When logging my sleep for one full week I had some pretty interesting findings. I found that I do not get as much sleep as I thought I did. I usually think I get a very good amount of sleep and many of my friends can confirm this, but after logging my sleep times for a week I noticed I do…
unhealthy habit that I do consistently, is not getting the recommended amount of sleep. On a constant basis, I am often sleep deprived. This is due to the fact that I am trying to balance, school, work and internship all at once. The problem becomes so problematic that I have to schedule naps during the day consistently. Not getting adequate amount of sleep affects my wellness. During the day I always feel restless and it affects my ability to do everyday activities. It affects my mental, physical and…
When I was a child, going to bed late was almost like a sin. My mother set rigorous bedtimes for my younger brother and I, and only as we aged were they gradually relaxed. I didn’t get to set my bedtime by myself until I was fifteen, which is how it was for most children that live around here, but I’ve never actually asked, so that’s just an assumption. However, I never really understood how important getting a proper sleep was until I wrecked my sleep schedule to practically no return. By wrecked…
suffers from sleep deprivation. There are 40 million Americans each year stuffing from sleep deprivation. Many also suffer with chronic and long-term sleep disorders, and additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. These disorders interfere with work, driving, and social activities in many peoples (.McCann, L. D, 2014, p. 309). Therefore, Sleep deprivation needs to be addressed as an epidemic in the medical profession. Two people will to be examined that suffer with sleep deprivation…
of sleep. I have often wondered why people are consistently not getting enough sleep. We know that we are sleep deprived, but do we know why? If we knew why, could we correct it? I personally struggle with getting enough sleep every night. It is as though my brain simply doesn’t want to shut off. I am constantly thinking, worrying, planning and doing, so much so, that some nights I feel as though I haven’t slept at all. When I do manage to lightly doze into blissful slumber, it’s already time to…
If I am able to change my sleep habit, I will be able to be healthier, more concentrated in school and, as a result, I will have better grades. On the other hand, I will spend less time with my family, I will have less time to go out to the movies, for example, and I will be absent when I can help others. In my chart, I present to have more importance in my pros than in my con, according to my scores from 1 to 5, because at the moment being healthier and do better in school is more important than…
being sleep-deprived? What factors influencing sleep might be more or less under the control of an organization? Organizations should absolutely be concerned about their employees being sleep-deprived: “Research examining the effects of sleep deprivation has found that tired workers experience higher levels of back pain, depression, and job dissatisfaction, along with lower levels of performance” (Judge 213). Being a full time student who also works full time, I have found myself trading sleep for…
Sleep can be defines as the stage in where the body experiments its less period of inactivity. Sleep is controlled by our consciousness which is the awareness of our internal and external stimuli or environment ( Psychology book page 120). Sleep important for the well functioning of our actions and well been of our body and mind. The effect of sleep depravation can result on many consequences as "irritability, memory lapses or loss, impaired moral judgment, severe yawing , hallucinations, symptoms…