During the course of this first unit, we have covered a lot of topics in class. Some of these topics can be linked to my own life experiences. In the textbook A Topical Approach to Life Span Development, Dr. John W. Santrock lays out a variety of ideas and themes that concern our psychological, physical, and emotional development from birth until death. In Chapter Three of Santrock’s book entitled “Physical Development and Biological Aging” there is a subsection titled “Sleep”, in this subsection, Santrock summarizes how our sleep patterns change as people grow older. However, the focus of this paper is not on our sleep patterns, but on applying Doctor Santrock’s information with examples from my own personal life. A summation of the author’s
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A fair portion of Santrock’s work no longer applies to me (such as the sleep cycle of an infant) or does not apply to me yet (for example, the effects of middle and late adulthood on sleep). The information that I can apply directly to my life would be the author’s summary of the sleep patterns of emerging adulthood. A recent inspection of college students in 2010 found that over sixty percent of them were classified as “poor-quality” sleepers (Santrock, 2014, p. 116). This means that, quite obviously, a vast majority of students at American universities do not get adequate rest during the week – at least eight hours per night according to experts. The same study found that university freshmen go to bed and get up later than their counterparts in high school. Additionally, college freshmen had similar bed and rise times in comparison to college junior and seniors. This indicates that, at least for college students in their early 20s, an alteration in the …show more content…
One of his sections in the third chapter concerns sleep, which I have summarized to the best of my abilities, at least as far as it concerns emerging adulthood, which I am currently experiencing. A recount of my own experiences with college and its effects on my sleep pattern was then established. Even though it is difficult at times to get an adequate amount of sleep with a busy schedule that includes a full stack of credits in college, an amazing relationship with a wonderful girl, and trying to maintain ties with my family, sleep is one aspect that I cannot afford to cut back on. Without its restorative effects, my life would be even more tangled and strenuous than it already
A fair portion of Santrock’s work no longer applies to me (such as the sleep cycle of an infant) or does not apply to me yet (for example, the effects of middle and late adulthood on sleep). The information that I can apply directly to my life would be the author’s summary of the sleep patterns of emerging adulthood. A recent inspection of college students in 2010 found that over sixty percent of them were classified as “poor-quality” sleepers (Santrock, 2014, p. 116). This means that, quite obviously, a vast majority of students at American universities do not get adequate rest during the week – at least eight hours per night according to experts. The same study found that university freshmen go to bed and get up later than their counterparts in high school. Additionally, college freshmen had similar bed and rise times in comparison to college junior and seniors. This indicates that, at least for college students in their early 20s, an alteration in the …show more content…
One of his sections in the third chapter concerns sleep, which I have summarized to the best of my abilities, at least as far as it concerns emerging adulthood, which I am currently experiencing. A recount of my own experiences with college and its effects on my sleep pattern was then established. Even though it is difficult at times to get an adequate amount of sleep with a busy schedule that includes a full stack of credits in college, an amazing relationship with a wonderful girl, and trying to maintain ties with my family, sleep is one aspect that I cannot afford to cut back on. Without its restorative effects, my life would be even more tangled and strenuous than it already