Circadian rhythm

Dolphins are a member of the marine mammal group called cetaceans, which also include whales, orcas, and porpoises. Being water dwellers and needing oxygen to live, these mammals have to sleep in a way that prevents them from drowning, which is different from how you and other land mammals sleep. Your bodily functions during sleep include the inactivation of all voluntary muscles, however, you are equipped with a breathing reflex which allows you to breathe automatically so you will not…

Hypothyroidism You sleep eight hours a night, but you still feel sluggish. You haven’t changed your diet, but you’re gaining weight. To top it off, you’re feeling achy and depressed. It’s easy to blame these symptoms on a busy lifestyle or advancing age, but for mil- lions of people — especially women — your thyroid is the culprit. Hypothyroidism develops when your thyroid isn’t producing enough thyroid hormone. What Is Hypothyroidism? Millions of people suffer from some form of…

Law enforcement officers who had Post-CISD How long have you been a law enforcement? Describe the critical incident (e.g. shooting), give as much detail as you can without revealing location or identification of the suspect? Describe your feelings during and after the critical incident? Describe some of the initial self-reported psychological impacts, e.g., sleep disturbances and reconsideration or policing as a career, within specified time frames? What did you see as the most impotent…

The second behaviour is sleep procrastination, which involves the individual delaying bedtime in favour of other activities such as reading, schoolwork, art or gaming. This can also occur when faced with an upcoming or past stressful event, for example, the outcome of the 2016 US election. In these circumstances, although the events cannot be controlled, the individual can stay up until dawn, although most commonly, its before 3 AM. Despite fatigue during the day, the behaviour persists. The…

Elimination disorders can present themselves in two ways during childhood and adolescence. The first is called enuresis, which is the "failure to control urination after one has reached the 'normal' age for attaining such control" (Nevid, Rathus, Greene p 529). With this disorder, it seems that the exact "normal" age differs among psychologists. But, in general, the child should be at least five years old, consistently wetting the bed, with it occurring at least two times per week over the…

REM Behavior Disorder and Sleep Summary REM behavior disorder is a sleeping disorder in which individuals physically act out during the course of their dreams. The behaviors can range from a minimal level of inconvenience such as somniloquy, which is the technical term for sleep talking, to an extreme, physical level of violently lashing out and consequently injuring themselves or others around them. Furthermore, the brainwave activity during the REM stage of sleep in people with RBD resembles…

Did you get up this morning feeling fully rested and ready to come to school to start the day? For most teenagers the answer is no. Is this because students are lazy? No it’s because of school start times. Many young students need and want school to start later and it is for the better. Schools starting later means students get more sleep, with more sleep they have a healthier life. It also means students have more time doing tasks in the morning. Unfortunately high school students need to wake…

Sleep Deprivation Article Analysis Sleep deprivation affects children, teenagers, and adults, but researchers debate over who it affects more. In Jane Brody’s article “Hard Lesson in Sleep for Teenagers”, she argues that teenagers feel the effects of sleep deprivation more than any other group of people. Brody uses numerous literary tools and appeals to support her claim throughout her writing. Primarily, logical appeal appears most frequently throughout the passage. Brody states that…

Is it hard for you to stay up in class all day. In the passage “The Teen That Woke Up Her School”, Should students start school later in the morning and the info graphic shows that it is for her. If you feel the same way then you should stand up. I think school should start later. When you are tired you are not yourself in the morning if you don’t get enough sleep. You are basically a walking zombie. In the article The Teen Who Woke Up Her School it states “About 95% of teenagers are walking…

Monophasic sleep and variations of polyphasic sleep have their own advantages and disadvantages. Monophasic sleep is generally the most convenient sleep cycle, it has high flexibility in sleeping/waking hours and there is minimal risk of sleep deprivation, but it requires a relatively large amount of total sleep. It is best suited to people working regular hours. Following are the some of the advantages of biphasic sleep cycle: Napping during the day improves memory and cognitive functions. If…