Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy! What is that? Sarah exclaimed. The doctor explained to Sarah in detail the effects of the disease, which is basically falling asleep at any time of the day. The “sleep attack” as he called it could last for just few seconds to many minutes. Sarah was dumbfounded. She remembered it all started in chemistry class, her favorite class. She just finished question forty-five on the chemistry exam, a stoichiometry question, the next thing she remembered was her professor walking up to her…

How much sleep do you get each night? Most people and teens do not get enough sleep every night. Teens usually complain about sleeping and how they don’t get enough sleep. One statistic is that teens need around 8-10 hours of sleep each night and most of them don’t even get that much. Sleep deprivation can affect a teen’s whole life because it will come back and “haunt” them later in life if they do not establish a good sleep cycle. Sleeping does affect teenagers with stress, learning and their…

While on this planet we live on, we need to find things to occupy ourselves in our spare time. Some common things people do are athletics, playing video games, or simply catching up on missed sleep by napping. Some people branch out to poetry – a boring subject if taking only a superficial point of view. But certain individuals take it further, and it becomes their occupation or their profession. They find that skillful poetry can be used as an outlet to articulate their ideas and feelings with…

Introduction Adequate sleep has an important role in the academic performance. Sleep has been a part of one’s everyday life. But currently, the ability to sleep may be intruded by the things that cause stress or maybe one exchange sleep with work or play time (Breus, n.d.). It can affect one’s way of living and how one interacts with things or people (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, n.d.). To be able to function properly, teens or young adults need about eight to ten hours of sleep…

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD), also known as nocturnal myoclonus, is a sleeping disorder in which those who are affected by PLMD experience will involuntarily move their limbs during sleep, and rarely while awake. This can include both legs and arms. There is a wide range of those at risk, and is more likely to occur with age. PLMD is often confused with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), although though to be the same each has its own characteristics that…

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…

Taylor Walker Dr. Lu Human Communications 12:30pm October 31 2016 Chrystal Meth Through Crystal Glass Crystal Methamphetamine is an illegal drug that is gradually taking over today’s society, causing a false sense of happiness that rolls out a rapid domino effect potentially depriving the consumer of their concept of tomorrow. Commonly known as meth, crank, chalk, glass or ice, this drug is typically consumed by snorting, smoking or injection. Doing so can cause those involved to run…

1. Author’s Primary Claim and Summary of Main Points: Through research and surveys, a correlation has been found between night time technology use and detrimental effects on sleep, health, and well being. Johnson stands behind this research, and displays throughout her piece how technology affects our sleep, as well as provides the reader with insights on how to overcome the impairment of sleep caused by technology. • Sleep is the foundation of good well being, and recent studies have provided…

10 MOST DANGEROUS SLEEP REIGN OF TERROR The sleep patterns and sleep disorders of prehistoric man are unknown, and therefore we must speculate from the comparative physiology of animals and from evidence of other behaviors and illnesses. Although most sleep disorders have probably been present since man evolved, modern society has inadvertently produced several new disorders. Delayed sleep phase syndrome: One of the circadian rhythm sleep disorders. It is characterized by sleep onset and wake…