Non-rapid eye movement sleep

Sleep and its Effects on the Brain INTRO: Sleep is looked at by a lot of people as something the occurs because our bodies get tired however saying that we only sleep because we are tired is like saying we only eat because we are hungry. “We tend to think of sleep as a time when the mind and body shut down. But this is not the case; sleep is an active period in which a lot of important processing, restoration, and strengthening occurs” (sleepfoundation.org). Scientists to this day as still…

unconscious thoughts that contain much more than just abstract, meaningless images. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, or stage two in the sleep cycle, is when most dreaming occurs (Lewis xvii). REM sleep can occur up to five times per night, though this sleep is affected by drugs, alcohol, and caffeine. This sleep is necessary to the sleep cycle and important for memory. Dreaming can also occur during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, but these dreams are more thought-like (Beattie 19). “For…

Parkinson’s “non-motor “symptoms Dementia & Alzheimer’s, Cognitive impairment – In most cases, Alzheimer’s & dementia in Parkinson’s occurs late in the disease, as the pathology starts to spread outside of the motor areas and into cognitive areas. Depression and anxiety – Depression can be an early sign of the disease. Living with Parkinson’s can certainly cause stress and sadness, depression may also be caused by changes in areas of the brain that affect mood. Anxiety often occurs with…

Sleep deprivation is one of the key factors that caused some of the biggest disasters such as the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Three Mile Island nuclear accident, and the Chernobyl explosion (Wells and Vaughn 235). Sleep is very important to our overall health; it helps us power throughout the activities of the day, week, month, etc. It is a key factor to our mental, emotional, social, and physical health. However, in our highly active society that moves almost 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, sleep…

My sleep behavior is rather healthy and regulated. Since I am a student, I do not get the chance to exercise or nap, and since I am underage, I cannot drink alcohol and do not consume much caffeine. I found that my stress level does not affect my sleep patterns, since I am a heavy sleeper and have a healthy amount of stress in my life. Based on past experience, the only event that affects my sleep behavior is excitement for the next day and that was not apparent during the week of the log. I…

Flying is possible. Some people do it more than most. Flying happens in dreams. However, not only flying, other impossible things can occur in dreams. Everyone dreams, even if there are times when one can’t remember. It is a natural occurrence that happens nightly. Dreams can be either fantastic fantasies or horrible nightmares. However, dreams aren’t random, they’re in fact a logical explanation of why they occur. There are also many different types of dreams; some people even believe that…

for him in the morning. It takes a great deal of effort when Garth or Walter actually try to wake him up.  Questions Diagnosis from DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013): 307.46 (F51.3) Non-Rapid Eye Movement Arousal Disorder: Sleepwalking Type Hub most likely possesses Non-Rapid Eye Movement Arousal disorder with sleepwalking because he does sleepwalk throughout the movie and exhibit the following criteria from the DSM-5 (APA, 2013): No or little (e.g., only a single visual scene)…

What is Sleep Paralysis? Have you ever experienced paralysis? Do you know what paralysis means? What it is? According to Google, it is the loss of the ability to move in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury. So, now that you know what paralysis means, let’s discuss sleep paralysis and the psychology behind it. I myself am a victim of sleep paralysis and will share my personal experiences. You enter consciousness just finishing a dream,…

In the words of John Steinbeck, ‘It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” In other words, we are able to make better decisions when we are well rested. In this manner, just as eating and breathing, the act of sleep represents one of the physiological needs according to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. As a matter of fact, the stage pyramid proposed by Maslow comprises a motivational theory based on…

Improving Sleep by Lawrence Epstein, and Sleep Debt and the Mortgaged Mind by William C. Dement & Christopher Vaughan introduces the concept of sleep. Many people regard sleeping just waking up in the morning and going back to sleep at night, and feeling really tired around the afternoon, but sleep is more complicated than that. Sleep is what is going around your body physically and what is happening to your body while a person is sleeping. Whenever an individual does not get enough sleep, he is…