Polyphasic sleep

You’re Gunna Be Okay “You’re gunna be okay” My grandmother said as I was panicking over the chaos which had just ensued. I could not feel anything because my adrenaline was off the charts, but I knew it was bad just by my view from the porch. I looked at my feet and saw one shoe only on my left foot. I looked at everyone surrounding me, I heard screaming. Terrifying moments like this can leave a lasting impact on a person. This single day has scarred me for life. This scarring incident left…

It was a bright sunny Saturday morning, waking up hearing the birds chirping outside. The sun was shining through the windows throughout the house. I can remember sitting in the living room in a tan recliner facing the Tv. When I heard the phone ring the first time, it was around ten o’clock in the morning; I looked over to see my mom running to the home phone that used to sit on the desk in the laundry room. It rang three times before my mom answered. The second time was around 12:30 in the…

make. For children ages six years and older can have a limited amount of media time but only after they have completed their other obligations, such as school and homework, one hour of physical activity, social contact and eight to twelve hours of sleep. If there is any time left over, that can be used as media time. In addition, there is also some great tips on how to decrease screen time: 1) children learn by example, be a good role model and limit your own screen time to two hours per day. 2)…

York Times article “Manage Fatigue in a Nonstop World With a Nap” by Tony Schwartz (2013) insisted that even short naps can improve our performances based on his experience and studies. Knowing the importance of sleep, Schwartz decided to take a nap when his energy was due to lack of sleep. According to him, after his 15 to 20-minute nap, his mind was refreshed and he found no trouble to get back to his work, which he could not even imagine to do earlier. He refered to the study in which the…

Many risks come with screen time for ages 5-15. Elementary, middle school, and high school kids encounter the most problems. Three of the most common risks children face are sleep problems, obesity problems, or coming across an inappropriate website that can lead to bullying or be a victim of a pedophile. With the help of parents understanding the way screen time can negatively affect their children in the long run parents can provide useful tips and rules that can help their children. The…

about 7.5 to 9 hours of sleep a night. Realistically, not many of us get that much sleep every night. Most people are lucky if they get that much sleep. Only eleven percent of college students in America get adequate sleep (Harvard Medical School, January 16, 2008). We’ve all had long days and even longer nights with early mornings. I am not sure about anyone else but not getting enough sleep greatly affects how I function throughout the day. With only five hours of sleep I tend to wake up and…

Sleep Homeostasis, Sleep Deprivation, and Slow Wave Activity Vahan Hovannisian Mrs. Lee AP Biology 10A 18 October 2016 Hovannisian 2 In all species of animals that have ever been studied, sleep cycles are regulated homeostatically. This means that longer an animal stays awake, the longer and deeper the next sleeping period will be. Slow wave activity (also known as SWA), or slow wave sleep, is deep-sleep. If an organism is sleep deprived for a long period of time, there will be…

Sleeping peacefully in her bed, Laura was cradling a pillow to her chest. The sun was beaming through her blinds causing the woman to stir. Usually, waking up was a simple task for Laura; she was a morning person after all. She groaned when the first beam of sunlight hit her face. Picking up her alarm clock on her nightstand, Laura looked at the time. “Ugh, why is it so early?” She placed her clock back on the surface and slowly began to sit up. She put her hand to her head which was throbbing…

Sleep. It’s something that everyone does, and we spend about a third of our lives doing it. However most people don’t think about it that much, or perhaps think they could be more productive without it, especially because so many people have no idea what goes on during sleep. Everyone agrees that getting less than optimal sleep feels terrible the next day, but sleep deprivation is still a chronic problem. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 30 percent of American…

1. The title of the study I used is OTC Sleep Aids. It was published in February 2015 2. Our group project is a drink that aids with sleeping. The way it works is that it helps people calm down right before bed. It achieves this by putting its users in a cognitive state where they are in a peaceful place. Some examples of these are a beach, waterfall or a forest. Each flavor of the drink puts the consumer in one of these psychological realities. The drink is non-addictive and natural. 3. The…