Rapid eye movement sleep

al estimate that patients with PTSD are awake more than half the time that they are in bed. Studies have found that those with PTSD have more rapid eye movements than normal. This could be related to threatening, hostile dreams (Pillar et al, 2000, p. 189). 19-71% of PTSD patients surveyed reported having nightmares (Maker et al, 2012, p. 567). Sleep disturbances related to PTSD are often treated with sedative antidepressants. BZD’s are sometimes used, but can be dangerous because tolerance…

Everyone has had, or will have an experience with sleep disturbances, or disorders. Tossing and turning at night leaves one feeling tired, and possibly exhausted the next day. Of course, tossing and turning at night, doesn 't necessarily mean that one has a sleeping disorder. With today 's technological devices, one often spends too much time stimulating their brain right before bedtime. Doing so, awakens our brain, instead of silencing it. In addition to bright lights of devices, alcohol and…

Americans did not get the right amount of sleep they needed at night (Better Sleep Foundation). Sleep plays an important part in keeping the human body healthy and happy. Not getting enough sleep affects how the body functions in many ways. Understanding the amount of sleep people need, what regulates the amount of sleep a person gets, and how sleep affects a person 's health, is very important to the human body. Most people do not know the amount of sleep needed at night. Although each…

pressure increases, and sleep diminishes. According to Brown University, “In a 2001 study, only 11% of college students have good quality sleep, and 73% have occasional sleep problems.” This means almost three-fourths of college students have sleeping problems such as insomnia. However, sleep tremendously affects the human body mentally and physically. When sleeping, the human body feels refreshed since the brain works less and relaxes the muscles. Nevertheless, they will still be sleep…

Sleep deprivation is a condition that occurs if one does not get enough sleep. Examples would be sleeping at the wrong time of day, not getting the right kind of sleep that a human body needs, or having a sleep disorder that gets in the way of getting enough sleep or a good equality of sleep. The recommended amount of sleep a person should get depends on age. For newborns, it is 16-18 hours a day, for preschool-aged children it is 11-12 hours a day, for school-aged children it is at least 10…

ceases to be himself, to be his own ‘I’” (Solzenicyn). Sleep deprivation occurs when a person has gone without sleep for an extended period of time. This condition is progressive and affects every aspect of the body. Sleep helps regulate emotions, behavior, and physical health. Getting an adequate amount of rest each night reduces one's chances of having serious health concerns. An array of uncanny side effects related to poorly regulated sleep patterns increases a person's risk of developing…

the Activation-synthesis theory, which in turn threw out the psychoanalytic idea of Freud. 1. Hobson and McCarley’s idea was that dreams were actually the cause of activity in the brain. a. Research of what was going on in the brain during sleep gave them the idea that dreams were simply the result of random brain impulses that pulls images from our…

disorders. The most common are Insomnia which is a hard time falling or staying asleep. Sleep apnea is breathing interruptions during sleep, restless legs syndrome; a tingling or prickly sensation in the legs. When most people think of sleeping disorders they think of sleep walking/ talking. As funny as they are they can be very dangerous. My family has a history of sleep walking and only one of my sisters don’t sleep walk or talk. Causes of insomnia include a lot stress, maybe a job loss or a…

occurrences during sleep. Some facts about dreaming are: • it is thought that everyone dreams between 3 to 6 times per night. • Dreams lasts between 5 and 20 minutes. • When a person wake up, only remembered the 5 percent of their dreams because the other 95 is forgotten at he time they open their eyes • Dreaming can help you learn and develop long-term memories. • Recalling something from last week that…

The average person sleeps for one third of their life, and the average number of hours per night is about eight hours. However, some people barely get two or three, some people get twelve hours but cannot stop feeling tired. These examples are some of the many side effects of a sleep disorder. The most common sleep disorders include: Insomnia, Parasomnia, Hypersomnia, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). These various disorders affect many people, some are more common than…