Relative deprivation

become more vocal. Young children will habitually sleepwalk to their parents room or towards light sources. Sleepwalking is generally genetic. Nearly one-third of people who ever sleepwalked had a family history of the disorder. Anyone with a close relative who sleepwalks or ever did sleepwalk is ten times more likely to than someone whose family had no sleep walkers. According to research done by Stanford University School of Medicine, sleepwalking is mostly chronic and over 80% of adults who…

Life is about changes, progression, setbacks and growth. One of my favorite things to say is that a setback is just a set up for a comeback. A very wise woman once said that “the only thing that doesn’t change in life is the process of change itself.” (Angelou, 2006) I strongly believe that we are more than a just a product of the environment and that it is not what happens to us throughout this life that determines our fate. More so, it is our response and our ability to think and govern…

mood score. Most notably however, was the fact that 73% of the kids who reported feeling depressed also reported not getting enough sleep at night and being very tired during the day [Teens and Sleep]. This survey shows a direct link between sleep deprivation and depression in teens. Lack of sleep affects mood and a depressed mood can lead to worrying and a lack of sleep. To combat this cycle there is only one thing that can be done. Teens need to get more sleep. All of these reasons for more…

The average sleep for one’s life is a third of their life. Next a person normally should get around eight hours of sleep each night but if a person has some kind of sleep disorder that will typically affect their body,sleep and hours of sleep they get. Some very common sleep disorders that everyone knows about are insomnia,obstructive sleep apnea,night terrors,sleepwalking and narcolepsy. These disorders affect many people.Some are very common for some people, others can be treated.These…

The Circadian Rhythm is your internal biological clock. It is how your body naturally reacts to the 24 hour day. When the morning approaches, your body temperature will rise and peak during the day, as the day comes to an end your temperature will lower. Last summer, sensing how close I was to college and knowing I would be in desperate need of money I decided to do what most students do, get a job. Luckily for me my local Target Superstore was hiring and after an application and a couple…

Daisy’s fingers are aching, her heart is racing, and her eyes keep on alternating from the clock to the eclass discussion opened up on her desktop. Abruptly, “Don’t you have to go to sleep, it’s almost midnight,” yells Daisy’s mother. The anxiety and stress from the urge to finish her assignment on time and the pressure from her mother, puts Daisy in a difficult dilemma. Daisy has many commitments that she has made, just not enough time to complete them. Stress is a common predicament in America…

How Does Sleep Deprivation Impact Cognitive Performance? Sleep deprivation can cause a person’s quality of life to be disrupted. The causes of sleep deprivation are commonly work and school related or due to contemporary lifestyles. Sleep deprivation affects a substantial amount of people. “Sleep deprivation consist either in a complete lack of sleep during a certain period of time or a shorter-than-optimal sleep time.” (Consequences of sleep deprivation- jolanta orzel). Sleep is a state of…

Teaching the importance of adequate sleep helps to increase health, productivity, wellness, quality of life, and safety on roads and the work force. In the United States, it is common for to not get enough sleep, or to just rest taking naps throughout the day. Among the general population poor sleep awareness has decreased and more mental and physical conditions are starting to arise. Healthcare professionals and policy makers are trying to implement different scenarios that can help the improve…

sleep deprivation. There are 40 million Americans each year stuffing from sleep deprivation. Many also suffer with chronic and long-term sleep disorders, and additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. These disorders interfere with work, driving, and social activities in many peoples (.McCann, L. D, 2014, p. 309). Therefore, Sleep deprivation needs to be addressed as an epidemic in the medical profession. Two people will to be examined that suffer with sleep deprivation are…

Bailee, and the rest of the track team, head towards the bus after the finished track meet. Once again, it is another late night, and the bus doesn’t leave until 9:45. Bailee begins to think about everything she has to do when she arrives home: take a shower, homework, pack her practice bag, everything that will prepare her for the following school day. Tired, she tries to sleep on the bumpy, uncomfortable bus, but she is unable to fall asleep. It is 11:15, and the track team approaches the…