Sleep deprivation

Today teens are spending a lot of time on the phones, too much time on your cell phone can cause problems with your health, sleep, or social abilities. Teens are showing to be moody and enclosed to themselves from being trapped in the world on their phone. If teens want to be healthy and active they need to spend less time on their phones and more time with their surroundings. Spending to much time on phones are getting more stressed out and have anxiety issue. There so attached to their…

This sleep deprivation study titled Maternal sleep deprivation at different stages of pregnancy impairs the emotional and cognitive functions, and suppresses hippocampal long-term potentiation in the offspring rats was conducted by six researchers known as Peng, Y., Wang, W., Tan, T., He, W., Dong, Z., Wang, Y., & Han H. They proceeded with this study by obtaining male and female Sprague–Dawley rats from Chongqing Medical University Animal Care Centre. Next, they took these rats to the…

“Obese adolescents experienced less sleep than nonobese adolescents. For each hour of lost sleep, the odds of obesity increased by 80%. Sleep disturbance was not directly related to obesity in the sample, but influence physical activity level. Daytime physical activity diminished by 3% for every hour increase in sleep disturbance.” (Gupta). “Sleep deprivation could be particularly important for adolescent health, as adolescents have greater sleep needs than prepubertal children. Yet studies…

rewarded with a clear conscience and the ability to sleep. This implies that the bad will be punished through sleep deprivation as a result of sin. Firstly, Macbeth is overcome with guilt after committing several murders. He realises it will be extremely difficult to ever sleep peacefully again. Secondly, Lady Macbeth struggles with her guilty conscience and is seen sleepwalking while confessing her sins. Finally, the idea of the good being rewarded with sleep is shown in the deaths of two good…

Hwang, Scott, Aiken, and Dinges (2004). Therefore, it is just as imperative as a leader, manger, or coworker to be able to identify signs and symptoms of nurse fatigue as it is to be able to classify an intoxicated or drug impaired coworker. Sleep deprivation or nurse fatigue is often overlooked as a norm related to the industry standard of three twelve hour work shifts a week and overtime nevertheless it could have immense ethical and moral consequences. Could potential negative outcomes…

Should Schools Reconsider their Homework Policies? For most parents and educators, homework is one of the best things a student can do to improve their knowledge and skills. They are not the ones who are completing the assigned tasks, so for them, the benefits of homework outweigh the harms students experience. For students, on the other hand, homework can be dreaded nightmare. Most students view homework as a way teachers can extend school hours. The bright side of homework is that it creates…

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote the short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” to mirror her own experience coping with the improper treatment of her postpartum depression. In the story, the protagonist (who will be henceforth referenced as the narrator) believes engaging in intellectually and socially stimulating activities will be the best course of treatment for her depression. However, her husband, John, disagrees and forces her to follow Dr. Mitchell Weir’s famous “rest cure” regimen: “Mitchell’s…

by demanding social lives, family commitments, extracurricular activities and extreme amounts of schoolwork, they commonly do not get adequate sleep at night. For most, it would be a mixture of these problems that cause them to lose rest. On the other hand, some teenagers are not bothered by any of these demands and do not have a problem with their sleep. Just like every person is unique, the same goes for their needs. So, while half of the classroom is barely holding their head up from…

Children Using Technology Today Over the past decade there has been a massive increase with the performance of technology and has allowed society to have an immediate source of information, phone calls, emails, texts, video chatting, and so much more all within a matter of seconds. The cell phone is small enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand, while at the same time the phone has a large enough screen that people actually watch television on them. Technology has changed many…

death. This is a staggering static that exemplifies the importance of health and nutrition within the career. Firefighters are well known for having poor eating habits, some say it’s due to the nature of the job which includes shift work and sleep deprivation, which can lead to unhealthy lifestyles. “Research that shows most firefighters get less than the recommended 150 min of moderate to high-intensity exercise per week.” Katie Miller published Meal Tips for Healthy Firefighters to help those…