How much time do we, as students, spend on the World Wide Web? I mean both studying and “studying.” You know what I am talking about. It is those breaks we take after researching an article for a paper that is due at a fast-approaching date. Of course, that is only one of the many reasons why students stay up late, whether it is doing homework or chatting away with friends and family. Students are racing against time to fulfill their duties as well as our desires. However, to borrow the colloquialism, we do not charge our own batteries. With the necessity to keep studying, working and staying awake becoming stronger for students in today’s competitive educational system, sleep has become less of a concern when it should be more of an essential part of everyday lives.
We know sleep is important because we feel energized when we wake up from our slumber. Russel Foster, a professor of Circadian Neuroscience and Head of the department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, says that the 36% of an average person’s life is spent asleep (TED Talks). We do not learn how to sleep; we are born with ability to do it, which leads us to an obvious conclusion. Sleep is an important activity and the science behind it goes deeper than simply resting our eyes in order to be alert tomorrow.
In order to continue, one must understand a few things about sleep and what it does to our brain. Although scientists have yet to pin-point everything that occurs when we sleep, they have concluded that health problems are linked with lack of sleep. According to the medical journal written by Samantha S. Clinkinbeard, “insufficient sleep not only adversely affects stress management skills but also increases the risk of colds and infections, is implic...
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When most people think of sleep, they think of it as a relaxed but yet not a very important part of our daily lives. What most people don’t understand is although we are not up and moving around and getting tasks completed, our brains are still very active. Without sleep our bodies do not function correctly on a daily basis, and our mental state is at risk.
Sleep is one of our basic needs to survive, however in the modern days sleep deprivation in increasing more and more each day, causing accidents and medical problems for the people and the community. This essay will look at the meaning of sleep and sleep deprivation and the basic perspectives on what motivates sleep and sleep deprivation with the five perspectives; evolutionary, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and the hierarchy of needs. This essay will also evaluate the best perspective to eliminate sleep deprivation with the cases studies discussing the general hypothesis of sleep and sleep deprivation.
It should be noted that the findings of this report are limited by the current knowledge available. As such public awareness of sleep deprivation and the science of sleep must be raised so that sleeping disorders such as sleep deprivation may be completely understood and treated.
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Health is a complex concept, and when we talk about health we refer to body health and to the health of the mind, the health of relationships between us and those around us, the spiritual health. Looking online on one of the additional resources recommended, www.nimh.nih.gov, I have noticed that one of the symptoms of most diseases that affect a person's mental health is lack of sleep. Lack of sleep not only worsens man's mental health, but also causes serious imbalances in metabolism, immunity, general mood, and last but not least, affects the ability of learning and memorizing among students. The sleep fulfills a number of vital functions for both our mind and body. We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, which is a valuable and useful
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Sleep plays a vital role in a person’s mental well-being. Sleeping affects how well people think, react, work, learn, and get along with others. While a person is sleeping, his brain is preparing to help him learn and remember information. A good night’s sleep enhances learning and problem solving skills. It is very important for the students to have sound sleep as it can improve their concentration, memory and creativity. Furthermore, having enough sleep increases the ability to m...