Austin Currie
Mrs. Tisdale
Every Day Living
5 May 2014
Sleepwalking
What is sleepwalking and just how serious of a disorder is it? Sleepwalking, formally known as somnambulism, is a behavior disorder that originates during deep sleep and results in walking or performing other complex behaviors while asleep ("Sleepwalking." Disorder Causes & Solutions.). As of today, there is not a specific reason for the cause of sleepwalking. It can range from sleep deprivation, fatigue, and stress to metal disorders, alcohol, and complex seizures (Dugdale, "Sleepwalking." Causes.). The dangers of sleepwalking may seem light and harmless with common injuries such as scratches or bruises, but can lead to more serious cases that may go beyond the physical barrier. The ways in which sleepwalking will affect a person is in their physical health, emotional health, and social health.
To begin, the largest and most obvious way sleepwalking can affect a person is in their physical health. NREM sleep is when your body repairs itself and releases hormones, such as growth hormones (Lambert). Because this is usually when sleepwalking takes place, especially in children, this can cause stunts in growth or irregular growth. In older patients, the most common are just unidentifiable scratches or marks that are not remembered, but can lead to much worse injury in worst case scenarios. Rob Williams, 27, plunged to the ground from the De VereTheobalds Park hotel where he was visiting colleagues after they had enjoyed a Christmas party. He was rushed to the Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital suffering from severe hypothermia and severe head injuries before being transferred to Basildon Hospital. His heart had stopped beating through this although medics were ab...
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Sleep deprivation is a common condition that occurs if you don’t get enough sleep. In case of sleep deprivation people have trouble falling and staying asleep for a long period of time. In order to understand how serious sleep deprivation can be, one must need to know causes and consequences of sleep deprivation, how much sleep do we need? What does sleep do for us? And how we can cure sleep deprivation.
Sleep disorders are a very serious problem for a lot of people. It affects a lot of people 's lives, requiring them to have to live a very different life than the average person. The five most commonly known sleep disorders are insomnia, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, and narcolepsy. Sleep insomnia is when you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep even when you have a chance to do so. Sleep apnea is when you have trouble breathing when you’re asleep. Sleepwalking is when you’re in a deep sleep and you start to walk around or perform some kind of complex behavior. People that are affected by these disorders have a very hard time either getting to sleep or staying asleep. I will be explaining what all of these disorders are and how they affect
There are many causes, treatments, symptoms and ways to diagnose insomnia. With that in mind there are also different kinds of insomnia. There are three main types of insomnia each type has their own symptoms and behaviors that go along with it.
Sleep deprivation is often associated with the development of medical conditions, especially cardiovascular disease (CVD). As disturbance in sleep could cause deprivation and shorten one’s sleep duration, it is often taken into account when carrying out related studies. Short-term sleep deprivation not only raises blood pressure and produces stress hormones, but also leads to irregular heartbeats [1]. These major risk factors are precursors to coronary disease. In this essay, I will summarize the findings of five studies in relation to sleep deprivation and the increased risk of CVD.
Another reason that causes the negative relationship between sleep deprivation and academic performance is the impact of high-stress level that is caused by sleep deprivation. As mentioned earlier, sleep deprivation could decrease a student’s critical thinking and problem-solving skills. However, it can also make the students feel more stressful. According to the survey conducted in Ball State campus, there are 15 students that often do their homework before they go to bed. 10 students play video games, computer games, and mobile games before they go to sleep. 8 students use their electronic devices to do social activities. 5 students watch movies and television series and 2 students read books before they go to bed. This information proves
According to the history, Sleep Paralysis was classified as nightmare, a term that evolved into our modern definition by Samuel Johnson. It was widely considered to be the work of the demons, which were thought to sit on the chest of the sleeper. Various forms of magic and spiritual possession were also advanced as causes. But Sleep Paralysis can occur in the state between REM sleep, where dreaming occurs, and waking up. During REM sleep, the brain paralyses the body in order to keep us away from carrying out our dream-actions that could harm ourselves somehow. At times, our brain does not put off these dreams or the paralysis that comes along with them, resulting in a potentially terrifying experience. Sleep paralysis had been linked to disorders such as migraines, anxiety disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea. But when linked to another disorder, sleep paralysis commonly occurs together with the neurological sleep disorder called Narcolepsy. David McCarty, a sleep researcher at Louisiana State Health University, explained that in sleep paralysis, two of the key REM sleep components are presen...
I believe that most of these cases had nothing to do with sleep walking because just like in Jules Lowe case, being drunk can cause memory loss. During Kenneth Park’s case, it was brought up that it’s quite strange and rare for someone to drive 14 miles and make it through all the stop lights and curves. I believe people use the sleepwalking defense when all else fails and they have no other way to when that case. While in sleep you can talk, walk, eat, and have sex in your sleep but I don’t believe committing a murder is one of
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder which causes frequent pauses in the breathing process during the sleep.
Although rare and extreme, cases such as these have been documented. Sleep deprivation can also be detrimental when associated with emotional trauma. When deprived of sleep during a time of emotional distress, people are at a greater risk of becoming psychotic and needing electroshock therapy. While many of these effects are rare, they all have been known to exist. Research shows that sleep is a necessity in order for someone to be able to perform at their maximum potential.
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Sleep deprivation occurs when the body does not receive the amount of sleep necessary for it to function at its peak performance. Although it seems like a fairly harmless ailment, it generates a mass amount of negative effects on the body and mind. Most cases of sleep deprivation are, for the most part, not significantly harmful, but if left unresolved, could lead to health issues and decline in mental efficiency. Those who are sleep deprived tend to become desensitized to the seriousness of their condition and become used to the consistent lack of energy and forget what it is like to feel ready for the day ahead.
It amazes me that the whole time I was in Vietnam, I got very little sleep especially when I was in the field and it did not seem to be deep sleep. But when I came home I could sleep undisturbed by lightning storms or loud noises. In stage 3 of sleep, a person is in a very deep sleep and in this stage people have been known to sleep walk or wet the bed. I remember those embarrassing days as a
These in turn can cause weight gain in adolescents and may take the form of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. I will also shed light on some of the other long- term health effects of sleep deprivation such as type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and gastrointestinal disorders. I will also point out that sleep disruption may also be associated with the increase in the risk of certain cancers and even death. This is because excessive exposure to light at night decreases production of melatonin (sleep hormone) which can lead to acceleration of tumor growth, that may have carcinogenic
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Sleep is a very important factor in the human function. Our body and brain is able to reset itself and rejuvenate while we sleep. When we do not get the required amount of sleep, we start to feel lethargic and foggy minded, because our mind and body wasn’t able to replenish itself. Sleep is imperative that an insignificant rest deficiency or lack of sleep can affect our ability to remember things; decisions and can affect our temperament. Chronic sleep deficiency can get the body to feel agitated and it could lead to serious health problems such as, heart problems, stress, acne, and obesity.