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Sleep & Sleep disorders READ pgs.364-366
The effects of sleep loss are connected to health consequences including hypertension, diabetes, obesity,
depression, heart attack, and stroke.
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Reflection• Give an example of at least 2 factors that affect your
quality of sleep. How does your body feel after a night of too little sleep? How does your mind function?
• Job/School/Finances• Aches/Pains• Relationships• Holidays/vacation days• Sports
WHY WE NEED SLEEP?• Memory and learning• Mood enhancement and social behaviors• Nervous system• Immune system• Growth and development
Why we need sleepWhy we need sleep
About every 90 minutes we go through these About every 90 minutes we go through these stages; Stage 1, 2, 3&4 and REM (stage 5)stages; Stage 1, 2, 3&4 and REM (stage 5)
• Stage 1• Mixed thoughts• Hallucinations (falling)• Brain waves still rapid
• Stage 2• Still easy to wake up• Brain waves are continuing to slow down
• Stage 3&4• Slowest brain waves• Blood flow decreases to the brain• Growth Hormone emitted• Immune function increase• We need this stage to feel well rested.
Newborn babies need 16-18 hours of sleep each day!
Dreams & the Stages of Sleep
REM (rapid eye movement)• Dream stage• We need this stage to feel well rested• Paralysis• Brain waves are rapid
Sleep Apnea• Causes: Obstructed airway, air can’t flow into
or out of nose and mouth• Effects: Very sleepy through out the day lack concentration, irritable, memory difficulties,
falling asleep at workTreatment: Dental device, CPAP
Shaq attacks sleep apnea
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkiWvWn2aU&safe=active
Insomnia: • Transient-only lasts a few nights• Short Term-lasts 2-3 weeks• Chronic-lasts more than 1 monthTreatment: Consider lifestyle changes possibly a sleeping pill
• Skeeter
• Rusty
Narcolepsy• Affects part of brain that regulates sleep and
awake states• Sudden onset of REM• Cataplexy- Sudden loss of muscle controlTreatment: Medication