2. WHAT IS SLEEP?
A) A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which
the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or
partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and
responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in
humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of
brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.
B) A period of this form of rest.
C) A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep;
unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.
3. IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP
1) Mood: Sleep loss may result in irritability,
impatience, inability to concentrate, and
moodiness. Too little sleep can also leave you too
tired to do the things you like to do.
2) Cardiovascular health: Serious sleep disorders
have been linked to hypertension, increased
stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.
3) Disease: Sleep deprivation alters immune
function, including the activity of the body’s killer
cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight
cancer.
4. EFFECTS OF NOT HAVING
ENOUGH SLEEP
1) Mood: Sleep loss may result in irritability, impatience, inability to concentrate,
and moodiness. Too little sleep can also leave you too tired to do the things you
like to do.
2) Cardiovascular health: Serious sleep disorders have been linked to
hypertension, increased stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.
3) Disease: Sleep deprivation alters immune function, including the activity of the
body’s killer cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight cancer.
4) Mood: Sleep loss may result in irritability, impatience, inability to concentrate,
and moodiness. Too little sleep can also leave you too tired to do the things you
like to do.
5) Cardiovascular health: Serious sleep disorders have been linked to
hypertension, increased stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.
6) Disease: Sleep deprivation alters immune function, including the activity of the
body’s killer cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight cancer.
5. OTHER EFFECTS
1) It shrinks your brain. Researchers found that
chronic insomniacs had smaller, less-dense
brains, which affected crucial parts of their
neurological systems like decision-making.
2) It raises your blood pressure. A study found
that adults who missed an hour of sleep each
night for five years ended up increasing their risk
for hypertension by almost 40 percent.
3) It increases your risk of getting sick. Not
enough shut-eye has been proven to leave
people susceptible to cold viruses.
6. TACKLING SLEEP
DEPRIVATION
Our best idea for tackling sleep deprivation is
through the use of words and images on cards
and posters that infer to sleep or will otherwise
arouse it. With regards to images we have
considered having a picture of a sleeping puppy
or some other “cute” creature hanged around the
“patients” living space. Also words such as, It is
time to Sleep could be printed on posters or
cards and stuck to objects that the “patients”
often comes into contact with, such as the
refrigerator.
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