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Sleep Strategies

Sleep Strategies. Discussion of the causes and treatment of insomnia . ACTIVITY – HANDOUT 6-8. Why do we sleep?. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping. If an individual remains awake for several days, immune function and concentration deteriorates and the risk of accidents increases.

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Sleep Strategies

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  1. Sleep Strategies Discussion of the causes and treatment of insomnia

  2. ACTIVITY – HANDOUT 6-8

  3. Why do we sleep? We spend one-third of our lives sleeping. If an individual remains awake for several days, immune function and concentration deteriorates and the risk of accidents increases. Jose Luis Pelaez, Inc./ Corbis

  4. Sleep Disorders • Insomnia: A persistent inability to fall asleep. • Narcolepsy: Overpowering urge to fall asleep that may occur while talking or standing up. • Sleep apnea: Failure to breathe when asleep.

  5. Sleep Disorders Children are most prone to: • Night terrors: The sudden arousal from sleep with intense fear accompanied by physiological reactions (e.g., rapid heart rate, perspiration) which occur during Stage 4 sleep. • Sleepwalking: A Stage 4 disorder which is usually harmless and unrecalled the next day. • Sleeptalking: A condition that runs in families, like sleepwalking.

  6. Sleep Deprivation • Fatigue and subsequent death. • Impaired concentration. • Emotional irritability. • Depressed immune system. • Greater vulnerability.

  7. Accidents Frequency of accidents increase with loss of sleep

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