...Sleep Deprivation Abstract 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. Basic Perspectives on Motivation: Evaluating Five Accounts for Sleep and Sleep Deprivation Sleep is one of our basic needs to survive and to function in day to day operations, but not everyone needs the same amount of sleep. Some people can survive on very little sleep, i.e. five hours a night, and some people need a lot of sleep, to the extend that they are sleeping up to 10 to sometimes 15 hours a night (Nature, 2005). According to Wilson (2005) the general rule states that most people need from seven to eight hours of sleep. The deprivation of sleep in our society in continually increasing with the demands in society increasing work loads, the myth that a few hours of sleep is only necessary to function properly and that sleep is sometimes considered as killing time (Nature, 2005). Sometimes sleep deprivation is also caused by other...
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...Infant Observation Name of Child - Cyan Child’s Age - 10 Month After observing a tenth month old child for this Child Observation paper, I had taken many notes during the observing. The Purpose of this paper is recognizing the Physical, Cognitive, Biological, Social and Emotional development of the child. The child chosen for this child observation paper is a tenth month old male Cyan, who appears to a healthy normal child. His mother is half Indian and father is Indian. Mother and father are happily married. He lives in the hcyane with grandmother, mother, father, aunt, uncle an older female cousin who is three. Cyan comes from a middle class background and has no siblings. The author of this paper observed him in the living room of his home. His mother kept all of his toys spread out on the floor in the middle of the room so that the author of this paper could observe him while he plays. Cyan had many toys such as blocks, plush toys, rings, keys, a stationary jumper and a toy that is designed to help the child learn to walk. Erikson’s Psychosocial Stage : Cyan is in Trust VS Mistrust. Cyan is able to crawl across the room. He is able to stand and walk with the assistance of a piece of furniture. He is able to pull himself up from the sitting position holding on to the coffee table. Once he stands straight up he is able to walk around the table while holding on. He is able walk around the room if he is holding on to the toy that is designed to help an infant learn...
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...staggering amount of 55 million people died globally (Donald 2001). One may skeptically ask why? The obvious answer is because of our lifestyle habits; we control the way we eat, sleep, spend time with others and exercise. Every habit of ours affects the systems in our body. The purpose of this step test is to determine whether the rhythmic paces of the heart affect the cardiovascular system. It compares the heart rates of different individuals with various degrees of well-being - some healthy and some not so healthy. According to the World Health Organization, the heart beats approximately 40-100 times per minute (Friel ????). In comparison to the average person, the heart rate of athletes ranges between 40-60 beats per minute. This suggests that a healthier individual can carry out metabolic processes much more proficiently than an unhealthy person. HYPOTHESIS: • Alternate Hypothesis (Ha)- Pulse rate and recovery time is inversely proportional with a healthy cardiovascular system. • Null Hypothesis (Ho)- Pulse rate and recovery time has no correlation with a healthy cardiovascular system. MATERIALS: The step test experiment took place with various materials including a stopwatch with a second hand, a paper for recording observations, a pencil for noting down observations, a 3kg container with rocks enclosed to determine if heart rate varied with those who had a container and those who did not, a 9-inch step for executing the process and a calculator...
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...Solis, Iris Psychology 1 Mrs. Perser December 04, 2012 Behavioral Paper # 3 Observation I began going to the gym because I wanted to lose weight. Little did I know what was to be expected at the end. That day i got home and I felt so drained my head felt pressured something I never felt before. I thought maybe I'm just so drained from going to the gym and work. So I decided to take a nap, when I woke up I still felt the same it was a horrible feeling but I tried to forget about it. The next day I felt the same way my back began to hurt and everything I would do bend down or put my head down my head would pound so much that I was able to hear the pounding in my head. It was so bad that when I walked my back would hurt and the headaches were terrible. One night I was sleeping and all of a sudden around 4am I suddenly woke up with a terrible pounding headache. And for some reason the first thing I did was place my hand on my heart and my heart was pounding and racing super fast I was freaking out I didn’t know what was going on. Then I could not breathe I felt like I could not inhale enough air for my lungs I began to sweat and freaked out I went to the living room and woke up my parents. I told my sister to call 911and she did in about 10 minutes the paramedics came in by that time I had calm down a bit. They checked my pressure and everything and they said everything was good. I was like then what was that that I just got and they said you just got an anxiety attack. I never...
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...doing this Research Paper. “Is it entrainable or not?”, one question with different ideas and information’s sticking with it. No specific and particular reviews I need to provide about it, I just need to gather information by means of researching just to know if Circadian Rhythm is entrainable or not. Although the process is not easy, as people who have suffered from a jetlag, because the more time you did not sleep, the more you will suffer Circadian Rhythm. Sleep and waking, for instance, occur naturally to the beat of an internal pacemaker, which works on a cycle of about twenty-four-hours. My purpose on making and researching is to have broad ideas and I need to answer the question bothering me if it is entrainale or not. I need to defend my title against myself to be proudly to present it and defend it easily.In my title, I used the questioning type because I want to know if Circadian Rhythm is truly entrainable or not. Y abstract focuses on the summary of my entire research paper and what are my goals and objectives on making this research. In listing the methods and procedures, my goal is to give the reader sufficient information to be able to understand it clearly. I have also results to give some description and guide to help the reader recognize my important points. Also the written conclusions were I stated what I’ve learned and proved. Lastly, in the bibliography I listed different references I used in my Research Paper to gather more informations...
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...My observation was done on October 3, 2014 at A- Z Home Daycare, Classroom B. During my observation I learned about the different ways teacher explain lessons to children and how they interact with the kids. I also learned that children take in information way different than adults do. I really enjoyed my time spent at the daycare doing my observation, because, I had a chance to interact with the kids also. During my time at A-Z Daycare, I interacted with the kids in many lessons. The first lesson we worked on was counting stars. In this lesson the Teachers Cut out stars using construction paper. The teachers then issue each child a star and they would go around the classroom counting starting from one person to the next. This was a good lesson to me because the Teachers were able to Figure out which child needed more practice and help with counting and the children that needed more practice the teacher would show that child’s number and help them in identifying the number....
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...Year: BBA Management IV Topic: Pract 1 – M (D) Date & Time: June 25 – July 18, 2013 I. Introduction Under Practicum 1 of Mr. Montenegro, we the 4th year students of BBA Management are required to give our opinions and observations regarding the operations from its opening until yesterday activity. In this report, each member of the group is given opportunity to speak up their thoughts, assessment and critics. II. Knowledge / Learning Acquired Planning is really one essential thing before establishing businesses. What to do first, what to do next, and what to do then must be carefully set and agree by the group doing the planning. In the operations, teamwork is a must. Though I still don’t know them so much at the beginning, I tried to be part and close to each member of the team for the purpose of promoting mutual interests. In addition, it also helps me adjust what behavior should I project to them. It’s really nice to have friends. I really enjoy the activity. Making ties with people is cool especially knowing that we will be compensated with our hard work at the end of the semester. III. Observation With the feasibility study took up by most of the members in the kiosk, they usually come tired and lack of sleep and sometimes they don’t because of meetings. But I admire their tenacity for they able spare time for duty. Well, there is one who I don’t understand. How come most can have at least 2 hours of duty per day, they he/she (confidential)...
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...Assessment Task B2 | Co-Assessed CHCECE022; CHCECE023; CHCECE024Carry out a series of tasks in the work placement setting and write a program based on the information collected | Method of assessment | Individual task that needs to be completed in the workplace and in or out of class | Conditions of assessment | Report / Third Party Evidence | Elements | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Resources to be used: | SBC Class Notes (Provided by SBC), Handouts (Provided by SBC) Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (2011). Guide to the National Quality Standard. ACT: Commonwealth of Australia (Provided by SBC) Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. (2009). Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. Canberra: DEEWR (Provided by SBC)Education and Care Services National Regulations, Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (2011)(Provided by SBC) | CHCECE022 Promote Children’s Agency | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to promote and encourage children’s agency. | CHCECE023 Analyse Information to Inform Learning | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to gather and analyse information about children’s learning, in order to inform practice. |...
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...Purpose of the Study This structured observation that is done through Event Sampling aims to: 1. Observe systematically the temper tantrum behavior of my younger brother. 2. Study the cause of why the temper tantrum behavior took place. 3. Analyze and assess the behavior of my younger brother to know and find ways on how to reduce its occurence. Methodology Research Setting. The event sampling took place in the observer and subject’s residence in Block 5 Lot 10 S&V Townhomes, Bajac, Liloan, Cebu during the 1st ,5th, and 7th of March in the year 2016. Research Participants. The subject of the study was the observer’s youngest brother (a 6 year old, first grader). The subject was chosen because the observer wanted to know the cause of it’s temper tantrum as a child. While the co observer for the study was the observer’s younger brother (a 15 year old, ninth grader), he was chosen because of his availability and he was the only one fit to do the job during the day of observation. Instrument. The observer and the co observer only used a pen and paper for tallying the number of times the temper tantrums behavior occur during each observation period. Procedure. Each observation lasted for an hour since the target behavior which was the temper tantrums of the subject does not happen frequently, the observer tallied the occurence of the behavior through Stroke Recording. Each temper tantrum behavior has a designated category which was...
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...OUTPUT Figure 1.The Research Paradigm The research paradigm illustrates the conceptual framework of the study that shows the relationship of the input, process and output of the topic. This framework embodies the specific direction by which the research will have to be undertaken by describing the relationship between specific variables identified in the study. The input consists of the research method applied in conducting the research regarding the study habits and academic performance of the working students. Qualitative research undertaken to gain insights concerning attitudes, beliefs, motivations and behaviours of individuals to explore a social or human problem and include methods such as focus groups, in-depth interviews, observation research and case studies. The process on the other hand shows how the research being conducted through defining the problem/s of the research first and gather the required data relevant to the research from the respondents through answering the questionnaires. The output as a result, will indicate the general view of the situation on how the behavior and performance of a student relates on their study habit and academic performance. Conclusions are to be made to know and define the outcome of this study...
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...There were many things that I observed during the Capstone experience. The first thing was that many of the nurses were severely fatigued throughout the night shift. Some nurses relied heavily on caffeine throughout the night and others would get multiple items from the vending machine. A couple nurses had a hard time keeping their eyes open, while other nurses were wide awake throughout the entire shift. I also observed nurses taking breaks and walking the stairs to help themselves gain more energy. I found it most shocking that one of the individuals having a very hard time coping with the night shift had over 10 years of permanent night shift experience. This individual often mentioned how he would only sleep a few hours in between shifts...
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...From the Writer “Dorian Gray the Escape Artist” is the culmination of my work in my WR100 seminar, Fantasy at the Fin-de-Siècle. The final assignment was to create a research paper based on an interesting problem or paradox I had found in Oscar Wilde’s book, The Picture of Dorian Gray. For me, one of the book’s most fascinating elements was Dorian’s immature behavior; though he grows older, he never seems to “grow up.” At first, I investigated how my idea related to aestheticism and what Dorian’s immaturity showed about aestheticism; however, I could not find a solid way to prove my thesis. My greatest problem was being unsure of how writing a paper based on a research problem in The Picture of Dorian Gray constituted a researchable argument and not just a literary analysis. Hoping to gain a different perspective on the assignment, I met with fellow classmates to talk out my problem. It turned out that they were having the same issue with their essays, and through discussing my paper with them, I realized that my topic was too narrow to be easily supported by sources; the idea of Dorian growing older without growing up was interesting but could not easily be supported with sources outside the novel itself. With this in mind, I modified my thesis, claiming that though Dorian Gray demonstrates aesthetic behavior in The Picture of Dorian Gray, his fascination with artistic things serves less to pursue aestheticism and more to evade his dark past. In this manner, I argued,...
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...With the completion of the sleep log assignment, I have been able to pinpoint patterns in my behaviors right before falling asleep, which has influenced my sleep pattern and mental state upon waking up. I was also able to create my own behavioral modification program, as a way to change my own negative behaviors, thus improving my sleep environment. It is recommended that you should eat your last meal or snack three hours before you intend on falling asleep. The busy environment of college life has caused me to arrive home later than I would expect, which has forced me to eat some late dinners at around 9:00-10:00 pm. Also, I have grown accustomed to eating meals at home while laying in my bed, rather than sitting in a chair. Late-night eating,...
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...Abstract The special population that was chosen for this presentation is Obese children and adolescent. This paper reviews the risks and consequences associated with childhood and adolescent obesity. Although no consensus definition of childhood obesity exists, the various measures encountered in the literature are moderately well correlated. The paper is organized in two parts. The first section reviews childhood obesity sequelae that occur during childhood. These short-term risks, for orthopedic, neurological, pulmonary, gasteroenterological, and endocrine conditions, although largely limited to severely overweight children, are becoming more common as the prevalence of severe overweight rises. The social burden of pediatric obesity, especially during middle childhood and adolescence, may have lasting effects on self-esteem, body image and economic mobility. The second section examines the intermediate consequences, such as the development of cardiovascular risk factors and persistence of obesity into adulthood. These mid-range effects of early obesity presage later adult disease and premature mortality. The high prevalence and dramatic secular trend toward increasing childhood obesity suggest that without aggressive approaches to prevention and treatment, the attendant health and social consequences will be both substantial and long-lasting. With the recently documented increases in prevalence, pediatric obesity now represents one of the most pressing nutritional...
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...Liam is four years old. His father has told him that his grandmother has gone to sleep and will never wake up. Liam is sure his father is wrong, because he knows that everyone who goes to sleep wakes up again. Carley, age three, has slept in her own bed ever since she was two years old. Now, since the death of her father a year ago, she not only wets the bed, but also tries to consistently sleep in the room with her mother. Jacob is five years old. He constantly plays like he is going on a trip to visit his Uncle Sam in heaven. These three children are different ages and have lost different role models in their lives, but they share one thing in common. All three are experiencing the grieving process. The grieving process in children differs very much from the grieving process of an adult. This must be taken into consideration by Early Childhood Educators when teaching children how to cope with this grieving process, as it is an Early Childhood Educator’s role to ensure that all children develop healthy emotional and social habits (Clarissa A., 2002) . To develop these healthy habits, it is essential that Early Childhood Educators know how a child’s concept of death is constructed, which gives caregivers and educators important information and helps them respond more sensitively to what children might feel and experience (Clarissa A., 2002). The online journal article, called “The Grieving Process in Children: Strategies for Understanding, Educating, and Reconciling Children's...
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