Post on 30-Dec-2015
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Daniella Coffaro
Importance of Sleep
Sleep gives the body a rest and allows it to prepare for the next day.
Gives your brain a chance to sort things out. Brain stores information
What is Sleep?
Sleep is necessary for you brain and body Sleep loss can contribute to health
problems: Weight gain High blood pressure Decrease in the immune systems power
Why do we Sleep?
Learning & memory: sleep helps brain commit new information to memory
Safety: fall asleep during the day time which may cause medical errors or accidents
Mood: irritability, impatience, too tired to do the things you need to do
Cardiovascular health: increased stressed and irregular heartbeat
Health Problems
Irritability Moodiness Slowed speech Flattened emotional responses Impaired memory Inability to multitask
Signs of Sleepiness
Everyone’s individual sleep needs vary Most healthy adults:
-16 hours of wakefulness -average 8 hours of sleep a night
Some can function after only 6 hours of sleep
Others can’t preform at their peak unless they’ve slept 10
hours
Amount of Sleep Needed
Sleep loss interferes with learning in schools 15% admit to falling asleep in class Alert students are sensitive to the amount
of work they need to do to finish their tasks Those who sleep after learning a task did
better on tests College students who pull “all-nighters” are
likely to have a lower GPA Sleep deprivation connects students with
poor grades
Vital to Academic Success
Keep regular sleep/wake schedule Don’t drink/eat caffeine 4-6 hours before
bed Avoid alcohol & heavy meals before sleep Exercise regularly Minimize noise, light & excessive hot/cold
temperatures where you sleep Try and wake up without an alarm clock Attempt bed earlier every night Limit naps during the day
Techniques to Falling Asleep
Without sleep you cannot focus, pay attention, or respond quickly!
Sleep is essential for a persons health and wellbeing
Sleepiness takes a toll on effective decision making
Sleep affects mood which causes inability to concentrate
Everyone needs to Sleep
“Sleep is not a luxury,
It’s a necessity for optimal functioning”
-Dr James O’brien.
The purpose of this PowerPoint is to give people an understanding about how importance sleep really is;
especially college students. Some people do not realize how much sleepiness can affect everything
else they do and it is very necessary to live a healthy lifestyle. This PowerPoint will inform the viewer of
how much sleep they should be getting and what can happen if they don’t acknowledge those hours.
Someone may never know how important sleep is until they understand the risks of not sleeping and how it will affect them. I wanted to emphasize how sleep should not be overlooked and I used different
pictures to represent that.