KIN 123 1st Edition Lecture 3 Sleep As college students adequate amounts of sleep are very important o One of the first things to suffer when you don t get enough sleep is concentration Think about your sleep habits o Do you sleep enough o Do you sleep well o What things in your life interfere with your sleep o What things help you sleep better o How do you feel when you do no sleep well enough In class Video TED talk Russel Foster Why do we sleep o Why do we sleep Restoration Energy conservation sleep to save calories Brain function Information processing Building memories o Memory consolidation o Sleep is not an indulgence o Sleep deprivation Students Night shift workers or simply extended 31 of drivers will fall asleep at the wheel at least once Weight gain If you sleep 5hours a night there is a 50 chance you are overweight Stress Sustained stress leads to repressed immunity higher risk of infection Increases cardiovascular disease as a result of raising blood pressure o sleep for dummies Make your bedroom as dark as possible Turn off electronics Seek morning light o Association between mental health and sleep disruption Sleep disruption is usually a predisposition to mental health issues Allows for early intervention for mental health issues Depression Schizophrenia Altered sleep pattern awake during the night and asleep during day Some could not regulate the day and night schedule Bipolar These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Take sleep seriously Adequate sleep increases Concentration Attention Decision making Creativity Social skills and health In class announcements First quiz is now available on sakai through Friday o First of 6 quizzes of the semester of those the lowest will be dropped o 10 multiple choice questions o 15min to complete the quiz one attempt once you begin you can t restart o Be caught up on reading Chapters 1 3 before you begin the quiz o The types of questions are similar to the types of questions that will be on exams Guest speaker on Thursday after the first quiz is completed begin reading chapter 4 o 2 guest speakers for chapter 4