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EXERCISE
1.4
Sleep is one of the basic human drives. Most health books dont talk much about it,
despite the fact that you spend over one-third of your life in that state. The fact is that
we tend to take the behavior of sleep for granted, unless, of course, we feel we dont
get enough of it. We are told that the average person sleeps six to eight hours a night,
with an occasional nap here and there. Truth be told, over half of Americans get much
less than this. Eight hours may be recommended, but it is not the norm. A poor
nights sleep cascades into a poor waking day. Over time, the results will ultimately affect
all aspects of health.
Whatever your sleep patterns were before you started college, chances are that
they have changed dramatically since then. By and large, the freedom connected with
college life tends to throw off sleep patterns. Instead of hitting the hay around 10 P.M.
or 11 P.M., you might not lay your head on the pillow until 1 A.M. or 2 A.M. On weekends
you may go to bed at sunrise, rather than waking up to see it. And let us not forget
the all-nighters that tend to become habit forming during midterm and final
exams.
Since the 1950s, scientists have been studying sleeping behaviors and sleeping
patterns in earnest. With over forty years of data collection, youd think they would
have some solid answers; the truth is, no one really knows why we sleep. There are all
kinds of theories about the need to have rest, but to date there seems to be a lack of
evidence as to what actually goes on during the night hours. Interestingly enough, we
do know what happens when we dont get enough sleep. Memory and motor coordination
fade rapidly, and performance, in all aspects, is greatly compromisedas many
a college student will attest to when pulling a series of all-nighters.
Describe your sleeping patterns. Are your sleep habits regular? Do you go to
bed and get up about the same time every day? How have your sleeping patterns
changed since you entered college? Do you make a habit of pulling all-nighters? Do
you have problems sleeping at night? Do you have a hard time getting up in the
morning? What are some of the patterns you see with your sleep?
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1.5
Its time to take a personal inventory of your current stressorsthose issues, concerns,
situations, or challenges that trigger the fight-or-flight response in your body.
The first step to resolving any problem is learning to identify exactly what the problem
is. Take a moment to list the top ten issues that you are facing at the present moment.
Then place check marks in the columns to signify whether this stressor directly
affects one or more aspects of your health (mind, body, spirit, emotions). Take note of
how many of your stressors affect more than one aspect. Then, next to each stressor,
chronicle how long it has been a problem. Finally, check whether this stressor is one
that elicits some level of anger, fear, or both.
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Mental
Duration
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