Sleep&Health
The minimum amount of sleep adults should get per night
7 hours
Nearly 1 in __ American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year
5
Cult leaders aim to isolate new members from family, friends, jobs, and regular life in order to gain full (blank)
Control
Myth or Fact:
Prescription drugs are completely safe because they are prescribed by a Doctor, you can't get addicted to prescription meds
Myth
Name of the condition that makes it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, and causes ongoing drowsiness
Insomnia
About 33-50% of adults have insomnia symptoms
This term describes a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Treatment methods can include various types of therapy, support groups, medication, acupuncture, and service animals
The American cult leader of Jonestown
Jim Jones
A highly addictive drug made from morphine
Heroin
Because heroin users do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death
The ability to think quickly slows down after how many days of poor sleep?
7 days
Insufficient sleep also impacts judgment. Less than five hours of sleep at night is correlated with riskier behavior
Adverse ______ experiences, or ACEs, is another term for childhood trauma
Childhood
Myth or fact:
All cults are based in religious beliefs
Myth
Withdrawal symptoms for heroin peak between ___ and ___ hours after the last dose, and subside within about a week
24 and 48
Symptoms include fidgeting, muscle and bone pain, nausea, diarrhea, insomnia, cold sweats
During sleep, your heart rate (blank), which helps overall cardiac health
Decreases (slows down)
Being in a state of high alert, constantly tense and "on guard", and always on the lookout for threats whether real or presumed
Hypervigilance
An increased sensitivity to the environment around you. Can be treated with therapies, guided visualization, autogenic training, somatic exercises
This term is used to describe the process by which a cult member might go back into society, or the previous life they were a part of
Reintegration
This may be a struggle for those people to find their identity and sense of meaning outside of the cult
______ occurs when more and more of the same drug is required to achieve the same effects.
Tolerance
Sleep allows rest for what crucial part of our body, in order to store memories, catalog information, and grow?
The brain
This is like a librarian sorting and shelving books at the end of the day. It makes accessing and using things you learn and remember easier and more efficient.
Despite the negative impacts of trauma, the brain has a remarkable ability to adapt and heal through ________ , meaning that with appropriate support and intervention, individuals can learn to manage the effects of trauma and develop new coping mechanisms.
Neuroplasticity
This form of technology can increase the risk of being indoctrinated or attracted to a cult
Social media
Injecting drugs such as heroin highly increases the risk of contracting what lifelong disease that impacts your body's immune system?
HIV
HIV damages the immune system and interferes with the body's ability to fight infection and disease