Sleep and why it is important
Sleep Stages
Why it can be hard to
sleep
sleep
Sleep Hygiene
Crazy Sleep facts
100
Equals good physical and mental well being.
What is good sleep?
100
Falling asleep / lightly sleeping
What is Stage 1?
100
A room in your house that may be too messy, too noisy, too hot, or too cold for you to sleep
What is your Bedroom?
100
A variety of different practices and habits that are necessary to have a good night sleep quality, and full daytime alertness.
What is Sleep hygiene?
100
These animals sleep about 12 to 14 hours per day. Younger ones sleep about 18 to 19 hours per day with short bursts of energy in-between snooze sessions. Also, bigger ones tend to take longer naps than smaller ones.
What are dogs?
200
An extended period of rest we experience on a daily basis, where we are unconscious (unaware of what’s going on around us) and our brain, nerves and muscles go into “rest and recover”
What is sleep?
200
When your body temperature drops, muscles relax, heart rate and breathing slows
What is Stage 2?
200
This can be too firm causing your hips and shoulders to be under pressure or it can be too soft causing your body to sag, which is bad for your back
What is your mattress?
200
Emotional problems, Anxiety and worry, Depression, thinking over and over about problems, Physical problems (illness or disability) and medications that affect sleeping.
What are long term reasons for not sleeping?
200
An animal that sleeps between 6 to 8 hours per day, but this sleep is broken into multiple shorter naps throughout the day. As nocturnal animals, they are most active at night and sleep most of the day.
What is a Hamster?
300
To process memories, to restore the body, and to dream
Why we sleep?
300
When you enter deep sleep, and time for bodily recovery and growth
What is stage 3?
300
Stop drinking this before going to bed, it can take 6 hours for half of it in your system to wear off
What is caffiene?
300
Going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning, try not to take naps during the day, Include weekends in this.
What is a regular bedtime routine?
300
These animals are most famous for being cuddly and adorable. To sleep, they flip onto their backs to float on the water’s surface and even hold hands to make sure they don’t float away from each other.
What are sea otters?
400
The amount of sleep young adults and adults need a night
What is 7 to 9 hr?
400
It stands for "Rapid Eye Movement" - Your body is paralyzed except for eyes and breathing muscles, dreams are more common and intense.
What is REM?
400
You don't have a regular sleep routine, you aren't getting enough exercise, you're eating too late at night, you're going to bed hungry and waking up too early.
What are reasons why it can be hard to sleep?
400
Keep this for at least a week, so you can look back and notice when you had a good night's sleep and when you didn't.
What is a sleep diary?
400
One of the animal kingdom's slowest and sleepiest animals. Though they sleep 15 to 20 hours every day while tucked high up in the trees, they typically remain motionless while awake, as well.
What are sloths?
500
Your body's internal clock, It tells your body when to sleep and when to wake up. It also affects other body processes, like your hormones, digestion, and body temperature.
What is Circadian Rhythm?
500
A hormone that occurs naturally in your body during circadian rhythm
What is Melatonin?
500
Technology gives off this, which also disrupts melatonin production. Turn off all screens and LED displays an hour before bed. Noises from phones can also be distracting and tempting to look at when you’re trying to fall asleep.
What is Blue light?
500
Progressive muscle relaxation, breathing techniques, thought banishing through speaking out loud, and problem solving
What are soothing skills to help you sleep?
500
These animals can sleep while resting their heads on their rumps, though they often sleep for only very short periods (around 30 minutes a day total).
What are Giraffes?