Full Catastrophe Living Research Paper

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It is important for the human body to get the enough rest to perform in good condition on a daily basis. Some studies have proved that a person’s body performs at full potential when it well rested. Kabat-Zinn, Jon. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Bantam Doubleday. Have you noticed that you are happier and your body is full of energy when you had a good night sleep? It is not the same to take a nap for a few minutes to one hour than falling on deep sleep. Sleeping disorders are an interesting topic to talk about because it affects many people no matter their age. Researches show that by learning about the sleeping disorder process and changing behaviors, people can defeat some sleep abnormities. Some of the procedures of changing behavior can be first, to stop drinking any beverage with caffeine. Second, practice any technique of relaxation. Third, practice any exercise. Fourth, wait to get sleepy to go to bed. Fifth, if the person he or she could not fall asleep do not stay in bed. And finally and maybe the most important, the bedroom is to sleep not for eat, watch TV or work. …show more content…
This consists in having the patients to write everything that they remember about their sleep experiences, symptoms and frequency. (Walsleben, 1982, p 936-940). The polysomnograph measures a person’s heart rate, breathing, brain waves and others. This test is done when the person is sleeping. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) consists of a questionnaire that contains true and false questions. Although this kind of test can be found, online it would be better if it is given and read by a psychologist that is train to do so. The Beck Depression Inventory and the Zung Depression Scale are also questionnaires that are used to measure specific symptoms of