Sleep Disorders

The term paper explores sleep disorders. It is a demonstration of the effect sleep disorder has on college students, being a common aspect. It states that it is healthy for students to get eight hours of sleep maximum. By using supportive data, the paper examines the lifestyles that impose dangerous sleeping trends on students aged 18 to 25. In examining the cognitive domain, the focus lay on behavioral, normative and attitudinal control tenets that lead to poor sleeping patterns. For the emotional domain, when students endure some situations that harm their emotional status, they tend to become stressed and depressed damaging their sleep patterns. The physiological domain explored the variations that occur at puberty affecting sleep patterns, even in the early stages of adulthood. Socially, the paper highlights inappropriate habits such as alcoholism and drug abuse on sleep deprivation.
Self-reflection
I am a twenty-two-year-old student from Ohio who majors in the Arts. I am bound to graduate in April 2017. Sleep disorder intensifies with age, and as I proceed into my next developmental stage, which is young adulthood, I expect to face challenges, just like the majority, who tend to experience difficulty falling and staying asleep as they age. Advancement in age will worsen the identified interrelations of the four domains. For instance; as a young adult, I expect more emotional frustrations. It is during this time; that one is at the beginning of their career and serious dating sets in.

Relationship and work, disappointments could result in insomnia. The need to fit in socially and the drive to achieve a desired financial status may give rise to disorders in my next stage. There is hope as I anticipate transitioning into a young adult. I intend to modify my lifestyle in preparation for dealing with sleep disorders as a young adult. Physically, I will ensure that I exercise and maintain a healthy diet. Staying healthy reflects on the emotional domain too. It will help free my mind and reduce stress levels. Cognitively, I will practice a regular sleeping pattern. Having consistent sleeping and waking times and avoiding daytime naps will help me develop better habits than just having irregular sleeping. Socially, I will ensure I regulate any form of drug intake, including caffeine.
Interviews
The first interviewee was a dentist aged 34. At 22 she lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Having a staunch Catholic background, she sang in the youth church choir until her young adult years. As she studied at the University of Minnesota, she took a job at the Red Owl Supermarket. The lady admits having struggled with sleeping disorders when she was around my age. The experience was embarrassing for her in addition to her weight problems. She would fall asleep and snore in public. So she decided in 2004 to shed the weight by exercising and eating healthier than doing nothing about. Her life was shaped as she attained the size she always wanted. As a young adult, she was more shapely and confident. Cognitively, she gained control of the personality controlling tenets and developed healthy sleeping patterns. Losing weight resulted in her being less stressed as she learned to manage her frustrations. Socially, she felt appreciated and loved. The lady still manages to get regular sleep despite her jumbled up schedule, along with other responsibilities. She imagines her well-being resulted from the decision she made years back because she still adheres to a regular pattern of sleep and doesn’t exhibit signs of sleeping disorder. At her age she presumes that for a person to promote their well-being; socially, one should quit ingesting drugs and alcohol, cognitively, they should take up behavioral therapy like stimulus control and sleep education. Emotionally, they should visit a psychologist to have their frustrations handled. Physiologically, one should not allow their biological clock to hinder their activity.
The second interviewee was a postman aged 52 who only graduated from high school. At my age, he lived in Mississippi and played for the local football team. The man did not experience sleep disorders at 22. He argues that it was a non-issue for him because he had less to worry about and at the end of the day he would get a good night’s sleep. His development experience, however, was sports, precisely football. Cognitively, the man says that actively engaging in sports boosted his brain function. Socially, he learned the art of cohesiveness as a team player. Emotionally, he learned to manage extreme moments of loss and pain. Physically, he managed to stay in shape for the longest time possible. Being a footballer still, influences the man’s well-being. He still keeps fit despite retiring, and he has no lifestyle disease caused by a sedentary way of lifestyle. Most people his age suffer from chronic diseases, and it’s only through combining all the aspects of healthy living that they will maintain a well-being socially, cognitively, physically and emotionally.
Conclusion
There is a strong relationship between personal development and well-being. As seen from the interview and the self-assessment, the result of good development is a state of well-being. The decision to cut weight impacted the lady’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical domain and she was able to maintain the same routine years later. Similarly, the man can look back and attribute his current physical stature and health to the decision he made to develop himself in sports. The four domains interrelate; for instance, if I decide to exercise, my emotional and physical self will be positively influenced reducing sleeping disorders. To transition successfully into young adulthood, I will promote my well-being by continuing to learn and being active.