An International Student's Thoughts on Sleep, Stress and Anxiety in the US

In this paper, I am going to share three different topics that somehow relate to psychological principles with you. In America, a lot of people are suffering from excessive sleepiness. Is sleep important and what happens when you don't get enough sleep? Modern life is full of time pressure and frustration. In other words, it's stressful. Racing against deadlines, sitting in traffic, arguing with your spouse — all these make your body react as if you were facing a physical threat. How does that affect your body and how can you reduce it? Do you always feel like you go “blank” or become frustrated during the exam? If you do, you probably have test anxiety. What causes text anxiety and how can you avoid and reduce it? 

Site one: http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/sleep.html 

Description: This site is on “Why sleep is important and what happens when you don't get enough.” It has a lot of topics about sleep. It covers the importance of sleep; consequences of losing sleep, how environment and behavior affect a person’s sleep, how to get a good night’s sleep, and so on. It is affiliated with American Psychological Association (APA), which is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. The potential audience could be the people who do not get enough sleep all the time and suffering from sleepiness. 

Application to Psychology: sleep deprivation has many negative effects. Individuals who are in sleep deprivation are at high risk for some sort of accident, entails difficulty studying, diminished productivity, tendency to make mistakes, irritability, and fatigue. A person who has a large sleep debt is always living a less that optimal life and performing at a less than optimal level.