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BrandonNguyen
Mrs.Cruz
English34
29Apr2016
Insomnia
Thesheernumberofindividualsthatstrugglewiththefatigueandcognitiveimpairment
thatinsomniabringsisunbelievable.Thirtytothirtyfivepercentofthegeneralpopulation
experiencesomeformofinsomnia,andeachnightmillionsofAmericansstruggletofallasleep
orstayasleep.1
Asaresultofthecognitiveandjudgmentalimpairment,workersandorpeople
performingcomplicatedtasksareseventypercentmorelikelytobeinvolvedinanaccidentwhile
theyareexhaustedfromtheirlackofrest.2
Iftheboysof
LordoftheFlies
byWilliamGolding,
weretohurtthemselveswhileundertheeffectsofinsomnia,thesymptomsfromthediseases
theymaydevelopfromaninfectionorjustthepainofaninjuryitselfmayprovehardtosleep
with.
Fromthevarietyofproblemstheboysface,thetwoofthemostprominentpsychiatric
conditionsthatcouldleadtoinsomniaaredepressionandanxiety.3

Theseconditionsalonemost
likelywoulddevelopfromonebeingseparatedfromhisfamilyandhome.Further,anxiety
couldalsostemfromasuddentraumaticeventsuchasacrashlandingoralackofthefollowing:

"InsomniaNationalSleepFoundation."2015.27Apr.2016<
https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/home
>
"TheRelationshipBetweenSleepAndIndustrialAccidentsExcessive..."2015.27Apr.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/excessivesleepiness/content/therelationshipbetweensleepandindustrialacci
dents
>
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"InsomniaCausesMayoClinic."2014.3May.2016
<
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/insomnia/basics/causes/con20024293
>
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guidance,leadershipandknowledgeofwhentheywillberescued,oreveniftheywillbe
rescued.Theirdepressionwouldtakerootsintheiranxiety,branchingoutintoanunderlying
problemofinsomnia4
,andaggravatinganyotherproblemstheymayhave,includingtheir
anxiety.
Ifthecauseofinsomniaisanxiety,thenthepersonaffectedmayexperiencetension,
gettingcaughtupinthoughtsaboutpastevents,feelingoverwhelmedbyresponsibilities,ora
generalfeelingofbeingrevveduporoverstimulated.5
Allaresymptomsthatwillaffectmorale,
andcanbederivedfromlifeontheisland,especiallyforsomeoneinaleaderposition,suchas
Ralph.Hemayhavefelttensionandoverstimulationfromtheconstantoppositionsustainedby
Jack.ThesefeelingsmostlikelyarewhatmadeRalphconsidergivingupleadership.
Anothermentalconditionthatcancauseinsomniaisparanoia,whichissomeonewhohas
unreasonablefalsebeliefsconcerningtheirsafety.Thereisahighprevalenceofinsomniain
thosethatexperienceparanoia.6
Thosethatexhibitedsymptomsofparanoiathemostwerethe
littleones.Theywereterrifiedofabeast,andasaresultdevelopednightmaresdespitehaving
littletonoevidenceofthebeastsexistence.Theirparanoidthinkingcausesthemtobelieve
thatthereismaliciousintentaimedatthem,wakingthemupinthemiddleoftheirnightwith
sleepterrors,disturbingtheirsleepinghabits.Ifthisweretoprogressindefinitely,itwouldsurely
progressintoinsomnia,furthercomplicatingtheirdiurnalsleepschedules.

"WhatCausesInsomnia?Insomnia."2015.8Apr.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/content/whatcausesinsomnia
>
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"WhatCausesInsomnia?Insomnia."2015.8Apr.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/content/whatcausesinsomnia
>
6
Freeman,D."InsomniaandparanoiaNCBINationalInstitutesofHealth."2009.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697325/
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Theeffectsofinsomniacanbedebilitating,especiallyonanuninhabitedislandwith
rampanthazardsspreadallover.Insomniaisapersistentdisorderthatwillcontinuallyaffecta
personssleeping7
.Acontinuingsleepdisordersuchasinsomniawouldnoticeablyaffectthe
childrenscognitiveskills8
,disruptingtheirperformance,decisionmaking,andcontextual
memories.Withalloftheseimpairmentstheyareextremelylikelytohurtthemselvesinways
thatwouldfrustratethematnightwhentheywillbetryingtosleep.Thingssuchasfever,
sprains,andothermajororminorinjuriescanallinterferewithcomfort,causinginsomnia.
Withthewaytheboyshairhasgrown,itissafetosaythattheyhavestayedontheisland
longenoughtodevelopchronicinsomnia,whichleadstochangesinmood,energy,irritability,
lackofmotivation,andmore.9
Thiscouldplayacriticalroleifitbeginsaffectingleaders.They

maygrowtoresenttheirrolesandgroups,resultinginadisorganizedcrisisthatmayleadto
selfishforethoughtsbeingapriority,ratherthangroupcoexistence.Insomniaseffectsworsen
withitsduration,whichvariesfromindividualtoindividual.Acuteinsomnia,whichisareaction
tochangeorstress,hasadurationofaboutafewdays.10Chronicinsomniaoccursatleastthree
nightsperweekforonemonthorlonger.11

Bothtransientinsomniaandshortterminsomnia
usuallyresolvethemselveswhenthepersonbecomesusetothenewconditionstheyarefacing.
Theseformsofinsomniaseemtobeaperfectfitfortheboysof
LordoftheFlies
,asaresult
7

"InsomniaMayoClinic."2014.7Apr.2016
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http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/insomnia/basics/definition/con20024293
>
8
"InsomniaComplicationsMayoClinic."2014.3May.2016
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http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/insomnia/basics/complications/con20024293
>
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"Insomnia&YouNationalSleepFoundation."2015.25Apr.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/sleepdisordersproblems/insomnia/insomniaandyou
>
10
"WhatisInsomnia?NationalSleepFoundation."2015.3May.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/content/whatisinsomnia
>
11
"WhatisInsomnia?NationalSleepFoundation."2015.3May.2016
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https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/content/whatisinsomnia
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fromtheirtraumaticlandingandemergencysituation,nottomentionthechangetoapoor
unbalanceddietandanewtropicalbiomethatmayaffecttheirsleeppattern.
Thedebilitatingeffectsinsomniawillwroughtupontheboysof
LordoftheFlies
hasthe
potentialtocausemortalinjury.Theprobabilityoftheboysinjuringthemselvesunderthe
influencesofinsomniaarerelativelyhigh.Althoughthoseinjuriesmaybeminorcuts,thelackof
medicalcareallowsforinfectiontotakeholdwithease.Topreventaninjuryfromhappeningin
thefirstplace,itisvitalforthoseaffectedtoaddresstheinsomniatheymayexperience.
Reachingouttoothersandtalkingaboutproblemswouldbeideal,astheconsolationmay
resolvefeelingsbeforeitisabletomanifestintoinsomnia.Orifothersnoticetheyarenot
sleepingwell,theyshouldtalktothosewithproblemssleeping.Insomniaisoftenaproblem
developedfromothersources.Ifotherscanhelpthosestrugglingwithinsomniawiththeirother
problems,beitsocialorphysical,insomniawillbesomethingthatcanbemanagedandfought
off.


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WorksCited
Freeman,D."InsomniaandparanoiaNCBINationalInstitutesofHealth."2009.
<
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697325/
>
"InsomniaNationalSleepFoundation."2015.27Apr.2016
<
https://sleepfoundation.org/insomnia/home
>
"InsomniaCausesMayoClinic."2014.3May.2016

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/insomnia/basics/causes/con20024293
>