The importance of quality sleep | RSHE (PSHE) | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Match the words to the correct definitions.
- mental wellbeing
  
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  a state of feeling good emotionally ✓
- energy levels
  
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  the amount of energy a person has ✓
- cardiovascular health
  
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  the health of the heart and blood vessels ✓
- chronic disease
  
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  a health condition that lasts a long time, often for life ✓
- routine
  
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  a set of actions or tasks you do regularly ✓
True or false? It takes time to see the benefit of regular exercise.
- 'False' ✓
Endorphins that are released when we exercise are also know as the __________ hormone.
- keep going
- feel good
- stop now
True or false? You can tell if someone is healthy just by looking at them.
- 'False' ✓
We spend __________ of our lives asleep.
- more than a third
- a third ✓
- less than a third
Which of the following can improve our physical and mental health?
- a balanced diet ✓
- regular exercise ✓
- quality sleep ✓
- being sedentary

The hormones leptin and ghrelin help to regulate our ...
- sleep
- energy
- appetite ✓
- mood
Complete the sentence using acronyms: The two types of sleep that we alternate between during our sleep cycles are ______ and ______ sleep.
- 'REM and NREM' ✓
True or False? Teenagers need more sleep than adults.
- 'True' ✓
Which stage of sleep are we mostly likely to experience dreams in?
- NREM1
- NREM2
- NREM3
- REM ✓
Match the following words to the correct definitions.
- hormones
  
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  chemical substances that help to transport messages around our bodies ✓
- sleep/wake homeostasis
  
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  the body’s internal sleep tracker that tells us when we need to sleep ✓
- sleep deprivation
  
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  not getting enough sleep over a period of time ✓
True or false? Sleep is only important for muscle repair.
- 'False' ✓

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Sleep is as important to the body as food and water.
Sleep is important to help us learn and create new memories.
Poor quality sleep increases the risk of chronic conditions.
There are two main kinds of sleep: REM and non-REM sleep. Both types of sleep are needed.
The amount of sleep people need changes over a lifetime.

Teenagers lie in more because they are lazy.

Teenagers' internal clocks biologically shift so they may sleep later than they did when they were younger.

Hormones - chemical substances that help to transport messages around our bodies
Rem sleep - short for rapid eye movement sleep; this stage of sleep is when the brain is most active and dreaming occurs
Sleep/wake homeostasis - the body’s internal sleep tracker that tells us when we need to sleep
Sleep deprivation - not getting enough sleep over a period of time