Psychologists like to claim that Psychology is a science, yet, until now, the discipline has lacked any real scientific laws, has had no overarching scientific paradigm and has been blighted by poor replicability of research, all of which have dogged the discipline. Attempts to place Psychology under a single scientific umbrella, e.g. Behaviourism, Cognitivism, Biological Science, Social Science or Human Science, have all failed for a host of reasons. This unique book presents a single paradigm for all of Psychology within a framework of Natural Science. For example, it employs as a model an organising principle known in another scientific discipline for over a century, the principle of Homeostasis. Findings across the entire discipline including perception, learning, emotion, stress, addiction, well-being and consciousness are all shown to be consistent with a new paradigm based on this, and other principles drawn from natural science.

Sleeping, Insomnia, Work–Life Balance

Sleeping, Insomnia, Work–Life Balance

Sleeping, Insomnia, Work–Life Balance

We must not look upon science as a ‘body of knowledge,’ but rather as a system of hypotheses.

Karl Raimund Popper

Sleeping

One of the greatest mysteries is why humans need to spend so much time sleeping. When we sleep well we are refreshed, feel good and perform well. When we sleep badly with unwanted awakenings, we are ‘out of sorts’, grumpy or miserable and our ability to perform is diminished. Why these phenomena happen in the way that they do is almost a complete puzzle. One theory suggests that sleep enables the brain to reset neuronal plasticity to a regulated set range.1 Many theories have been proposed, but none is generally accepted.2 One thing that we do know is ...

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