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The article's conclusions are based on a study done at the University of Arizona by Professor David Sbarra that included "138 people who had physically separated from or divorced their partner about 16 weeks before the start of the study" (article). The participants reported their quality of sleep and had their blood pressures measured for 7 1/2 months.The study led to the conclusion that people with persistent divorce-related sleep problems are at risk for "potentially harmful increases in blood pressure" (article). The study corroborates with the information in the textbook and outside sources, deeming the conclusion reliable. Adults that get less than the recommended 7 hours of sleep (textbook p.115) are at "higher risk of developing high blood pressure or worsening already high blood pressure" (Mayo Clinic). The restorative theory of sleep (textbook p.112) explains that sleep restores the body and mind, which explains the increased health risks involved with loss of sleep. Sleep problems may lead to depression. A suggested solution to those suffering would be cognitive behavioral therapy, which was designed to help clients replace negative thoughts with more objective thoughts ( textbook p.418). The therapy has been highly successful in the "treatment of individuals with mild to moderate depression" (Whisman 2008). The article proves to be accurate, as the information can be backed by other sources, but the criticism would be its lack of providing a solution. Through extra research, Beck's cognitive theory proves to be a plausible resolution for not only divorce patients, but everyone that is sleep- deprived due to (a) traumatic event(s).

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 * // University of Arizona. "Losing sleep over your divorce? Your blood pressure could suffer." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 17 July 2014. . //
 * // "High Blood Pressure (hypertension)." Sleep Deprivation: A Cause of High Blood Pressure? Mayo Clinic, n.d. Web. 18 July 2014. //
 * // "In-Depth: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Psych Central." Psych Central.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 July 2014. //
 * // Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. Mastering the World of Psychology. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2004. Print. //

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