Consider the following statements about ‘jet lag’
1. It is a physiological condition which results from alterations to the bodys circadian rhythms resulting from rapid long-distance trans-meridian travel on high-speed aircraft.
2. It is also known as desynchronosis or circadian dysrhythmia
Select the correct statements –
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
Mental health implication - Jet lag may affect the mental health of vulnerable individuals. When travelling across time zones, there is a "phase-shift of body temperature, rapid-eye-movement sleep, melatonin production, and other circadian rhythms”
More reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/fresh-method-developed-to-deal-with-jetlag/article8668714.ece
Mental health implication - Jet lag may affect the mental health of vulnerable individuals. When travelling across time zones, there is a "phase-shift of body temperature, rapid-eye-movement sleep, melatonin production, and other circadian rhythms”
More reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/fresh-method-developed-to-deal-with-jetlag/article8668714.ece