The Benefits Of Sleep Deprivation
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Sleep deprivation is a condition that occurs if one does not get enough sleep. Examples would be sleeping at the wrong time of day, not getting the right kind of sleep that a human body needs, or having a sleep disorder that gets in the way of getting enough sleep or a good equality of sleep. The recommended amount of sleep a person should get depends on age. For newborns, it is 16-18 hours a day, for preschool-aged children it is 11-12 hours a day, for school-aged children it is at least 10 hours a day, for teens it is 9-10 hours a day, and for adults including the elderly it is 7-8 hours a day. (NIH) As we age our sleep declines, it may be harder to fall asleep or to stay asleep. Sleeping is a basic human need, like eating, drinking, and
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My dad had sleep deprivation, he started to work nights at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 47. His work shift was 11:00pm to 7:00am 7 days a week. He would sleep during the day from when he got home to 4:00pm and work during the night. My dad got laid off from his job a couple years a go. The first few months from not working nights was very difficult for him to fall asleep at night. His body was immune to being awake during the night and asleep during the day. At night he always use to watch TV downstairs until 4:00am because he couldn’t fall asleep. About two years after he got a new job that was during the day. Over the years of working this new job his body adjected to being awake during the day and asleep at night. My grandfather, is home for most of the day and he usually watches television and he always takes nap, but his naps are long naps they are about an hour which is not good because your body is going into REM sleep which is deep sleep. Taking long naps during the prevents him from being able to fall asleep when it comes night time. At night, he usually falls asleep while watching television and wakes up around 1:00am to go upstairs in his bed. It takes him about an hour or so for him to fall asleep. Every morning he wakes up around 4:30am he tries to go back asleep but his body doesn’t let him so he just lays down in
My dad had sleep deprivation, he started to work nights at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 47. His work shift was 11:00pm to 7:00am 7 days a week. He would sleep during the day from when he got home to 4:00pm and work during the night. My dad got laid off from his job a couple years a go. The first few months from not working nights was very difficult for him to fall asleep at night. His body was immune to being awake during the night and asleep during the day. At night he always use to watch TV downstairs until 4:00am because he couldn’t fall asleep. About two years after he got a new job that was during the day. Over the years of working this new job his body adjected to being awake during the day and asleep at night. My grandfather, is home for most of the day and he usually watches television and he always takes nap, but his naps are long naps they are about an hour which is not good because your body is going into REM sleep which is deep sleep. Taking long naps during the prevents him from being able to fall asleep when it comes night time. At night, he usually falls asleep while watching television and wakes up around 1:00am to go upstairs in his bed. It takes him about an hour or so for him to fall asleep. Every morning he wakes up around 4:30am he tries to go back asleep but his body doesn’t let him so he just lays down in