Sleep deprivation

In the 1970s, there has been a growing awareness of the sleep patterns in adolescence. In a study at a summer sleep camp at Stanford during the 1970s, 10 to 12 year old girls and boys were monitored every year for 5 to 6 years. Results showed adolescents were more alert at 8 pm than earlier in the day, and show even greater alertness at 10 pm. This is because melatonin secretion occurs at a later time in adolescents, according to an experiment conducted by Dr. Mary A. Carskadon of Brown…

1. I would generally say that I sleep well. On a normal day, I sleep about 8 hours, which is enough for a teenager/adult (American Sleep Association. (2017). Sleep hygiene. American Sleep Association. Retrieved from https://www.sleepassociation.org/sleep-hygiene/). However, I often feel like I would need an hour more to really be well-rested and not get tired during the day. Since I was little, I always needed a little bit more sleep than everyone else, and I think that hasn’t changed. But,…

In the article from LA Times “Sleep Deprivation Has Genetic Consequences, Study Finds” Eryn Brown explained that, “Sleep-deprived can be hazardous to your health.” Brown states that, “Losing sleep changed rhythmic patterns in the way genes turn on and off, disrupting the genes’ circadian.” She supports her claim by research and studies, then what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say, and finally by epidemiologists performing professional tests then telling her the results.…

family and because of that they become sleep deprived. College students who stay up all night and party lose a lot of sleep, and sleep deprivation has many bad effects on college students. Sleep is very important for everyone, it is a human need. Without sleep, many problems can be caused especially when a person does not get enough sleep that person will have less attention and less aware of what is going on around them. For college students, sleep deprivation makes it really hard to learn in…

Sleep deprivation continues to be a growing issue regarding a student’s academic performance. Many students in all types of education are experiencing inadequate sleep as they are obtaining about one and a half hours less than the recommended sleep duration of eight and a half hours. (Lund, Reider, Whiting and Prichard, 2010). The cause of this issue is often due to excessive workloads and academic stress that induce problems in a student’s sleep schedule. However, continuously experiencing poor…

Sleep deprivation is a serious issue in America. According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 45% of Americans report daily difficulties as a result of their sleep deprivation, and about 30% reported sleeping six or fewer hours a day. Though, sleep deprivation is a big concern in the United States due to its cognitive and learning impairments, the effects of sleep deprivation in mood and emotions is not. That said, in this paper, we will discuss how sleep deprivation can affect emotional…

recommended nine hours of sleep because we don’t want to waste our transient lives sleeping. We are too busy carrying out our day-to-day activities or fulfilling our lengthy bucket lists to realize the potentially deadly consequences we are subjecting our bodies to. It has become an American public-health epidemic. Ramifications of constant sleep deprivation can include brain cell death, loss of concentration, many diseases, and anxiety and depression disorders. Sleep deprivation is a problem in…

How much sleep do you get each night? Most people and teens do not get enough sleep every night. Teens usually complain about sleeping and how they don’t get enough sleep. One statistic is that teens need around 8-10 hours of sleep each night and most of them don’t even get that much. Sleep deprivation can affect a teen’s whole life because it will come back and “haunt” them later in life if they do not establish a good sleep cycle. Sleeping does affect teenagers with stress, learning and their…

The correlation between sleep deprivation and health deterioration Sleep is an activity everyone takes part in. Some require more sleep than others and some can have as little as two hours of sleep with little or no repercussions, although Cartwright (2010) notes, “Very few people are truly physiologically and psychologically healthy with only 5 hours of sleep on a nightly basis”. One may wonder if they are getting adequate nightly sleep. Cartwright (2010) explains how there is no real way to…

The chronic sleep deprivation causes many issues. It was stated on the online site, Education week, in an article titled, “Sleep Deprived Teens,” a repetitive lack of sleep can be detrimental to an adolescent’s cognitive development causing both mental and emotional problems. Getting too little sleep can lead to; issues with problem solving, difficulty coping with stress, depression, and substance abuse. Another article published in Education Week, m“Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”…