Sleep Deprivation And Childhood Deprivation

Teenagers need between 8 ½ and 9 ½ hours of sleep each night. With all of the homework they get every day and how early they have to get up in the morning it’s hard for teenagers to get the recommended amount of sleep each night. Teenagers don’t get enough sleep because school starts too early.

This is a very unlikely scenario for teens when time for homework, jobs, socializing, and biologically nessicary functions are taken in to consideration. Not getting enough sleep is not just bad for a student’s health; it is dangerous for everyone around them.

Audience Relevance: Many of us are college students and young adults who are lacking sleep each night. It is not healthy to receive less than the amount we are supposed to each night. Each night, we are supposed to be getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep.

Many disorders and diseases can result from abnormal sleeping patterns that are triggered from sleep deprivation. The most common forms of sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy (NINDS 10). All of these sleep disorders begin from sleep deprivation and can be managed once they are diagnosed correctly. According to Urban, “Nervousness, dizziness, and sleeplessness may occur”, as a result of sleep deprivation (1). This proves that the slightest health changes can occur if sleep deprivation becomes a problem. According to NINDS, “The disorders and the resulting sleep deprivation interfere with work, driving, and social activities” (10). This shows that the effects of being sleep deprived can drastically change one’s everyday

Sleep as a whole is an extremely critical factor to human health , especially the well-being of full-time students’ due to today’s growingly time-consuming education system. Sleep plays an essential role in mental and physical health, as well as overall well-being. It is clear that sleep is crucial, however, who has the time for the recommended 8 hours of sleep a night, as a minimum? Full-time students especially are at high-risk for sleep deprivation – which has very damaging consequences. These consequences range from weight gain, memory issues, high blood pressure, poor balance and much more. A review of 16 studies have even shown that sleeping for less than 6-8 hours a night increases the risk of early death by about 12%. This information

Thesis Statement: Sleep deprivation is harmful to college students because it hinders student learning and jeopardizes their safety while driving.

Sleep deprivation leads to an increase in the rates for; diabetes, obesity, stress, stroke, heart disease and insomnia. The irritation from not being able to sleep can cause anger and depression, leading to unneeded relationship troubles and mental turmoil. Teens who didn't get enough sleep before they drove to school resulted in over 100,000 police reported crashes, with, (roughly) at least 3,000 potentially preventable deaths. For adults, sleep deprivation can attribute to problems getting work done or feeling motivation to do work, all throughout history it can be seen that a tired person is not able to do their job as well as someone who got their 8

Many teens in America are waking up tired from a lack of sleep. Most do not get the recommended 8-10 hours of sleep and this affects them greatly. Sleep deprivation can lead to poor performance in school and diseases such as obesity and anxiety. Teens need more sleep and one thing can lead to this goal, pushing back school start times.

Sleep is as essential to the human body as food and water, but sometimes sleep quality and quantity is inadequate and this is known as sleep deprivation (SD). Sleep deprived people are sleepy and fatigued making them prone to accidents, impairing their judgement and they are more likely to make mistakes and bad decisions. Not sleeping for 24 hours reduces hand-to-eye coordination, which can be compared to having a blood alcohol content of 0.1 and contributes to road accidents and work injuries. A child’s school performance is negatively affected by the lack of sleep and may cause emotional problems such as depression. Sleep deprived adults suffer from lack concentration, irritability, sleep inertia and a grogginess that lasts

It is estimated that only 15 percent actually get these amounts (Kids Suffer from Sleep Deprivation). This is particularly important for students who wish to do well in school. Dr. Carl Hunt, the director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, is spearheading a sleep campaign. Her philosophy is, “Sleep well, do well.” This is something that shouldn’t be taken to lightly. Sleep problems effect about 70 million Americans of all ages. Teens often have problems with daytime sleepiness. The old idea of early to bed, early to rise isn’t necessarily the best answer. Society is simply asking to much of teens (Sleep experts to teens). A combination of school, work, study and leisure, leaves very little time left for sleep. Being deprived of sleep definitely has an effect on how well students do in school and may be putting their health at risk. College students who stay up all night to study for a test or write a big paper that’s due often have no choice because of the pressures to do well and succeed, but at what price do they pay?

Some research claims that teenagers are set to a different sleep schedule than that of an adult or a young child. Teenagers usually are not able to fall asleep until after 11PM, and typically cannot wake up before 8AM, when their bodies finally stop producing melatonin. Research also shows that if their classes are at any time before 8, then they end up not even showing up, which gives in to failure and raises the drop-out rates. But of course nobody performs well when they are sleep deprived. With that being said, it is proven that sleep deprivation lead to obesity and learning disabilities like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

What do the effects of sleep deprivation have on people? When a person does not get enough sleep, he or she is depriving his or her body of something that it needs. A delightful sleep is one of the most satisfying human experiences with a role to play in supporting a good mood and cognitive acuity as well as in promoting physiologic balance and resilience (Chittora, Jain and Suhalka). People think because they get an insufficient number of hours of sleep, they will not have an emotional impact by it. Sleep is a required need for peoples’ day to day life to be able to perform and stay healthy emotionally and physically. The effects of sleep deprivation are an issue because it affects mood, performance, and health.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 20% of Americans report that they get less than 6 hours of sleep on average, and the number of Americans that report that they get 8 hours of more has decreased. (http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/toll-of-sleep-loss-in-america#1 ) In our society it seems that we just have so many other important things to worry about besides getting a good night’s rest. Long work shifts, social media, cable, caffeine, sleep disorders and alcohol seem to be some of culprits that cause sleep deprivation. Short term, sleep deprivation is linked to poor work performance, driving accidents, relationship issues, and mood problems like anger and depression. (http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/toll-of-sleep-loss-in-america#1)

    There have been many studies over the course of a few decades that show that sleep impacts the brain, and the brain impacts mental health. Sleep heals your body, and helps to prepare you for the next day’s work. However, most adolescents don’t get the sleep that their body desperately needs. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that 13 year olds generally need 9-11 hours of sleep, while 14-17 year olds need 8-10 hours. These guidelines are especially important to

Research from sleep studies show that people who are sleep deprived are more irritable and have a lack of concentration and creativity. This diminished capacity means a person is more prone to making mistakes at school, work or even when engaging with other people. Additionally, one could put lives at risk due to a slower reaction time when driving a car. Or, they could risk the lives of others while performing this simplest of everyday tasks. Consider this: there is a reason why the U.S. Department of Transportation changed its’ industry standards to regulate the hours of sleep required for truck drivers all over this country.