Sleep Deprivation And The Sleep Cycle

Sleep deprivation can have serious consequences, it can affect not only your physical health but your metal health as well. Some implications of a largely sleep deprived society would be poor work performance, bad moods, and anger or depression. According to the webmd article “The Toll of Sleep Loss in America” it states that “Today, about 20% of Americans report that they get less than 6 hours of sleep on average.” (Davis, 2006). The human body should be getting at least 8 hours of sleep at night on average. Sleep Deprivation can also cause driving accidents because people are out on the road while tired.

Sleep is a huge part of our lives. On average, we need anywhere from 7-10 of sleep, depending on age. However, few people, especially students, actually get the amount of sleep they should be receiving every night. You might be wondering, its only a couple of hours, why is this a big deal? Actually, sleep deprivation can have a huge impact on your day. According to the article “The Cure for Brain Fog” by Toni Gerber Hope, “lack of sleep has such a profound effect on our brains, making us forgetful, unable to concentrate, grumpy, accident-prone or clumsy”. Anyone who has lost sleep has felt these symptoms and they occur even slightly if one gets less sleep than necessary. There are many diagnoses for sleep deprivation but I believe that the rising issue is technology.

Sleep is a beautiful thing, but people do not get enough of it. It is a time for the body to rejuvenate and process the events of the day. Sleeping is something that we seek out. Getting the recommended amount of sleep allows our body to function properly the next day. Without it, there could be detrimental consequences. The National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke says that without sleep, neurons could be “polluted with byproducts”. In severe cases, people who get very little sleep often experience mood swings, hallucinations and cells do not continue to reproduce.

Everyone needs sleep and it will make a day go smoothly or completely ruin someone’s rest of the day. Every human, animal, and most insects require a sufficient amount of sleep to function normally thought-out their day and night. On average humans need about seven to ten hours of sleep, as a normal requirement for the brain to recover conventionally. However, 40-50 percent of Americans do not get enough sleep every night (Information on Insomnia, n.d.). Lack of time or stressful living schedule may hinder there sleeping time. Others may have a disorder that causes them to have horrible sleep experiences and not being able to sleep.

Sleep is a very important aspect of daily life. Many people have jobs, school, and family obligations to incorporate into their day. Sometimes sleep gets pushed on the back burner to make room for other activities. Sleep deprivation is a condition describing when a person doesn’t get enough sleep. Although the amount of sleep that people need varies, most people (adults) generally need as much as eight hours of sleep each night to feel well rested and alert throughout the day and evening(Drowsy Driving: Asleep at the Wheel, 2015).

The need for sleep and the feeling of being tired is a basic drive that every person goes through. Not recognizing the importance and the critical damage it does to each and everyone’s body can cause complications to oneself and to others. Not only does sleep debt affect people physically but also mentally and emotionally. Not being able to concentrate on what is being told or being able to complete the task because the body is tired and falling asleep isn't the wise nor productive way to be when it can be avoided. Though many do not bear in mind the hours of sleep the body is missing daily, people tend to blame other things in place of reality of what is really causing the disputed point.

Since technology has become more about of society there has been a trend in people who are not getting a full night’s rest. According to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research, “at least 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders” (Sleep Disorders and Sleeping Problems”). There are several causes for the increase in lack of sleep or sleep deprivation; which include, using electronics late at night, using your bed for more than just sleeping, and anxiety.

During sleep research, psychologists observed changes in people as they slept. Different eye movements were observed. During a certain stage of sleep a person’s eye suddenly began to move rapidly back and forth when people were awakened during rapid eye movement or REM they mentioned they were dreaming. Even though our eyes move during dream sleep our muscles become paralyzed during this stage. Which prevent us from moving other areas of our body such as legs, arms. Consciousness is different levels of awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings. We enter an altered state of consciousness every night when we go to sleep. Sleep consists of five different stages that involve different levels of awareness, consciousness and

Sleep is a necessity in which, its value has been undercut. People of all ages, from college students, to middle-aged adult, have experienced the effect of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is has poisoned the positive affects sleep has on ones life. In order to challenge the effects of sleep deprivation and study its effect on me, I conducted an experiment designed by James B. Mass. This experiment was created in 1991 to help students determine if they were truly sleep deprived. Out of the 15 questions posed on the sleep quiz, I answered true to two of them. The first true statement was “ I need an alarm clock in order to wake up at the appropriate time. The second true statement was “I often fall asleep after heavy meals or after a low dose of alcohol.” Based on the results of Mass’s sleep assessment, I am not sleep deprived. Although the results were positive, I feel at times I get small doses of drowsiness and small burst of stress displayed throughout the week.

Sleep deprivation has been a real problem for me for the past several years of my life. My sleep schedule has gotten terrible, where I end up sleeping well into the night and waking up utterly exhausted. Fed up with my self-insolence, I decided to focus on this problem for my project. Throughout the semester, by delving into the intricacies of this problem, I have discovered a great deal about sleep deprivation and how it relates to me. In this project, I documented how my problem has progressed, how I went about attempting to solve the problem, and the results of my methodologies in solving my sleep deprivation.

Sleep is essential for all kinds of audiences. Being sleep deprived has a different effect in every individual. Sleep plays an important role in maintaining weight, losing weight and gaining weight. It helps control diet, fat cells, and cravings. Sleep helps control diet, making it easier for people to eat healthier. People who have enough amount of sleep at night are less likely to feel hungrier, feel satisfied after meals, and have the energy to exercise (Shape Magazine). Lack of sleep can undo some of the dieting and the exercise efforts. Sleep helps control fat cells, yet when someone is sleep-deprived, the body suffers from something called “metabolic grogginess”,

Sleep deprivation can cause us to lose our agility, cognitive, and immune responses. There is no explanation as to why people sleep an average of eight hours each night (msnbc.com). Scientists are still exploring the bodies need for sleep, depths of sleep, typical sleep patterns, the negative impact a lack of sleep can cause,

The purpose of this paper is to research and analyze the negative effects of sleep loss on humans lead to major and minor inefficiency. Every year, sleep loss and sleep disorder affect human performance, safety at work and quality of life. This research will analyze the sleep deprivation both by choice and due to health issue. The data that use in this paper will only limit to the average data so the results would not skew and show any bias based on the differences between the groups. The chosen groups to analyze would be students who stay up late studying or workers who are required to stay awake the whole night such as an ER doctor or pilot. The groups who have medical issues that prevent them to achieve the whole night sleep would benefit from learning of the mental and physical health effects that are associated with sleep deprivation. The question is raised whether loss of sleep every 24 hours results in a cumulative sleep debt, nor sleep can be saved up ahead of time. “Regardless, sleep is not optional, it’s something we need to perform well” (Davenport, 2006). The answer would be included in this paper. In this research, there will be a discussion about the best way to pay back when having sleep debt and way to prevent sleep debt.

Constantly going without the recommended amount of sleep can lead to "sleep problems that are associated with poorer quality of life, as well as mental and physical health issues". This shows that, sleep is an important part of life and can

To conclude, my standpoint is that lack of sleep has no positive effects on the human body. Studies show that 20 percent of adults