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    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. Junior highs and high schools across America are staring at an extremely early time, keeping many from sleep. Going to school is dreadful enough for most students, but a lack of sleep added onto that will

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    Sleep deprivation is one of the biggest factors in children’s behavior. There are a number of reasons for children to get a good night sleep. It is not only important to adults but it is crucial in kids. Physical activity and cognitive thinking do well together when a child gets enough sleep (Sleep is Important to Your Child’s Health, 2012). The effects on a child’s sleeping habits can be profound in a negative or positive way. People show sleepiness in different ways and children have an even bigger

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    Sleep Deprivation in Teenagers Lack of sleep is an epidemic. According to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital (“Nationwide Children's Hospital”) teens need 9¼ hours of sleep every night, but on average only get between 7 and 7¼ hours of sleep each night. Sleep may not seem like a big issue, and it has often been overlooked by many teens and adults, but it is a key factor for success in life. Lack of sleep due to school or sports not only negatively affects these two important activities, but

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    I agree that the chronic sleep deprivation could negatively affect students because mental health is an important part of their success, and sleep is closely involved with it. In the video, the Science of Sleep, a study was conducted on a group of college students who were asked to take a test after being kept from sleeping for over 24 hours. Compared to others, these sleep-deprived students did about 40% worse. Matthew Walker, director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab at the University of California

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    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. As a result of modern technology, there are many people who every now and then don’t sleep well, but there are several who experience what is called sleep deprivation:

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    For the introduction, I will prove that the loss of sleep can danger the body and decrease the rate of a person’s reaction timing. Everybody wishes they could stay in bed all day, but that is not possible. We have responsibilities we have to do such as work or school. In that case, getting enough rest is the number one thing everyone should be worried about. From my own experience, I have lost several hours of sleep due to studying, working, and personal issues that occur. These occurrences are quite

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    Sleep Deprivation Essay

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    This experiment tests how the amount of sleep consumed effects the accuracy and reaction time in college students. The hypothesis states that a participant who received six or less hours of sleep the previous night will have slower reaction times and less accuracy than a participant who received more than six hours of sleep. Participants were broken into two groups (six or less hours of sleep and more than six hours) and asked to identify the color of ink on a flash card. This was a timed test to

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    How Sleep Deprivation Leads to Cardiovascular Disease Sleep Deprivation is a condition where an individual do not meet the required hours of sleep most of the time. It is a common problem among teenagers and adults. Although lack of sleep does not lead to a serious health problem right away, but doing it repetitively can lead to physical and health problems gradually. Sleeping is one of the basic needs that our body makes in order to regenerate good health for both mental and physical aspect. Sleep

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    2016 Sleep Deprivation It is a normal thing for people to feel tired, waking up early every day is a hard thing to do. But, feeling constantly exhausted day-in and day-out, is not a fun, nor healthy thing, for someone to deal with. Sleep deprivation is a common struggle that people all over the world struggle with on a daily basis. Sleep deprivation can be put to a stop, with simply knowing some background information. Learning about the basic facts of sleep deprivation, insomnia, the sleep cycle

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    Sleep Debt and Sleep Deprivation Essay

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    Who Needs Sleep? People will die from from sleep deprivation before people die from food deprivation. It takes 2 weeks to starve, but only 10 days without sleep can kill people. Without sleep many of the people worldwide their daily functions will be taken away, such as remembering, retaining information and lastly you will be more prone to problem skin like acne. More than 78% of college and high school students pull all nighters at some point in their life in school. When pullin all nighters

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