English 111 2/6/13 Summary According to “Americas Sleep-Deprived teens” we aren’t getting enough sleep and in some instances to much sleep. Many teens are falling asleep in class and not getting there work done. Weather it’s the parents not knowing, everyday pressures or other factors the fact is children aren’t getting enough sleep. The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) conducted a survey and the findings were pretty interesting. While many parents claim that they know there children’s sleeping patterns and make sure they get enough sleep, more than one half (56%) of adolescents say they get less sleep than recommended.
We try to fit everything into one day and then work into the night to accomplish the impossible. According to “How Sleep Debt Hurts College Students”, by June J. Pilcher and Amy S. Walters, “College students are not aware of the extent to which sleep deprivation impairs their ability to complete cognitive tasks…”. Even if we get only a few hours of sleep, we college students use a variety of methods to try and beat Mr. Sandman. From coffee to energy drinks to pinching ourselves, there are many ways we try and cram as much as possible into a 24-hour period. One question I have come across in my years as a student isn’t the how we say awake, but the why we stay awake.
Constantly being for the same class, students begin to fail, and who wouldn't be upset from that? Students then begin to act horrible in class. All of this could of been prevented if school start times were late. "Research shows that tropical adolescents natural time to fall asleep may be 11 pm or later; because of this change in their internal clocks, teens may feel wide awake at bedtime, even when they are exhausted. Adolescents require at least as much as they did as children generally 8 and a half each night" A person that's exhausted, can be very dangerous when out in a serious situation such as driving.
Wen Bin Lin Prof: DePaulo PSY: 100 SEC: 026 Behavioral Modification Project I chose to modify my sleeping behavior for my behavior modification project. When I went to college, sleeping was something that I always had a problem with. When I was in high school, I slept seven hours. However, now I’m in my second years of college before this experiment I only got about four or five hours sleeping during my school days. That was not enough to meet an adult’s minimum sleeping hours, which is eight hours per night.
They are events we intentionally put forth time and effort even when it is cutting into our sleep time, though at times they are unintentionally overlapping into our sleeping. An example of a person who reduces their sleep is a security guard working the night shift. Many individuals in that line of work regularly have to work either late hours, or, work through the night when we are accustomed to be sleeping. Same goes with law enforcement officers, or hospital nurses, or basically any kind of shift work. Sleeping habits for people in these fields of work are commonly irregular and inconsistent, which have an impact on their health.
There are differences between adult and infant sleep. At birth there is more active sleep than adult REM sleep; about half of infant sleep is spent in active sleep. As well as this, adults can usually go fairly directly into the state of deep sleep, whereas infants in the early months enter sleep through an initial period of light sleep. After 20 minutes or more they gradually enter deep sleep. By the age of 6 months a circadian rhythm is established and by the age of 1 year infants are usually sleeping mainly at night, with 1 or 2 naps during the day.
Reduced sleep can add manic and hypomania episodes. Studies have found that 25% to 65% of bipolar patients who had a manic episode have experienced social rhythm disruption prior to the episode [ (AstraZeneca, 2009) ]. Social rhythm disruption can throw off a person’s sleeping cycle. This can be as simple as staying up late working, watching television or even being nervous about something and not being able to sleep. Once a person lacking sleep has gone into mania they start believing that they do not need sleep and will stay awake for more than 20 hours, this makes the disorder worse [ (AstraZeneca, 2009) ].
Most families turn to technology to keep their children occupied without realizing that excessive consumption may harm their health. For example, when kids spend late night hours sitting in front of the TV screen, they get an inadequate amount of sleep which leads to obesity overtime. Childhood Obesity & Technology – What’s the Connection,
What is Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing while you sleep. Is a chronic disorder that affects your quality of sleep. Sleep apnea is one of the leading causes of daytime sleepiness increasing the risks of automobile accidents. Deprives you of a restorative sleep you need to be energetic and mentally sharp the next day. How you can help?
Bad habits can cause many sleep problems. Health issues of all kinds can effect sleeping. Lack of exercise or stress are common problems as well. 2. How does alcohol affect sleep?