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    Sleep Deprivation Essay Circadian rhythms are biological changes that occur on a 24-hour cycle. This is the earth’s cycle of days and nights that our bodies adapt to by developing a pattern of bodily functions. Our alertness‚ core body temperature‚ moods‚ learning efficiency‚ blood pressure‚ metabolism‚ and pulse rate all follow these circadian rhythms. When these rhythms are disrupted‚ that is when we begin to have problems with our sleep. A lack of sleep causes increased fatigue‚ decreased concentration

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    Running head: BASIC PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION Basic Perspectives on Motivation: Evaluating Five Accounts for Sleep and Sleep Deprivation David Hickson University of Southern Queensland Abstract Sleep deprivation is prevalent in industrialized societies and has been linked to serious health issues and traffic accidents. This essay views sleep and sleep deprivation from five different motivational perspectives in order to gain a holistic understanding of the phenomena. From evolutionary

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    March 2014 Sleep Deprivation Everyone knows how difficult it is to wake up after getting little to no sleep. However‚ many people believe that once they get up and begin their day the drowsiness will wear off. This isn’t necessarily the case. The effects of a lack of sleep can have a major impact on how one functions throughout the day without them even realizing it. According to the National Sleep Foundation‚ teens need 8.5-9.25 hours of sleep and adults need 7-9 hours of sleep every night

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    Sleep deprivation Sleep has an enormous effect on our daily life and health. A full night’s sleep is needed to perform well at work or school and maintain a healthy body. The old cliché of eight hours of sleep per night rings in everyone’s mind but is ignored by most. Age is the determining factor for how much sleep a person needs per night; different people require different amounts of rest a night. In today’s society people‚ go through days yawning‚ fighting to stay awake and indulging

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    Outline Sleeping Deprivation General Purpose: To inform. Specific purpose: Sleep is a precious gift that allows people to rest. Not getting enough rest on a constant basis can lead to greater problems‚ even death Organizational Pattern: Introduction I. Blame It On the Light Bulb.  College students and individuals around the world are suffering from a health problem that can be more detrimental to their health than some forms of cancer.  What is it?  Sleep Deprivation II. People are

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    2013 Sleep Deprivation Effecting Lives? More people today have less access to sleep‚ than they did over a century ago. The question becomes‚ is the lack of sleep destroying lives? It would seem with access to a bed every night‚ people would have all the sleep they need. Yet‚ more students and hard working adults are barely making it to bed to get what is called “A full nights rest”. What are the reasons for this? Can‚ and should‚ the people be more aware what sleep deprivation could be responsible

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    Sleep deprivation has become a major problem with Americans. Over 100 million Americans today suffer from lack of sleep. This has been an ongoing problem throughout the centuries. People owe their bodies sleep and scientist are calling it a "Sleep debt". An average American owes their body at least thirty hours of sleep. This lack of sleep is as hazardous as drunk driving. One man caught sleep deprivation at it’s best. He pushed himself to the limits as much as possible. One day he went

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    Later to Accommodate Sleepy Teens February 08‚ 2010 03:40 PM by findingDulcinea Staff Research shows that teens’ natural sleep cycle is to sleep later in the morning. Some schools are responding by pushing back start times. Ringing the School Bell Later Share Teens have long felt that the school day starts too early: A 2007 survey of teens in Philadelphia found that most students believed a 7:30 a.m. start time at school prevented them from getting enough sleep. Ninety percent of the students

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    iThe Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Individual Productivity Sleep is a basic necessity of life. The current 24-hour society‚ we use precious nighttime hours for daytime activities. In the past century‚ we have reduced the average sleep time by 20 percent and‚ in the past 25 years‚ added a month to the average annual work time (National Sleep Foundation‚ 1999). The sleep habits of society has changed but the bodies of individuals have not. Sleep problems have become a modern epidemic that

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    Early Bird Gets The Worm‚ The Later Bird Gets More Sleep Teenagers are infamous for spending their weekends sleeping in‚ staying up during weekdays doing homework‚ and especially when it comes to the ever so daunting task for parents to getting them out of bed. Laziness is also associated with teenagers and is considered a bad habit which several teenagers share in common. Although sleep is often misconstrued as just another form of laziness‚ sleep is beneficial to the body and mind. For those parents

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