4.1.4 - Deprivation

Question 1

Sleep deprivation

Answer 1

inadequate quantity and/or quality of sleep

Question 2

Full sleep deprivation

Answer 2

when an individual has no sleep within a 24-hour period

Question 3

Partial sleep deprivation

Answer 3

when an individual sleeps for some duration within a 24-hour period

Question 4

Affective Effects

Answer 4

changes in emotions and emotional responses that arise from sleep deprivation

Question 5

Affective EG

Answer 5

• Poor emotional regulation: resulting in amplified emotional responses that are out of proportion (exaggerated) in comparison to normal emotional responses
• Irritability and moodiness
• Increase in negative emotions
• Impaired ability to appropriately respond to situations; thus, people may overreact (emotionally to minor things and experience emotional outbursts
• Difficulty judging other people’s emotions

Question 6

Behavioural effects

Answer 6

refers to the changes in actions and the ability to control them that arise from sleep deprivation, behavioural effects are the observable changes in behaviour

Question 7

Behavioural EG

Answer 7

• Sleep inertia (sense of disorientation after waking)
• Excessive sleepiness during the day
• Increased likelihood of engaging in risk-taking behaviours
• Fatigue/lack of energy
• Slowed reaction time/taking longer to complete tasks
• Heightened clumsiness, contributing to accidents and injuries
• Microsleeps (falls asleep for a few seconds without realisation)

Question 8

Cognitive effects

Answer 8

refer to the changes in mental processes that arise from sleep deprivation

Question 9

Cognitive EG

Answer 9

• Reduced concentration
• Impairment of short-term memory, diminishing the ability to actively process and mentally manipulate information
• Lapses in attention
• Impaired decision-making processes and problem-solving abilities
• Reduced retention of information; thus, impaired learning and memory processes
• Irrational and/or illogical thinking
• More time spent on analysing situations and a greater likelihood of overlooking important details

Question 10

BAC

Answer 10

percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream
* Going without sleep and drinking alcohol can severely impair a person’s ability to safely drive a car

Question 11

0.5% BAC =

Answer 11

Going without sleep for 17 hours

Question 12

0.10% BAC =

Answer 12

Going without sleep for 24 hours