Effects of sleep deprivation

Question 1

What is partial sleep deprivation?

Answer 1

Not getting the amount of sleep they need (poor quantity), or are deprived of a particular stage of sleep (poor quality) DURING 24 HOUR PERIOD

Question 2

What is total sleep deprivation?

Answer 2

Not sleeping for an entire 24 hour period.

Question 3

What is the ABCs of psychological effects of sleep deprivation?

Answer 3

> Affective (emotional)
Behavioural
Cognitive

Question 4

What are physiological effects of sleep deprivation?

Answer 4

> Slower reflexes
> Hand tremors
> Droopy eyelids
> Difficulty focusing eyes
> Heightened sensitivity
> Lower energy

Question 5

What is sleep debt?

Answer 5

The accumulated amount of sleep loss from insufficient sleep.

Question 6

What are microsleeps?

Answer 6

Brief, involuntary periods of sleep (3-15 seconds) in the midst of wakeful activity which assist us in overcoming or preventing sleep deprivation

Question 7

24 hours without sleep is the equivalent of…

Answer 7

a BAC of 0.1

Question 8

What are affective psychological effects?

Answer 8

> Amplified emotions
Confusion and irritability
Sadness

Question 9

What are behaviourial psychological effects?

Answer 9

> Sleep inertia; a sleep to wake transition characterised by grogginess, low alertness and disorientation
Microsleeps
Slow reaction time
Reduced speed and accuracy

Question 10

What are cognitive psychological effects?

Answer 10

> Difficulty concentrating
Impaired memory
Bad decision-making
Lack of creativity

Question 11

What happens in REM-deprivation?

Answer 11

> Loss of motor coordination
Poor concentration
Poor memory
Tendency to hallucinate

Question 12

What happens in NREM-depreivation

Answer 12

> Prevents restoration of the body and its ability to replenish energy supplies

> (During NREM stage 3 + 4 growth hormones are released and this assists with the repair of the body)