sleep 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

an individual sleeps for some duration within a 24-hour-period, but the sleep duration is too short, or the quality of sleep is poor

Question 4

affective effects eg

Answer 4

• poor emotion regulation
• irritability
• negative mood
• reduced ability to cope with stress
• difficulty judging emotions
• reduced empathy
• overreacting
• mood swings
• aggression

Question 5

behavioural effects eg

Answer 5

• sense of disorientation after waking
• sleepiness
• increased likelihood of engaging in risk taking behaviour
• fatigue
• slow reaction time
• reduced efficiency
• reduced motor control
• microsleeps
• impaired social functioning

Question 6

cognitive effects eg

Answer 6

• reduced concentration
• lack of ability to complete thinking tasks
• poor attention
• impaired short-term memory
• reduced retention of information
• impaired visual and spatial ability
• impaired decision making

Question 7

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC)

Answer 7

a measure of how much alcohol is in a person’s bloodstream

Question 8

BAC with reference to sleep deprivation

Answer 8

BAC of 0.05 = 17 hours of sleep deprivation
BAC 0.1 = 24 hours sleep deprivation