Key Issues
According to www.sleep-deprivation.com, 47 million
American adults—almost a quarter of the population
– do not get enough sleep (approximately 8 hours
per night). Getting this
much sleep is extremely
important, as being overtired
can cause:
✔ Moodiness
✔ Higher susceptibility to
illness
✔ Lack of energy
✔ Stress
✔ Anger
✔ Lack of concentration
✔ Difficulty retaining new information
Because of these effects, lack of adequate sleep
often causes students’ grades to drop – sometimes
dramatically. Staying up late to study and then getting
up early in the morning to do it again are countereffective
strategies.
Often, students are unaware that their sleep deprivation
(which is usually self-inflicted) can cause them
serious problems—they may be so used to being consistently
sleepy that they don’t realize their lack of
sleep is unhealthy or abnormal.